Fake Canadian admission scam exposed: Study abroad dream turns fraud as Chandigarh panel orders ₹12.35 lakh refund to studentA Chandigarh consumer commission has ordered a visa consultancy and its former employee to refund ₹12.35 lakh with interest to a young woma...
03 Jul, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Restaurant in Punjab ordered to pay Rs 5,000 after adding Rs 129 service charge without consent and refusing to remove itA Chandigarh consumer commission has ordered a Bathinda rooftop restaurant to refund Rs 129 in service charge and pay Rs 5,000 as compensat...
02 Jul, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
Missed flight due to sudden reschedule! Rs 50,000 compensation and full ticket refund with interest for two friends who were stranded in IndonesiaTwo friends were left stranded in Indonesia after an airline preponed their flight without prior notification. The Chandigarh State Consume...
24 May, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Employee wins Rs 50,000 compensation from EPFO for 10-year delay in processing EPF transfer claimThe Chandigarh Consumer Commission ruled that the EPFO cannot use software issues as an excuse for a decade-long delay in transferring an e...
12 May, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Power companies approach HERC seeking relaxation in rulesHaryana power distribution companies have asked the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission for rule changes. They want to defer monthly ...
11 Apr, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
Repeated car starting problems even after several service centre visits held as deficiency in service; owner wins Rs 4 lakh compensationA new diesel car owner won Rs 4 lakh compensation after his vehicle developed persistent electrical and battery issues within four months o...
21 Mar, 2026, 07.24 AM IST
Restaurant charged Rs 55 for a Rs 20 water bottle; Chandigarh Consumer Commission orders Rs 3,000 compensation to dinerChandigarh State Consumer Commission ruled restaurants cannot charge more than MRP for pre-packaged items like water bottles. The commissio...
08 Jan, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Govt says working on using AI to reduce pendency of consumer cases"In furtherance of keeping the same momentum of disposal of cases, the Department has made filing of cases through E-daakhil in consumer co...
20 Sep, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Scrap move to privatise electricity distribution in Chandigarh: AIPEF"The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Sunday urged the government to withdraw Cabinet decision on privatisation of electrici...
09 Jan, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Be it defective saree or tawa, consumers getting speedy justice via e-Daakhil: CCPASo far, a total of 213 cases have been disposed of via e-Daakhil facilities set up in consumer commissions across the country, Central Cons...
26 Nov, 2021, 01.07 PM IST
E-Daakhil portal for consumer grievance redressal now operational in 15 states, UTsThe government said the portal is now operational in 15 states and UTs. "The Department of Consumer Affairs is now proactively following up...
26 Feb, 2021, 09.31 PM IST
Home buyers entitled to full refund if flat not given on time: CourtThe judgement of the state consumer commission has come in the case of Nitika Verma and Nitin Verma against ATS Estates Private Limited. Th...
13 Nov, 2019, 12.03 PM IST
JERC issues tariff orders for UTsTariff orders are prescribed rates of electricity for various categories of consumers including domestic ones.
21 May, 2019, 01.11 PM IST
Home buyers can seek higher compensation than what is specified in contract: NCDRCThe commission directed the builder to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to one Govid Paul of Punjab over and above the refund amount for inordina...
15 Oct, 2018, 10.04 AM IST
Punjab allows agricultural pumping supply to promote mushroom farmingTo promote mushroom farming in Punjab, the electricity supply to such farms will now be covered under the highly subsidised agricultural pu...
11 Feb, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
ICICI Bank asked to pay over Rs 1 lakh for negligence in servicesIn their complaint, they had said that instead of charging interest at the agreed rate, the bank had charged the same at much higher rate.
02 Oct, 2014, 05.20 PM IST
- Telcos can get subsidised power only if government bears cost: PSERC
The PSERC has said mobile tower & telecom infra cos in the state can get power at industrial rates only if the difference b/w industrial & ...
06 Sep, 2012, 08.00 PM IST