Saturday, 15 July 2017

Customer Satisfaction in Reference to TOYA Paints PVT Ltd (Management Project)



A Study On
“CUSTOMER SATISFACTION  
With special reference to M/s. TOYA PAINT PVT LTD

In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of
Honours Degree of
5 YEAR INTEGRATED BBA.LLB (2012-2017 Admission)

                                      Under taken by                    
SOJITH SREENIVAS

 Under the guidance of
Mrs. PRIYA P
Management Faculty In-charge
GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE
Kozhikode
2015-2016



CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. SOJITH SREENIVAS  is an 8th semester student of 5 year BBA LLB (Hons.) Course (2012-2017) Admission and this project report titled “A study on the Customer Satisfaction with special reference to M/s. TOYA PAINT PVT LTD.,POONOOR” has been prepared by him in accordance with the syllabi and regulations prescribed by the University of Calicut.




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CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. SOJITH SREENIVAS is an 8th semester student of 5 year BBA, LLB (Hones.) Course (2012-2017) Admission and this project report titled “A study on the Customer Satisfaction with special reference to M/s. TOYA PAINT PVT LTD., Calicut” has been prepared by him in accordance with the syllabi and regulations prescribed by the University of Calicut.



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DECLERATION

I, SOJITH SREENIVAS, do here by declare that the project titled, “A study on the Customer Satisfaction with special reference to TOYA PAINT PVT. LTD, Calicut” is a bonafide record of work done by me under the guidance of      Mrs. PRIYA P, Management Faculty in charge. I further declare that the study has not previously formed the basis for the award of any study, research or the similar title or recognition.

  SOJITH SREENIVAS


                                                                               

Calicut,
21/11/2016

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I take the opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all the concerned people who have directly or indirectly contributed towards the completion of this project.
I extend my sincere gratitude towards M/s. TOYA PAINT PVT. LTD, for Providing the opportunity and resources to work on this project
I am extremely grateful to Mrs. Priya P, Management Faculty of Govt. Law College, Calicut; whose insight encouraged me to go beyond the scope of this project and this broadened me learning on this project
I owe my sincere gratitude to Mr. NIZAR, TOYA PAINT- for providing me the opportunity to take up this project.
I thank Sri. Jawahar K T, Principal Govt.  Law College, Calicut; for his valuable helps and motivation.
I am highly indebted to all management faculties and library staffs of Govt. Law College, Calicut; for their helps.
I express my sincere thanks to all my friends and classmates for their support in completing project on time.
I thank my Parents and brother for helping me and supporting me a lot in completion of the project on time.
I also want to show my sincere gratitude to whose insight helped me to complete this project.

                                                                SOJITH SREENIVAS




CONTENTS
Chapter
Title
Page No.
1
Introduction
1-4
1.1
Introduction to the Study
2
1.2
Statement of problem
2
1.3
Objectives of the study
3
1.4
Scope And Significance of the study
3
1.5
Conceptual Model of study
3
1.6
Research Methodology
4
1.7
Chapter Layout
4
1.8
Limitations
4
2
Industrial Profile
5-10
3
Company Profile
11-14
4
Theoretical Concepts
15-25
5
Data Analysis and Interpretations
26-42
6
Findings and Suggestions
43-45
6
Conclusion
46-47
Appendix
Annexure
48-52

Bibliography
53




LIST OF TABLES
SL.NO
PARTICULARS
PAGE.NO
a.1
Table showing : Gender of respondents
28
a.2
Table showing : Age of respondents
29
a.3
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to the price of Toya       paint
30
a.4
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to the quality of Toya paint
31
a.5
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to the reliability of Toya paint
32
a.6
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to the durability of Toya paint
33
a.7
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to the colour of Toya paint
34
a.8
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to the size of Toya paint
35
a.9
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to the odour of Toya paint
36
a.10
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to after sales service     of Toya paint
37
a.11
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to customer care services of Toya paint
38
a.12
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to product innovations of Toya paint
39
a.13
Table showing : Opinion of respondents as to Toya’s home decor services
40
a.14
Table showing : Knowledge of features of Toya paint
41
a.15
Table showing : Suggestion of the respondent
42


LIST OF CHARTS
SL.NO
PARTICULARS
PAGE.NO
a.1
Chart showing : Gender of respondents
28
a.2
Chart showing : Age of respondents
29
a.3
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to the price of Toya paint
30
a.4
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to the quality of Toya paint
31
a.5
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to the reliability of Toya paint
32
a.6
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to the durability of Toya paint
33
a.7
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to the colour of Toya paint
34
a.8
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to the size of Toya paint
35
a.9
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to the odour of Toya paint
36
a.10
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to after sales service of Toya paint
37
a.11
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to customer care services of Toya paint
38
a.12
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to product innovations of Toya paint
39
a.13
Chart showing : Opinion of respondents as to Toya’s home decor services
40
a.14
Chart showing : Knowledge of features of Toya paint
41
a.15
Chart showing : Suggestion of the respondent
42













CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION










CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

1.1  INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

The meaning of customer satisfaction has been commonly disputed as companies
Progressively attempt to review it. Customer satisfaction can be experienced in a wide range circumstances and linked with both products and solutions. It is a highly individual evaluation that is significantly affected by customer expectations.
Satisfaction also is based on the client`s encounter of both get in touch with the company [the ‘moment of truth’ as it is allied in business literature] and individual results. Some scientists determine a pleased clients within the private industry as “one who gets significant added value”  to his/her  bottom lines –a meaning that may apply just as well to public services. Customer fulfilment varies with regards to the situation and the product or solutions.

