Consumer Protection Act for business-to-­consumer disputes and not for business-­to-­business disputes: Supreme Court

The Court said that the examination of whether a transaction was for a commercial purpose would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case.
[From L to R] Justice L Nageswara Rao, Justice BR Gavai
[From L to R] Justice L Nageswara Rao, Justice BR Gavai
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that if business-to-business disputes were construed as consumer disputes, it would defeat the very purpose of providing speedy and simple redressal as envisaged under the Consumer Protection Act [Shrikant G Mantri v Punjab National Bank].

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