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Questions
Who is a consumer as per CPA?
Who is a consumer as per Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (СРА)?
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Solution
A Consumer is a person who purchases a product or avails a service for a consideration, either for his personal use or to earn his livelihood by means of self-employment. The consideration may be: Paid, Promised Partly paid, and partly promised. It also includes a beneficiary of such goods/services when such use is made with the approval of such person.
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What is meant by a 'consumer' as per the provisions of Consumer Protection Act, 1986?
Aman Chadha started 'Bulls Eye' a company for providing cyber security solutions to businesses. Its objective is to prevent, detect and respond to cyber attacks and protect critical data. He was a hardworking software engineer and an expert in cybersecurity. His reputation grew by leaps and bounds as he was not only a person of integrity but also did his work with utmost honesty and sincerity. The business started growing day by day.
He was delighted when he was offered a big project by the Ministry of Defence. While working on the project, he found that the volume of work made it impractical for him to handle all the work by himself. He decided to expand the team. The company maintained a close liaison with a local engineering college. During a campus placement, Ishan and Vrinda were appointed to work for the new project.
He found the new employees capable. Enthusiastic and trustworthy. Aman Chadha was thus, able to focus on objectives and with the help of Ishan and Vrinda, the project was completed on time. Not only this Aman Chadha was also able to extend his area of operations. On the other hand, Ishan and Vrinda also got opportunities to develop and exercise initiative.
1) Identify and briefly explain the concept used by Aman Chadha in the above case which helped him in focusing on objectives.
2) Also, state any four points of importance of the concept identified in (i) above.
Explain the following rights of a consumer as provided under Consumer Protection Act 1986:
Right to Safety;
State with reasons, whether the following statement is True or False:
Consumer Protection Act is not a blessing for the consumers.
Consumer Protection Act provides protection to the consumers.
Agrim purchased a Diesel Car for ₹ 7 Lakhs from an automobile Company and found its engine to be defective. Despite many complaints, the defect was not rectified. Suggest the appropriate authority where Agrim under his right as a consumer, could file a complaint.
Write short notes on Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
What are the objectives of the Consumer Protection Act,1986?
Enumerate any five responsibilities of a Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
