Woman’s truck for livelihood ‘constantly broke down’, she wins free repairs, Rs 25,000

4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 31, 2026 04:49 PM IST The commission said failure to remove the truck's defects despite repeated repairs amounted to deficiency in service. (Image generated using AI)A Punjab consumer commission has ordered the manufacturer and authorised dealer of a BharatBenz truck to repair it free of cost and pay a woman Rs 25,000 after she spent months taking the vehicle to workshops over repeated mechanical problems instead of using it to earn a living for her family. The Gurdaspur District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission president Lalit Mohan Dogra and member Bhagwan Singh Matharu were hearing Lakhbir Kaur’s complaint against Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited and its authorised dealer over alleged defects in a truck bought to earn her family’s l