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1993 (3) TMI 264 - GUJARAT STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSIONConsumer - Meaning of - Complainant purchased shares through opposite party, a broker, and then sold them and handed over share certificates and signed transfer deeds to opposite party for delivery in market - Their sale price was received by cheques which ultimately bounced - Complainant had also purchased certain other shares through him but neither allotment letter nor share certificates were given to him in this regard, with consequence that bonus shares issued by company were denied to the broker - Complainant, therefore, prayed for direction to opposite party to make payment of all moneys due and damages - Whether relationship between complainant, and share broker was the relationship providing service for consideration by charging commission, and, therefore complainant was a consumer within a meaning of section 2(1)(d) - Held, yes - Whether opponent having failed to render services or give account of shares sold by him and his cheques having been dishonoured, complainant had been duped and was thus entitled to damages from opponent - Held, yes
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