The study uses a questionnaire prepared for evaluating effectiveness of Customer satisfaction are displayed in a table and pie diagram format. Conclusions are arrived on this sample.

1.2  STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

No systematic study has been conducted so far about the Customer satisfaction in M/s. TOYA PAINT PVT LTD So far. Therefore this study is an attempt to examine it.






1.3  OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The main objective of the study is to analyse customer satisfaction in TOYA PAINTS PVT. LTD The specific objectives of the study are:

·         To examine the popularity of M/s. TOYA PAINTS PVT. LTD.
·         To examine the consistency over product quality in M/s. TOYA PAINT PVT. LTD.
·         To analyse the reliability of the product.
·         To Identify the reasons for buying the TOYA PAINTS

                                                                                                 


1.4  SCOPE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

The scope of the study covers various factors affecting customer satisfaction and limited to the customers of TOYA PAINTS. It also judges customers views about the product
           
            The study can be used as a tool to develop customer satisfaction method and techniques form M/s. TOYA PAINTS PVT. LTD.

1.5  CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF STUDY

Customer satisfactions are taken up to boost the sales of a product by the company.
A company having production capabilities may produce a product and price is according and sell through the dealers and retailers by its distribution network.
 Considering the fact that customers according to the time need want and the purchasing power, it depends on product and place the products favourably in the minds of the customers.


1.6  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Ø  Sample Size: 75 customers in the M/s. TOYA PAINTS PVT. LTD.
Ø  Sources of Data: (a) Primary Data – Data collected through structural       questionnaires and personal interviews (b) Secondary Data – The data regarding company profile and industry profile collected from office records and internet.
Ø  Tools for Data Analysis: For analysis and interpretation of primary data percentage analysis is used mainly due to qualitative nature of data and Pie chart is used to represent them in pictorial form.

1.7  CHAPTER LAY OUT

This study is presented in 6 chapters
1.      Introduction
2.      Industrial Profile
3.      Company profile
4.      Theoretical Framework
5.      Data analysis and Interpretations
6.      Findings and suggestions
7.      Conclusion
1.8  LIMITATIONS

Limited Sample Size, Limited time period, the data was primary nature so the degree of bias was relatively high as the sample was randomly selected in the  geographical territory of Kozhikode district only .












CHAPTER 2
INDUSTRIAL PROFILE









CHAPTER 2
                                      INDUSTRY PROFILE


2.1 INTRODUCTION
In this chapter the history and present status of Indian paint industry, categories of paint, major players of paint industry, recent developments are described.

2.2 INDIAN PAINT INDUSTRY

Foundation for paint was laid in the year 1902 with the setting up of Shalimar Paints in Calcutta. It was after the World War II, large number of paint manufacturing units was set up in India. Since then the Indian paint industry has made substantial progress. The paint industry has come to the recognition as an important sector in the national economy in producing industrial coating and decorative paints. Decorative paints available in wide range of combination account for 70% of the coatings total production. While industrial paints share the balance of 30%. This rate is diametrically opposite to the trend in the industrialized countries where industrial paints account for 70% and Decorative paints for the balance of 30%. The Indian paint industry is at the crossroads. All most all-major paint companies have expanded or are expanding its capacity substantially. With demand rising slowly competition is becoming increasingly intense. The decreasing growth rate has made the paint companies to woo customers aggressively. The customer is being offered 10% rebate in most products, Unheard in the industry so far. Most companies have increased their discounts to their dealers to unimaginable level dealers are offered higher credit levels, flexibility in payment, foreign trips for selling even low value products and the like. The increasing competition to offer solutions through technology has made all the paint make as offer a large number of shades through computerized colour dispensing system.



2.3 IMPORTANCE OF PAINT
Generally paints and coatings are applied to products to protect them from-:
·         Environmental Corrosion.
·         Protection of Food and Beverages in metal cans.
·         Improve aesthetic appeal.

2.4 CATEGORIES

Paints are classified into two broad categories-:
·         Decorative or Architectural finish paints.
·         Industrial Paints.

2.4.1 Decorative or Architectural finish paints:
This market can be further segmented on the basis of the following
·         Customer types : Institutional / retail or domestic use
·         Product features / categories: Distempers, Enamels, emulsions etc.
·         Price: Premium, Medium, Economy etc.,

2.4.2 Industrial Paints:

This market can be further divided into the following four sub segments depending on the end user profile.
·         Automotive paints.
·         Marine Paints.
·         Powder Paints
·         High Performance coatings
·         Other general industrial finishes.
In India, decorative paints dominate with the share of 75% of the total paints consumed while in developed countries Industrial paints have a share of 50 – 70%. Decorative Paints used in buildings include distempers, emulsions, synthetic Enamels, Cement pains and Wood finishes. Interior Paints makeup of the segment. The rest is made up of exterior paints mainly cement paints.
 2.5 PLAYERS IN PAINT INDUSTRY

 2.5.1 DECORATIVE PAINTS

In decorative paints Asian Paints dominates with a 37% market share and number two player Goodlass Nerolac has a market share of 14%. These paints are by medium technology and hence the unorganized sector has a major share. A recent estimate shows that 2400 companies are in unorganized sector.

