Supreme Court of India

Shrikant G. Mantri v. Punjab National Bank

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Bench L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai JJ.
Decided 22 February 2022

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Consumer Protection Act, 1986: ss. 2(1)(d), 2(1)(d)(i), 2(1)(d)(ii) – Appellant was a stock-broker by profession – He was also acting as stock broker for respondent bank – Appellant took overdraft facility from respondent-bank and also sought enhancement of the same from time to time in furtherance of his business as stock broker and for enhancing profit – Whether the appellant had availed the services of the respondent for ‘commercial purpose’ and therefore he was not a consumer as envisaged under s.2(1)(d) of the Act – Held: Ordinarily, “commercial purpose” is understood to include…

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