Both the District Forum and State Commission dismissed the case claiming they did not have territorial jurisdiction. The National Commission set aside their orders
J Abhilash Krishna bought a subscription scheme floated by Competition Review, a Delhi-based private limited company, for its magazine Competition Success Review. The scheme provided that a person buying an annual subscription would be entitled to an additional complimentary subscription.
Krishna paid Rs 900 for the annual subscription and a further amount of Rs 200 towards delivery charges. And he gave two addresses – one of Bijapur and the other of Pune, for receipt of the two subscriptions. Since the magazine was not received by him at his Bijapur address, Krishna had a legal …