2.5.2 INDUSTRIAL PAINTS

Industrial paints include automotive paints (original auto manufactures and refinishes), Powder coatings marine paints high performance coatings and special purpose finishes. These are technology intensive and hence the presence of the unorganized sector is very limited. In fact, there is no presence of the unorganized sector in the original paints. This can be explained by the fact that to bag an order from automobile manufacturer collaboration with a well known foreign paint company is a must Goodlass Nerolac is an un disputed leader industrial paint. Till early 90’s paints were treated a s luxury items by the governments this resulted in higher excise duty and higher end prices, leading low consumption of paints in India. However the progressive reduction of the excise duty from 40% in 93-94 to 18% in 96-97, the companies have passed on the duty reductions as price cuts. However the per capita consumption of India is still a merge of .5 kg compared to 26 kg in U.S and 1.2 kg in Thailand. As already mentioned paints were viewed as luxury item by many even today. Their productive value is not under stood and repainting is limited and if ever done is once in 7 – 10 years. The government interest to protect all surfaces is also low and the loss due to corrosion is estimated to be over Rs. 5000 crores p.a. By the central Electro chemical Research institute at Karaikad, Tamilnadu. With a view to emphasing the importance of protection through painting the Indian paints Association (IPA) had brought slogan in 1995
“Paint and Protect”. This slogan is popularized through various communications however a lot needs to be done to reach the millions of customers effectively.



2.6 DEVELOPMENTS IN VARIOUS SEGMENTS

Two significant developments took place in the last three years in the decorative paints segment.
·         Advent of Computerized Colour Dispenser
·         Sudden increase of Exterior Market.

2.6.1 Colour Dispenser:

Traditionally companies used to supply pre mixed shades to dealers who in turn offered to their customers. Asian Paints brought in the manual colour dispensing concept in 1998 and offered 151 shades through it. This was the first salvo in offering in variety of shades. This concept took off and Asian Paints went about establishing 2000 colour corners which would stock the 151 shades. Additional shading requirements were catered by providing colours as
per the demand after mixing the bases with strainers through colour dispenser other companies followed it soon and Goodlass Nerolac introduced 301 shades under the same concept. In 1995 Jhenson and Nichelson, the 5th ranking company in the industry, pioneered the concept of CCD. And started installing them at dealer shops with the support of TIKKURILA of FINLAND. The concept is similar to that of the manual colour dispenser except that the dispensing is automatic pre decided formula registered in the computer and the shades are offered instantly shops to customers. Today Berger Paints is the 2nd Company to enter this system offering 5000 shades a clear indication of the trend.
 In the year 1997-98 has seen the introduction of the concept by the two giants. Asian Paints and Nerolac. Today around 1000 dealer shops are installed this concept. CCD or it is called “AUTO COLOUR DISOENCER” have helped the dealers to reduced their inventories offer a large variety of shades instantly, consistently and accurately. Consumer have also benefited by this concept as the shopping environment has changed dramatically with the advent of CCD.

2.6.2 EXTERIOR MARKET
The second development is the introduction of the 100% Acrylic Exterior paints and the focus of major companies on the Exterior Paints market. Traditionally, the exterior paint market was catered to by KILLICK NIXON and several other small players. The main offered were cement paints in India. But the real change has be thought by Asian Paint
Through APEX – its 100% exterior paint market has started growing exponentially. In 1999 Nerolac introduced EXCEL in the category and offered qualitative product at low material cost. Both Apex and Excel have propelled the exterior paints growth by over 60% in 2002 and the trend is expected to continue for at least of three more years. A major development in 1997-98 was the “Pay by scooter / car” concept by companies. As practiced in western countries, in India also the concept of taking care of the complete painting job has been under taken by paint companies. Goodlass Nerolac has commenced this concept with Mahindra cars by managing the entire paint shop and being paint on the basis of per painted cars.

2.7 CONCLUSION
In this chapter the history and present status of Indian paint industry, categories of paint, major players of paint industry, recent developments were discussed.
In the following chapter a detailed analysis about the organization will be carried out.


















CHAPTER 3
COMPANY PROFILE










CHAPTER 3
COMPANY PROFILE

3.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter provides details of TOYA PAINTS PVT LTD. The corporate mission, Vision and Motto are provided. Range of products provided by the company is listed, Nature of product manufacture and succes factors of company are provided.
3.2 COMPANY PROFILE OF TOYA PAINTS PVT LTD
 TOYA PAINTSPVT LTD is a small scale industry started in the year 1993. It was started in a rented building at Unnikulam, [PO] Poonoor, Kozhikode. The company is owned by
Mr. Nizar (Managing Director). The company provides a wide range of products to markets allover Kerala. Since its inception in 1993, TOYA has forged an enviable reputation of excellence and quality in manufacturing product designed to meet the demanding standards of architectural and building industry professionals. Today, that reputation is the cornerstone of the company’s continued success.

