M/S.P.K.V.GROUP INDS. vs R.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI . — SLP(C) No. 18246/1998
Case under Section XVII-A. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010165341998
Filing Date
16-Oct-1998
Registration No
SLP(C) No. 18246/1998
Diary Number
16534/1998
Order Date
24-Nov-2000
Document Type
ROP - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Last updated 08-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.M/S.P.K.V.GROUP INDS.
Adv. G. PRAKASH
Respondent(s)
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1.R.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI .
Adv. SUBHASH SHARMA
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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24-Nov-2000
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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16-Oct-1998
Case filed
Registration No. SLP(C) No. 18246/1998
Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed P.K.V. Group Industries' special leave petition challenging the National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission's order. The company had misled consumers through advertisements claiming a two-burner kerosene stove could operate for 8 hours per liter, omitting that this applied only under optimum conditions. The District Forum and State Commission both awarded the complainant replacement of the stove and compensation. The Court upheld both lower forums' concurrent findings, ruling advertisements must not be misleading and declining to interfere with the Commission's order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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