SCDRC directs IOCL, distributor to pay Rs 10 lakh to man for causing wife's death in blast

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The Delhi state consumer commission has asked the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and one of its distributors to pay over Rs 10 lakh to a man for selling a gas cylinder which caused an explosion at his house leading to his wife's death.
Besides this, the commission also directed IOCL and its distributor Alok Gas Agency to pay Rs 1,75,000 to the man's mother who suffered severe burn injuries in the incident.
The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal
The state commission asked the gas manufacturer and its distributor to pay the amount jointly and severally within
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First Published: Nov 15 2018 | 4:45 PM IST