3.2. TIMELINE OF TOYA PAINTS PVT LTD
1993- The company was started as a small scale industry in a rented building.
2000-The company due to its excellence in market purchase the rented area of 1 acre made  the property its asset.
2000-2015- Company indtroduced a wide variety of products.
2016-Company introduced white lock technology in paint products.

Vision
To provide quality products to the customer at an affordable price.
Mission
To meet the market demand and to achieve a prominent position in the Paint industry.

Motto
Quality products at Affordable Price
3.3 RANGE OF PRODUCTS
The key to Toya’s reputation is its solid commitment to excellence and quality. Toya products are technologically advanced, made from high quality raw materials. The company emphasizes on waste free production technology whereby environmental friendly products are produced.
3.4 SUCCESS FACTORS OF THE FIRM
The key factor which contributes to the success of the firm is detailed below.
White lock Technique
Introduction of white lock technique was the latest change introduced by TOYA paints in their product. White lock technique help to maintain the white colour of paints to a comparatively longer duration of three years. This change introduced by the company rocketed their sales
Good Employer-Employee Relations
The company always maintains good employee-employer relations. The employees are well satisfied with attitude of the management towards them. So there is no strike, labour absenteeism and resignation.
Quality of the product
The company has reduced its production its production cost by minimising staff and the unnecessary expenses like large scale advertising and celebrity endorsement. This reduction of cost production which company have achieved is utilised in improving the quality of product. Company also conducts a periodical survey of the quality of product it offers and changes

Affordable rates
Toya paints provide its products at a rate that is affordable to even the daily labours. This factor of Toya paints have made it consumer friendly.
3.4 CONCLUSION
In this chapter, the corporate mission, Vision and motto, Range of products provided by the company is listed; Nature of product manufacture was described. Finally success factors of company were discussed. In next chapter, the theoretical concepts of the study will be discussed



















CHAPTER 4
THEORETICAL CONCEPTS











CHAPTER 4
THEORETICAL CONCEPTS

4.1 INTRODUCTION
 In this chapter the concepts of consumer satisfaction is discussed.Today companies are facing their toughest competition ever.Companies can out do their competition if they can move from a product and sales philosophy to a marketing philosophy. The success of the companies lies in doing a better job of meeting and satisfying customer needs. Only customer-centered companies are adept at building customers, not just building products. Over 35 years ago, Peter Drucker observed that a company’s first task is “to create customers.” But today’s customers face a vast array of product and brand choices, prices, and supplies. Now the customers started estimating which offer will deliver the most value. Customers are value-maximizers, within the bounds of search costs and limited knowledge, mobility, and income. They form an expectation of value and act on it. Whether or not the offer lives up to the value expectation affects customer’s satisfaction.

 4.2 CONSUMER SATISFACTION
Customer satisfaction refers to the emotional response that people feel after making a purchase from a company. The more positive the level of customer satisfaction, the more likely the purchaser is to come back and buy again and to recommend that company to others who are looking for what the seller has to offer. Word of mouth and referrals are often the most promising ways for a business to grow. Customer satisfaction (often abbreviated as CSAT, more correctly CSAT) is a term frequently used in marketing.
          It is a measure of how products and services supplied by a company meet or surpass customer expectation. Customer satisfaction is defined as "the number of customers, or percentage of total customers, whose reported experience with a firm, its products, or its services (ratings) exceeds specified satisfaction goals."
The Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB) endorses the definitions, purposes, and constructs of classes of measures that appear in Marketing Metrics as part of its ongoing Common Language in Marketing Project. In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 71 percent responded that they found a customer satisfaction metric very useful in managing and monitoring their businesses.
It is seen as a key performance indicator within business and is often part of a Balanced Scorecard. In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers, customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy.
"Within organizations, customer satisfaction ratings can have powerful effects. They focus employees on the importance of fulfilling customers' expectations. Furthermore, when these ratings dip, they warn of problems that can affect sales and profitability.... These metrics quantify an important dynamic. When a brand has loyal customers, it gains positive word-of-mouth marketing, which is both free and highly effective."
Therefore, it is essential for businesses to effectively manage customer satisfaction. To be able do this, firms need reliable and representative measures of satisfaction.
"In researching satisfaction, firms generally ask customers whether their product or service has met or exceeded expectations. Thus, expectations are a key factor behind satisfaction. When customers have high expectations and the reality falls short, they will be disappointed and will likely rate their experience as less than satisfying. For this reason, a luxury resort, for example, might receive a lower satisfaction rating than a budget motel—even though its facilities and service would be deemed superior in 'absolute' terms."
The importance of customer satisfaction diminishes when a firm has increased bargaining power. For example, cell phone plan providers, such as AT&T and Verizon, participate in an industry that is an oligopoly, where only a few suppliers of a certain product or service exist. As such, many cell phone plan contracts have a lot of fine print with provisions that they would never get away if there were, say, 100 cell phone plan providers, because customer satisfaction would be far too low, and customers would easily have the option of leaving for a better contract offer.


