https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106535 Under section 36A of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, a proceeding for unfair trade practice can be initiated only if the pleaded facts show both a specified prohibited trade practice and resulting loss or injury to consumers. The provision was construed as requiring these elements cumulatively, not as alternative conditions. The Supreme Court held that actual causation of consumer loss or injury is a mandatory statutory ingredient, and the Commission erred in treating it as unnecessary. The impugned order was therefore unsustainable and the appellant succeeded in appeal. en-us Wed, 20 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106535 Under section 36A of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, a proceeding for unfair trade practice can be initiated only if the pleaded facts show both a specified prohibited trade practice and resulting loss or injury to consumers. The provision was construed as requiring these elements cumulatively, not as alternative conditions. The Supreme Court held that actual causation of consumer loss or injury is a mandatory statutory ingredient, and the Commission erred in treating it as unnecessary. The impugned order was therefore unsustainable and the appellant succeeded in appeal. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 20 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106535