https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287503 The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is a general consumer welfare statute, while Chapter XII of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 creates a special forum for compensation claims arising from motor vehicle accidents. A claim stemming directly from a fatal accident did not concern goods sold or services hired or availed under the 1986 Act, so the Consumer Commission could not be used to bypass the statutory remedy before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal under Section 165 of the 1988 Act. The National Commission's assumption of jurisdiction was therefore unwarranted, and the appeal was allowed. en-us Thu, 09 Feb 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287503 The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is a general consumer welfare statute, while Chapter XII of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 creates a special forum for compensation claims arising from motor vehicle accidents. A claim stemming directly from a fatal accident did not concern goods sold or services hired or availed under the 1986 Act, so the Consumer Commission could not be used to bypass the statutory remedy before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal under Section 165 of the 1988 Act. The National Commission's assumption of jurisdiction was therefore unwarranted, and the appeal was allowed. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 09 Feb 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287503