4.3 DEFINITION        
Kotler (2000) defined satisfaction as: “a person’s feelings of pleasure or disappointment resulting from comparing a product are perceived performance (or outcome) in relation to his or her expectations”.
 According to Hansemark and Albinsson (2004), “satisfaction is an overall customer attitude towards a service provider, or an emotional reaction to the difference between what customers anticipate and what they receive, regarding the fulfilment of some need, goal or desire”.
Hoyer and McInnis (2001) said that satisfaction can be associated with feelings of acceptance, happiness, relief, excitement, and delight. There are many factors that affect customer satisfaction.
According to Hokanson (1995), these factors include friendly employees, courteous employees, knowledgeable employees, helpful employees, accuracy of billing, billing timeliness, competitive pricing, service quality, good value, billing clarity and quick service. 
This is shown in figure below:-


4.4 PURPOSE

"Customer satisfaction provides a leading indicator of consumer purchase intentions and loyalty."  "Customer satisfaction data are among the most frequently collected indicators of market perceptions. Their principal use is twofold:" 
1.     "Within organizations, the collection, analysis and dissemination of these data send a message about the importance of tending to customers and ensuring that they have a positive experience with the company's goods and services."
2.     "Although sales or market share can indicate how well a firm is performing currently, satisfaction is perhaps the best indicator of how likely it is that the firm’s customers will make further purchases in the future. Much research has focused on the relationship between customer satisfaction and retention. Studies indicate that the ramifications of satisfaction are most strongly realized at the extremes."
On a five-point scale, "individuals who rate their satisfaction level as '5' are likely to become return customers and might even evangelize for the firm. (A second important metric related to satisfaction is willingness to recommend. This metric is defined as "The percentage of surveyed customers who indicate that they would recommend a brand to friends." When a customer is satisfied with a product, he or she might recommend it to friends, relatives and colleagues. This can be a powerful marketing advantage.) "Individuals who rate their satisfaction level as '1,' by contrast, are unlikely to return. Further, they can hurt the firm by making negative comments about it to prospective customers. Willingness to recommend is a key metric relating to customer satisfaction."


 4.5  THREE CS OF CONSUMER SATISFACTION
“Sustaining an audience is hard,” Bruce Springsteen once said. “It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time.” He was talking about his route to music stardom, yet his words are just as applicable to the world of customer experience. Consistency may be one of the least inspirational topics for most managers. But it’s exceptionally powerful, especially at a time when retail channels are proliferating and consumer choice and empowerment are increasing. SUBSCRIBE
Getting consistency right also requires the attention of top leadership. That’s because by using a variety of channels and triggering more and more interactions with companies as they seek to meet discrete needs, customers create clusters of interactions that make their individual interactions less important than their cumulative experience. This customer journey can span all elements of a company and include everything from buying a product to actually using it, having issues with a product that require resolution, or simply making the decision to use a service or product for the first time.
It’s not enough to make customers happy with each individual interaction. Our most recent customer-experience survey of some 27,000 American consumers across 14 different industries found that effective customer journeys are more important: measuring satisfaction on customer journeys is 30 percent more predictive of overall customer satisfaction than measuring happiness for each individual interaction. In addition, maximizing satisfaction with customer journeys has the potential not only to increase customer satisfaction by 20 percent but also to lift revenue by up to 15 percent while lowering the cost of serving customers by as much as 20 percent. Our research identified three keys to consistency:
a) Customer-journey consistency
It’s well understood that companies must continually work to provide customers with superior service, with each area of the business having clear policies, rules, and supporting mechanisms to ensure consistency during each interaction. However, few companies can deliver consistently across customer journeys, even in meeting basic needs.
Simple math illustrates why this is so important in a world of increasingly multichannel, multitouch customer journeys. Assume a customer interacts six times with a pay-TV company, starting when he or she undertakes online research into providers and ending when the first bill is received 30 days after service is installed. Assuming a 95 percent satisfaction rate for each individual interaction—whether measuring responsiveness, the accuracy of information, or other factors—even this level of performance means that up to one in four customers will have a poor experience during the on-boarding journey.
The fact is that consistency on the most common customer journeys is an important predictor of overall customer experience and loyalty. Banks, for example, saw an exceptionally strong correlation between consistency on key customer journeys and overall performance in customer experience. And when we sent an undercover-shopping team to visit 50 bank branches and contact 50 bank call centres’, the analysis was confirmed: for lower-performing banks, the variability in experience was much higher among a typical bank’s branches than it was among different banks themselves. Large banks typically faced the greatest challenge.
b) Emotional consistency
One of the most illuminating results of our survey was that positive customer-experience emotions—encompassed in a feeling of trust—were the biggest drivers of satisfaction and loyalty in a majority of industries surveyed. We also found that consistency is particularly important to forge a relationship of trust with customers: for example, customers trusted banks that were in the top quartile of delivering consistent customer journeys 30 percent more than banks in the bottom quartile.
What is also striking is how valuable the consistency-driven emotional connection is for customer loyalty. For bank customers, “a brand I feel close to” and “a brand that I can trust” were the top drivers for bank differentiation on customer experience. In a world where research suggests that fewer than 30 percent of customers trust most major financial brands, ensuring consistency on customer journeys to build trust is important for long-term growth.
c) Communication consistency
A company’s brand is driven by more than the combination of promises made and promises kept. What’s also critical is ensuring customers recognize the delivery of those promises, which requires proactively shaping communications and key messages that consistently highlight delivery as well as themes. Southwest Airlines, for example, has built customer trust over a long period by consistently delivering on its promise as a no-frills, low-cost airline. Similarly, Progressive Insurance created an impression among customers that it offered lower rates than its competitors in the period from 1995 to 2005 and made sure to highlight when it delivered on that promise. Progressive also shaped how customers interpreted cost-reduction actions such as on-site resolution of auto claims by positioning and reinforcing these actions as part of a consistent brand promise that it was a responsive, technology-savvy company. In both cases, customer perceptions of the brands reinforced operational realities. Such brands generate a reservoir of goodwill and remain resilient on the basis of their consistency over time in fulfilling promises and their strong, ongoing marketing communications to reinforce those experiences.

