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Telangana Commission Awards Woman Rs 38,000 Over Cracked Chair

Telangana Commission Awards Woman Rs 38,000 Over Cracked Chair
Rocking chair bought for aged parents ‘develops cracks’, woman wins Rs 38,000 · indianexpress.com

A woman bought a rocking chair for her elderly parents.

She said the chair cracked after only a short time.

The cracks were reported at the chair’s wooden joints, while the commission order also referred to cracks on the glass.

The woman said the chair became unsafe to use.

She complained to a consumer commission in Warangal.

The commission decided that providing a defective chair was a deficiency in service.

It awarded her Rs 37,768.

This is about Rs 38,000.

Key facts

Award
Rs 37,768
Product
Sheesham wood rocking chair
Buyer
A 29-year-old advocate
Purchase date
October 2025
Reported defect
Cracks and structural defects
Commission
Warangal District Consumer Commission
Finding
Supplying the defective chair amounted to deficiency in service

Quotes

Warangal District Consumer Commission

The Telangana consumer commission that heard and decided the complaint.

“This commission considered the material available on record and came to the conclusion that supplying defective chair with cracks on glass without any durability amounts to deficiency of service”
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