Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | 1986 Consumer Protection Act |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986) |
Case(s) Referred | Referred Case 0 |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Deficiency in service – Onus of proof – Complainant engaged the appellant, a testing, inspection and certification company, for inspection of groundnut procured by the complainant for exporting to Greece and Netherlands – Dispute with regard to shipment in Greece and Netherlands was w.r.t the size/count of Java peanuts and content of Aflatoxin being more than what was specified, respectively – Commission found the appellant to be deficient in service – On appeal, held: Initial burden of proof of deficiency in service was on the complainant – Having failed to prove that the result of the sample retained by the appellant at the time of consignment was materially different than what was certified by it, the burden of proof would not shift on the appellant – Complainant has not produced best evidence in respect of the test results of the samples sent by the appellant to the port of destination – There is no proof of negligence on the part of appellant at the time of loading of the consignment – Thus, it cannot be held responsible if at the port of destination, the products specifications were not the same as certified by it at the time of loading of consignment – Order passed by the Commission set aside – Complaint dismissed. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta |
Neutral Citation | 2021 INSC 622 |
Petitioner | SGS India Ltd. |
Respondent | Dolphin International Ltd. |
SCR | [2021] 8 S.C.R. 695 |
Judgement Date | 2021-10-06 |
Case Number | 5759 |
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