4.6 IMPORTANCE
Customer satisfaction is a marketing term that measures how products or services supplied by a company meet or surpass a customer’s expectation. Customer satisfaction is important because it provides marketers and business owners with a metric that they can use to manage and improve their businesses. Here are the top six reasons why customer satisfaction is so important:
§  It’s a leading indicator of consumer repurchase intentions and loyalty
§  It’s a point of differentiation
§  It reduces customer churn
§  It increases customer lifetime value
§  It reduces negative word of mouth
§  It’s cheaper to retain customers than acquire new ones
a) It’s a leading indicator of consumer repurchase intentions and loyalty                                                                                                         Customer satisfaction is the best indicator of how likely a customer will make a purchase in the future. Asking customers to rate their satisfaction on a scale of 1-10 is a good way to see if they will become repeat customers or even advocates. Any customers that give you a rating of 7 and above, can be considered satisfied, and you can safely expect them to come back and make repeat purchases. Customers who give you a rating of 9 or 10 are your potential customer advocates who you can leverage to become evangelists for your company. Scores of 6 and below are warning signs that a customer is unhappy and at risk of leaving. These customers need to be put on a customer watch list and followed up so you can determine why their satisfaction is low.
b)  It’s a point of differentiation
In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers; customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator. Businesses who succeed in these cut-throat environments are the ones that make customer satisfaction a key element of their business strategy. Picture two businesses that offer the exact same product. What will make you choose one over the other?If you had a recommendation for one business would that sway your opinion? Probably, So how does that recommendation originally start? More than likely it’s on the back of a good customer experience. Companies who offer amazing customer experiences create environments where satisfaction is high and customer advocates are plenty. This is an example of where customer satisfaction goes full circle. Not only can customer satisfaction help you keep a finger on the pulse of your existing customers, it can also act as a point of differentiation for new customers.
c) It reduces customer churn
An Accenture global customer satisfaction report (2008) found that price is not the main reason for customer churn; it is actually due to the overall poor quality of customer service. Customer satisfaction is the metric you can use to reduce customer churn. By measuring and tracking customer satisfaction you can put new processes in place to increase the overall quality of your customer service.
d) It increases customer lifetime value
A study by Info Quest found that a ‘totally satisfied customer’ contributes 2.6 times more revenue than a ‘somewhat satisfied customer’. Furthermore, a ‘totally satisfied customer’ contributes 14 times more revenue than a ‘somewhat dissatisfied customer’. Satisfaction plays a significant role in how much revenue a customer generates for your business. Successful businesses understand the importance of customer lifetime value (CLV). If you increase CLV, you increase the returns on your marketing dollar. For example, you might have a cost per acquisition of $500 dollars and a CLV of $750. That’s a 50% ROI from the marketing efforts. Now imagine if CLV was $1,000. That’s a 100% ROI! Customer lifetime value is a beneficiary of high customer satisfaction and good customer retention.
e) It reduces negative word of mouth
McKinsey found that an unhappy customer tells between 9-15 people about their experience. In fact, 13% of unhappy customers tell over 20 people about their experience. That’s a lot of negative word of mouth. How much will that affect your business and its reputation in your industry? Customer satisfaction is tightly linked to revenue and repeat purchases. What often gets forgotten is how customer satisfaction negatively impacts your business. It’s one thing to lose a customer because they were unhappy. It’s another thing completely to lose 20 customers because of some bad word of mouth. To eliminate bad word of mouth you need to measure customer satisfaction on an ongoing basis. Tracking changes in satisfaction will help you identify if customers are actually happy with your product or service.
f)  It’s cheaper to retain customers than acquire new ones
This is probably the most publicized customer satisfaction statistic out there. It costs six to seven times more to acquire new customers than it does to retain existing customers.
4.7 CONCLUSION
 In this chapter the concepts of consumer satisfaction, its purpose & importance  is discussed in detail. In the following chapter the data collected from the consumers of TOYA PAINT a product  of TOYA PAINTS PVT LTD will be analyzed and interpretations will be given.






















