M/S.P.K.V.GROUP INDS. vs R.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI . — SLP(C) No. 18246/1998

Case under Section XVII-A. Status: Disposed.

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

Section XVII-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M/S.P.K.V.GROUP INDS.

    Adv. G. PRAKASH

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.R.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI .

    Adv. SUBHASH SHARMA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 24-Nov-2000

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 16-Oct-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(C) No. 18246/1998

casestatus.in Summary

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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