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Supreme Court of India

M/s Cheema Engineering Services v. Rajan Singh

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Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.B. Pattanajk JJ.
Decided 1 November 1996

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What the Court ordered

The orders of all the Tribunals stand set aside. The matter is remitted to the District Forum. The District Forum is directed to record the evidence of the parties and dispose it of in accordance with law within a period of six months from the date of the receipt of this order. The appeal is accordingly allowed. No costs.

Judgment, Final paragraph, pp. 342

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 : S.2 (I) (d) Explanation-Purchase of machine for preparation of bricks-Whether for self-employment or for commercial purpose-Held: Burden on the respondent to prove-Matter remitted to District Forum for recording evidence and disposing of the matter within six months-"Consumer"-Meaning of Words & Phrases : "Consumer"-Meaning of in the context of Consumer Protection Act. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Civil Appeal No. 14787 of 1996.…

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 4 referred to

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