https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295840 Section 230 of the Contract Act applies to proceedings before consumer fora, and an agent may rely on that provision as a defence in a consumer complaint. The Court held that the defence cannot be rejected merely because the dispute arises under the Consumer Protection Act, and found the contrary view of the National Commission erroneous. The agent's defence under Section 230 was therefore maintainable, the National Commission's decision was set aside, and the State Commission's order was restored. en-us Fri, 23 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:17:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295840 Section 230 of the Contract Act applies to proceedings before consumer fora, and an agent may rely on that provision as a defence in a consumer complaint. The Court held that the defence cannot be rejected merely because the dispute arises under the Consumer Protection Act, and found the contrary view of the National Commission erroneous. The agent's defence under Section 230 was therefore maintainable, the National Commission's decision was set aside, and the State Commission's order was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295840