GENERAL MOTORS INDIA PVT. LTD. vs VINOO BHAGAT . — C.A. No. 7159/2003

Case Summary: C.A. No. 007159/2003 General Motors India Pvt. Ltd. v. Vinoo Bhagat (Heard: 06/05/2009) The Supreme Court allowed General Motors' appeal against the National Commission's judgment that had ordered refund of Rs. 7,34,244 plus 12% interest and Rs. 2 lakhs compensation for an allegedly defective Opel Astra car. The Court rejected the misrepresentation claim (that car would be "German"), finding the brochure only mentioned German technology/engineering, not origin. Relying on an expert report from ARAI favoring the appellant, the Court set aside the National Commission's order and restored the State Commission's rejection. The car sale proceeds were directed to the Supreme Court Bar Association's welfare fund at respondent's request. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.