https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464863 SC held that the complainants qualified as "consumers" under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Relying on Laxmi Engineering Works, SC reiterated that purchase for a commercial purpose may still fall within "consumer" if the use is for earning livelihood by self-employment, which is a factual determination. On evidence, the premises were booked to relocate from Denmark to Delhi to start a business for self-employment, and not for large-scale commercial exploitation. SC set aside the National Commission's contrary view and held the complaint maintainable, remitting the matter to the National Commission to decide deficiency of service and compensation. The appeal was allowed. en-us Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:57:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464863 SC held that the complainants qualified as "consumers" under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Relying on Laxmi Engineering Works, SC reiterated that purchase for a commercial purpose may still fall within "consumer" if the use is for earning livelihood by self-employment, which is a factual determination. On evidence, the premises were booked to relocate from Denmark to Delhi to start a business for self-employment, and not for large-scale commercial exploitation. SC set aside the National Commission's contrary view and held the complaint maintainable, remitting the matter to the National Commission to decide deficiency of service and compensation. The appeal was allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464863