entered into
agreements with it, are not covered by the definition
of `consumer' under Section 2(d) of the Consumer
Act because they ... National Commission further held that the
respondent is covered by the definition of `consumer'
contained in Section 2(d) of the Consumer Act because
electricity in the State of
Jharkhand in the definition of the consumer which was not
included in the definition before the Amendment ... only the 'Licensee' was the consumer in the definition of the Act of
1948. This change which has been made effective,
retrospectively
however, the Consumer Forum dismissed the petition as
withdrawn because the appellant/plaintiff was found not to be a „consumer‟
under the Consumer Protection ... definition of consumer. The
plaintiff raised the dispute in the year 2007 before the
consumer forum. Simple reading of the definition of
the word „consumer
electricity in the State of
Jharkhand in the definition of the consumer which was not
included in the definition before the Amendment ... only the 'Licensee' was the consumer in the definition of the Act of
1948. This change which has been made effective,
retrospectively
electricity in the State of
Jharkhand in the definition of the consumer which was not
included in the definition before the Amendment ... only the 'Licensee' was the consumer in the definition of the Act of
1948. This change which has been made effective,
retrospectively
electricity in the State of
Jharkhand in the definition of the consumer which was not
included in the definition before the Amendment ... only the 'Licensee' was the consumer in the definition of the Act of
1948. This change which has been made effective,
retrospectively
with his knowledge.
13. Section 2 (15) of the Act defines consumer. "Consumer
means any person who is supplied with electricity ... such other
person, as a case may be". The very definition of consumer covers
both owner and user. The both are liable in case
offence. It would be
relevant to note the definition of the word 'consumer' under Section 2(15) of
the Act which states that ... user and the owner of the premises fall under the definition of the
consumer and are thus liable to be punished, if illegal abstraction
supra) the Hon'ble Supreme Court was considering
the jurisdiction of Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in entertaining a
complaint of unfair trade practice ... investor in future goods and does not come within the definition of "consumer" in
terms of Section
before the
petitioner, respondent No.3 approached respondent No.2 - the District
Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Yamuna Nagar (in short, "the District
Forum ... submitted that respondent
No.3 did not come under the definition of "consumer" as per sub-section (1)
(d) of Section
