my daughter was reading twinkle magazine at Connexion,Anna Nagar west,Chennai.The shop-keeper billed the magazine that your daughter has finished half the magazine in half an hour.When i asked my daughter she said no.To avoid more embrassement to child i decide to pay for that magazine. i told the shopkeeper that you cannot bill me without my consent.can i take some remedy through consumer forum or courts agaist the shopkeeper.
2007-04-15 07:52:27 · 8 answers · asked by ravindra k 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Technically the shop-keeper cannot charge you for any thing which you have not purchased or any service you have not availed, but this matter is so small that for mere few rupees going to the consumer forum or court is not advisable. Just to inform you that the number of cases pending in consumer forum are much larger then that are pending in any civil court in India & due to their high number the matter such as your can take few months or even a year to decide & the maximum compensation the you will be able to get will be only few rupees if the case is decided in your favor, but as compared to this the time, money you will be spending in this case will be much more then the compensation you get. Rest is your choice.
2007-04-15 17:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by vijay m Indian Lawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shop keeper is selling the magazine and is not lending the magazine, on payment. When, you have no intention to purchase the magazine, you need not pay the cost of it. You ought to have resisted it. But, you bought peace, like most of us do, by paying. I feel sorry for you. In a country where there is rule of law, such things should not happen.
2007-04-16 08:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Dadagiri. Govt. has 1 law, businessman, Lala has 2 la, 2 laws. Shopkeeper should issue bill to reader and reader can go to reader of Court.
Shopkeepr may be right. It is 50:50. For going to Court, you or your daughter will have to read 50% from 50 books on law.
2007-04-16 01:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, technically they can bill you. Your daughter consumed a service....by reading the magazine. If she were to eat 1/2 a cupcake in the check out line, you would still be billed for her consumption of that product. Reading a magazine not paid for is no different. She consumed the product, she is responsible for payment of the service.
2007-04-15 15:01:59 · answer #4 · answered by D tothe M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your daughter was stealing from the shop keeper. He sells magazines for a living and you and your daughter steals his sale, his money that should go to feed his children and if she wants to read go to the library its free. Now his product is used and if others did the same then he will be out of business
You just taught your daughter how to steal.
2007-04-15 15:01:46 · answer #5 · answered by TOM P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have never had that happen to me and i will sit in wal mart and read the mags while i am waiting for the freakin slow cashiers to ring the 30 people in front of me up because they only have like 5 lanes open. sorry that happened to you though.
2007-04-15 15:05:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you pay for it you own it. No on has the right to charge for something you don't receive.
2007-04-15 15:49:21 · answer #7 · answered by MissWong 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shopkeeper is a real jerk, i hope you find a way to get him.
2007-04-15 15:20:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