MP consumer panel orders cold-storage operator to pay farmer ₹31.54 lakh
Madhya Pradesh’s consumer commission held a cold-storage operator liable after finding it sold 48,450 kg of a farmer’s stored carrots without consent. The award includes ₹29.07 lakh for produce, a ₹2.32 lakh storage-rent refund and compensation, with payment due within two months.
Madhya Pradesh’s consumer commission ordered a cold-storage operator to pay a farmer ₹31.54 lakh after finding it sold 48,450 kg of stored carrots without consent, highlighting cold-chain operators’ liability for safeguarding produce.
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No related recent signals were provided for the unspecified cold-storage facility, making the consumer commission ruling the only observed event in its recent pattern.
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