https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104903 Consumer status under the Consumer Protection Act requires a completed purchase of goods or hiring of services for consideration. A mere application for allotment of shares, before allotment, does not create such a relationship and leaves the applicant only as a prospective investor. On that basis, the District Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum had no jurisdiction to entertain the complaint relating to share allotment, and the writ petitions were allowed. en-us Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:18:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104903 Consumer status under the Consumer Protection Act requires a completed purchase of goods or hiring of services for consideration. A mere application for allotment of shares, before allotment, does not create such a relationship and leaves the applicant only as a prospective investor. On that basis, the District Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum had no jurisdiction to entertain the complaint relating to share allotment, and the writ petitions were allowed. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104903