https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181357 Consumer proceedings before Consumer Fora fall within the broad meaning of "suit" for purposes of foreign sovereign immunity analysis, because they are judicial or quasi-judicial adjudications before an impartial forum. At the same time, the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was treated as a special, self-contained statute, with the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 applying only to the limited extent expressly provided; on that basis, Section 86 was held inapplicable to consumer proceedings. The Carriage by Air Act, 1972 was also relied on to indicate submission to jurisdiction for claims of this kind, so prior consent of the Central Government was not required. en-us Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181357 Consumer proceedings before Consumer Fora fall within the broad meaning of "suit" for purposes of foreign sovereign immunity analysis, because they are judicial or quasi-judicial adjudications before an impartial forum. At the same time, the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was treated as a special, self-contained statute, with the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 applying only to the limited extent expressly provided; on that basis, Section 86 was held inapplicable to consumer proceedings. The Carriage by Air Act, 1972 was also relied on to indicate submission to jurisdiction for claims of this kind, so prior consent of the Central Government was not required. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181357