Supreme Court of India

The Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Ors. v. M/s Vinod and Company

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 11 July 2019

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we allow the appeal having come to the conclusion that there was an absence of jurisdiction in the District Forum to entertain a complaint under the Act in regard to a claim arising out of and founded on an REP licence governed by the Exim policy. 569 The judgment of the NCDRC dated 4 April 2012 is accordingly set aside.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s. 2(d), 2(g) and 2(o) – Respondent applied for the grant of an REP licence for which it was entitled to a premium on the amount of exports under the scheme – Scheme for the issuance of REP licence was discontinued – Consequently, the premium was not paid to the respondent – Additional Chief Controller of imports and exports passed an order holding in abeyance the grant of premium – Respondent filed a claim before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum – The District forum allowed the claim of the respondent – Appeal before the State Commissioner was…

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