Mumbai: The State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (SCDRC) has sentenced the proprietress of a Malad-based construction firm, Kiran Constructions, for failing to comply with orders passed by the Commission in 2015.

The Commission has sentenced the senior citizen to undergo simple imprisonment for three years and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000. The order was passed under Section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act, which empowers the Commission to award punishment for non-compliance.

Case Background

The order was delivered by the bench presided over by Justice S.P. Tavade and member Vijay C. Premchandani on an execution application filed by the complainant, Anthony Alfred Tellis, a resident of Malad, against Kiran Constructions and its proprietress, Vilasini N. Naik.

The application st

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