https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159854 An inclusive definition of "person" under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 extends to a private limited company as a juristic person, so a company can qualify as a consumer. Supply of electricity by the Board falls within "service" because the statutory definition covers facilities connected with electrical energy, and delay in furnishing the agreed supply may constitute deficiency in service. On that basis, a complaint for delayed supply was maintainable under the Act, and the commercial purpose exclusion did not defeat consumer jurisdiction on the pre-amendment facts. en-us Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159854 An inclusive definition of "person" under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 extends to a private limited company as a juristic person, so a company can qualify as a consumer. Supply of electricity by the Board falls within "service" because the statutory definition covers facilities connected with electrical energy, and delay in furnishing the agreed supply may constitute deficiency in service. On that basis, a complaint for delayed supply was maintainable under the Act, and the commercial purpose exclusion did not defeat consumer jurisdiction on the pre-amendment facts. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159854