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(a) Punjab Consumer Protection Act (II of 2005)-------S. 2(c)---West Pakistan General Clauses Act (VI of 1956), S. 2(47)---"Consumer", definition of---Scope---"Firm" as a consumer---Scope---Complaint filed by a "firm" against a manufacturer of products---Pre-requisites---"Firm" being a "person" fell within the definition of "consumer" as provided in S.2(c) of Punjab Consumer Protection Act, 2005 and might competently maintain a complaint against a manufacturer in respect of a product before the Consumer Court, if it satisfied that there was a transaction of sale or lease; that the sale or lease was of a product; that buying or leasing of product was for consideration; that obtaining of product was not for resale purposes, and that obtaining of product was not for a commercial purpose, which did not include use by a consumer of product bought and used by him only for purpose of his livelihood as a self-employed person. Laxmi Engineering Works v. P.S. G. Industrial Institute AIR 1995 SC 1428; Ravi Kant and others v. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and others AIR 1997 Del. 182; Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment v. The Carrill Group Ltd. (2007) NICA 39; MFI Furniture Centre Ltd. v. Hibbert 160 JP 178 and Benincasa v. Dentalkit (1998) All ER (EC) 135 ref. (b) Punjab Consumer Protection Act (II of 2005)--- ----S. 2(c)--- "Consumer", definition of--- Scope--- Term "consumer" was comprehensive and covered not only consumer of products but also consumer of services---Term "consumer" did not include a person or entity which obtained any product either for resale or for any commercial purpose, which did not include use by a consumer of products bought and used by him only for the purpose of his livelihood as a self-employed person. (c) Punjab Consumer Protection Act (II of 2005)--- ----S. 2(c)---West Pakistan General Clauses Act (VI of 1956), S. 2(47)---Consumer, definition of---"Firm" as a consumer---Scope---Complainant (appellant) who was running a registered firm purchased an Electronic Bagging Plant ("Plant") from the defendant---Said Plant was installed by defendant at the premises of the complainant, but it did not work…

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