https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173815 The court clarified the definition of "consumer" under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, emphasizing that goods bought for self-employment to earn a livelihood do not fall under "commercial purpose." The explanation added by the 1993 Amendment Act applies to pending proceedings, turning the determination of "commercial purpose" into a question of fact. In the case at hand, the appellant did not purchase the machine for self-employment, thus not qualifying as a "consumer." The appeal was dismissed, allowing the appellant to file a suit and claim the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act for the period spent in the Consumer Protection Act proceedings. en-us Tue, 04 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:35:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173815 The court clarified the definition of "consumer" under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, emphasizing that goods bought for self-employment to earn a livelihood do not fall under "commercial purpose." The explanation added by the 1993 Amendment Act applies to pending proceedings, turning the determination of "commercial purpose" into a question of fact. In the case at hand, the appellant did not purchase the machine for self-employment, thus not qualifying as a "consumer." The appeal was dismissed, allowing the appellant to file a suit and claim the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act for the period spent in the Consumer Protection Act proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173815