CHAPTER 5
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION








CHAPTER 5
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

5.1 INTRODUCTION

A questionnaire was prepared for measuring customer satisfaciton and with regard to toya paints and distributed among the customers of the paint specifically TOYA paint. The primary data collected by simple random sampling by using questionaires  was tabulated for analysis. Based on the data, Interpretations were made. The questionnaire used for carrying out survey is included in the annexure.













5.2 GENDER OF RESPONDENTS
Employees were given questionnaire requesting them to fill up the gender. The data collected is shown in the form of table and pie chart below. Table showing Gender of respondents
Table showing gender of respondents (a.1)
Opinion
No. of Respondents
Percentage  of Respondents
Male
54
72
Female
21
28
Total
75
100

Inference: Above table shows
·         72% of respondents are males .
·          28% percent are females. 
·         It shows that majority of respondents are males.

5.3 AGE OF RESPONDENTS
 The age of the respondent was divided into three different groups and were requested to specify which age group they belong. The result is displayed in table form and Pie chart form.

Table showing Age of respondents(a.2)
Age of Respondents
No. of Respondents
Percentage  of Respondents
Below 30
28
37
30-40
35
47
Above 45
12
16
Total
75
100



Inference:
·         Above table shows 37% of respondents are of the age group of  below 30 years.
·          47 % of respondents are of  30-40 age group .
·         16% of the respondents are above 45 years.
·         Majority of the respondents are young and between 30-40 years.

5.4 PRICE OF TOYA PAINT
The customers opinion about the price of the product is classified into the five groups.The results of the survey is displayed both in table and chart form and interpretations are given.
Table : Opinion of the respondents about the price of Toya paint. (a.3)
Opinion of respondents
No. Of respondents
Percentage [%]
Strongly Disagree
26
35%
Disagree
36
48%
Neutral
6
8%
Agree
5
6.66%
Strongly Agree
2
2.66%

Inference:
·         48% of respondents are strongly response the product is not highly priced.
·         38% of respondents disagreed .
·         8% respondents has neutral opinion.
·          6.66% of respondents agreed the product is highly priced .
·          2.66% of respondents strongly agreed. Majority of respondents are of the opinion that product is not highly priced.
5.5 QUALITY OF TOYA PAINT

The cutomers opinion about the quality of the Toya panits are classified into the five groups. The results of the survey is displayed both in table and interpretation are given.
Table : Opinion of the respondents about the quality of product(a.4)
 Opinion of the respondents
         No. of respondents
            Percentage [%]
Strongly disagree
21
28%
Disagree
9
12%
Neutral
2
2.66%
Agree
35
46.66%
Strongly agree
8
10.66%
 The chart showing opinion of the respondents about the quality of Toya paints.(a.4)
Inference:
·         Above table shows that the majority of the respondents [46.66%] agreed that quality of Toya product is in tact with quality standards.
·         10% of respondents strongly agreed.
·         28% of respondents strongly disagreed and 12% are disagreed.
·         Only 2.66% of respondents gave neutral response.
·          Majority of respondents are having an opinion that TOYA PAINTS are  good quality product.
5.6 RELIABILITY OF TOYA PAINT
The customers opinion about the reliability of Toya paints are classified into five group. The results of the survey displayed both table and interpretations are given.
Table: opinion of respondents about the reliability of Toya paints(a.5)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
21
28%
Disagree
9
12%
neutral
3
4%
Agree
34
45.35%
Strongly agree
8
10.66%
The chart showing the opinion of respondents about reliability of Toya paints(a.5)
Inference:  
·         The above table shows 43% of respondents agreed and 10.66% of responents strongly agreed.
·         4% of respondents gave neutral opinion.
·          28% strongly disagreed,12% of respondents  disagreed .
·          Majority of respondents  agreed with the reliability of TOYA paints.

5.7  DURABILITY OF TOYA PAINT
Customers opinion about the durability of Toya paints are classified into five group. The rusults of the survey displayed both table format and graphical format are given.
Table: opinion of respondents about durability of Toya paints(a.6)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
11
14.66%
Disagree
26
34.66%
neutral
3
4%
Agree
31
41%
Strongly agree
4
5.33%

The chart showing the opinion of respondents about duarability of Toya paints(a.6)
Inference:
·         The above table shows 41% of respondents agreed and 5.33% of responents strongly agreed.
·          4% of respondents are of neutral opinion.
·         14% strongly disagreed,34% of respondents disagreed .
·         Majority of respondents are satisfied with the durability of TOYA paints.
5.8 COLOUR OF TOYA PAINT
Customers opinion about the colour of Toya paints are classified into five group. The rusults of the survey displayed both table format and graphical format are given
Table: opinion of respondents about colour of Toya paints(a.7)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
31
41%
Disagree
35
46%
neutral
-
-
Agree
5
6.66%
Strongly agree
3
4%
The chart showing the opinion of respondents about colour of Toya paints(a.7)
Inference:
·         The above table shows 6.66% of respondents agreed and 4% of responents strongly agreed.
·          41% strongly disagreed,46% of respondents disagreed .
·         Majority of respondents disagreed the different colour availability of TOYA paints.


