Delhi

West Delhi

CC/16/799

GAURAV MISHRA - Complainant(s)

Versus

SJK PHARMACEUTICAL PVT. LTD. - Opp.Party(s)

16 Dec 2016

ORDER

Complaint Case No. 799/16

 

ORDER

 

Present:Gaurav Mishra  complainant in person.

Heard.

            Section 2(d) of the Consumer Protection Act reads as under:

 

(d) “consumer” means any person who,-

(i)  Buys any goods for a consideration which has been paid or promised or partly paid and partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment and includes any user of such goods other than the person who buys  such goods for consideration paid or promised or partly paid or partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment, when such use is made with the approval of such person, but does not include a person who obtains such goods for resale or for any commercial purpose; or

(ii)  ³[hires or avails of] any services for a consideration which has been paid or promised or partly paid and partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment and includes any beneficiary of such services other than the person who ³[hires or avails of]the services for consideration paid or promised, or partly paid and partly promised, or under any system of deferred payment, when such services are availed of with the approval of the first mentioned person  ⁴[  but  does not include a person who avails of such services for any commercial purpose];

⁵[Explanation—For the purposes of this clause, “commercial purpose” does not include use by a person of goods brought and used by him and services availed by him exclusively for the purpose of earning his livelihood by means of self-employment;]   

 

            In the present complaint, the complainant admittedly  took services for commercial purpose..  Therefore, the complainant is not a consumer  under section 2(d) the Consumer Protection Act.  Hence, the complaint is not maintainable.  Therefore, the complaint is hereby dismissed. 

           

Copy of order be given to the complainant as per rules.  Thereafter, file  be consigned to records.

 

 

 

 

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