telephone service provider charging rate higher than normal rate

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
(Civil Appellate Jurisdiction)
(From NCDRC)

Star India (P) Ltd.
Versus
Society of Catalysts and Another

Civil Appeal Nos. 6597 with 6645 of 2008, decided on 23.1.2020

�CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986-Section 2(1)(r)(3)(a) Unfair trade practice-What amounts to-Participation in a sponsored broadcast program through SMS-Allegation that telephone service provider charging rate higher than normal rate-Program organizer having no role in determination of charges for SMS-No evidence to show any link between prize money involved in broadcast program and allegedly hiked SMS tariff/charges-Also nothing in agreement reflecting revenue sharing between organizer and service provider-SMS rates cannot be termed as unfair trade practice.