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2017 (3) TMI 1942 - SUPREME COURTComplaint for an unfair trade practice or a restrictive trade practice adopted by any trader or service provider - Whether a complaint can be filed by a Trust under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986? - HELD THAT:- On a plain and simple reading of Section 2(m), it is clear that a Trust is not a person and therefore not a consumer. Consequently, it cannot be a complainant and cannot file a consumer dispute under the provisions of the Act. The National Commission was quite right in holding that the complaint filed by the appellant Trust was not maintainable. Since it is concluded that the complaint itself was not maintainable, it is refrained from making any comment on the merits of the dispute - appeal dismissed.
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