5.9 SIZE OF TOYA PAINT
Have Toya in different size of   paints? The Customers opinion about the siz of Toya paints are classified into five group. The rusults of the survey displayed both table format and graphical format are given.
Table: opinion of respondents about size of Toya paints(a.8)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
--
--
Disagree
9
12%
neutral
6
8%
Agree
49
65%
Strongly agree
11
14%
The chart showing the opinion of respondents about size of Toya paints(a.8)

Inference:
·         The above table shows 65% of respondents agreed and14% of responents strongly agreed .
·         12% of respondents disagreed and 8% of respondents are of neutral opinion .
·         Majority of respondents agreed that Toya paints are available in  different size.
5.10 ODOUR OF TOYA PAINT
 Toya provide different odour of   paints? The Customers opinion about the odour of Toya paints are classified into five group. The rusults of the survey displayed both table format and graphical format are given.
Table: opinion of respondents about odour of Toya paints(a.9)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
31
41.33%
Disagree
29
38.66%
neutral
12
16%
Agree
2
2.66%
Strongly agree
1
1.33
The chart showing the opinion of respondents about odour of Toya paints(a.9)

Inference:
·         The above table shows 31% of respondents strongly disagreed and 38% of responents  disagreed .
·         12% of respondents are of neutral opinion.
·          2% of respondents agreed and 1% of respondents  strongly agreed .
·          Majority of respondents strongly disagreed  that Toya paints are not available in  different odour.
5.11 AFTER SALES SERVICE OF TOYA PAINT
The Customers opinion about the after sales service of Toya paints are classified into five group. The rusults of the survey displayed both table format and graphical format are given.
Table: opinion of respondents about after sales service of Toya paints(a.10)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
0
0
Disagree
9
12%
neutral
16
21.33%
Agree
13
17.33%
Strongly agree
37
49.33%
The chart showing the opinion of respondents about after sales service of Toya paint.(a.10)
Inference:  
·         The above table shows 12% of respondents disagreed and 21% of responents gave a neutral response.
·         17% of respondents agreed and 49% of respondents strongly agreed .
·          Majority of respondents strongly agreed that Toya paints provide good after sales service.

5.12 CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE OF TOYA PAINT
The Customers opinion about the customer care service of Toya paints are classified into five group. The results of the survey displayed both table format and graphical format are given
Table TOYA  provides better customer care service. (a.11)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
3
4%
Disagree
7
9.33
neutral
32
42.66%
Agree
24
32%
Strongly agree
9
12%
Graphically presentation of Customer care service(a.11)
Inference:  
·         The above table shows 4% of respondents strongly disagreed and 9.33% of respndants  disagreed.
·         42% of respondents gave neutral opinion.
·         3 2% of respondents agreed and 12% of respondents strongly agreed .
·          Majority of respondents neutral response.

5.13 PRODUCT INNOVATION OF TOYA PAINT  

Table: Toya knows better how to improve existing products. (Product innovativeness)(a.12)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
0
0%
Disagree
9
12%
neutral
17
22.66%
Agree
33
44%
Strongly agree
16
21.33%
Graphically presentation of Product innovativeness(a.12)
Inference:  
·         The above table shows 9.33% of responents disagreed  and 22.66% of respondents gave a neutral response.
·          44% of respondents agreed and 21.33% of respondents strongly agreed .
·          Majority of respondents agreed that Toya Paints follow product innovativeness


5.14  TOYA’S HOME DECOR SERVICE
Table showing opinion of respondents as to Toya’s home decor service(a.13)
Opinion of respondents
    No of respondents
       Percentage[%]
Strongly disagree
1
1.33%
Disagree
9
12%
neutral
15
20%
Agree
13
17.33%
Strongly agree
37
49.33%
Graphically presentation of Service quality(a.13)

Inference:  
·         The above table shows 1.33% of responents strongly disagreed and 12% of respondents disagreed.
·         20% responendents gave neutral response.
·         17% of respondents agreed and 49.33% of respondents strongly agreed .
·          Majority of respondents are strongly agreed.


5.15 KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FEATURES OF TOYA PAINT
Respondents were requested to react to the statement that “ You can easily mention couple of features of toya paints ”. A five point likert scale from strongly agree to highly disagree  was used to measure their response. The responses are recorded in both tabular form and chart form. Inferences are arrived from the data.
Table showing respondents knowledge about features of toya paint(a.14)
Particulars
No. Of Respondents
Percentage of Respondents
Highly Agree
12
16%
Agree
34
45.33333333%
Neutral
10
13.33333333%
Disagree
16
21.33333333%
Highly Disagree
3
4%
Total
75
100
Chart Showing respondents knowledge about features of toya paint(a.14)
Inference:
·         16% of the respondents strongly  agree to the statement and 45.33% of the respondents agree to the statement.
·          13.3% of the respondents have neutral opinion to the statement.
·          21.3% of the respondents disagree to the statement and 4% of the respondents highly disagree to the statement.
5.16 SUGGESTION
Table showing suggestion of respondents(a.15)
Suggestions
No of respondents
Percentage[%]
To produce variety of color
37
49.33%
To give more advertisements
33
44%
Neutral
5
6.66%

Graphically presentation of respondents sugeestions(a.15)

Inference:
·         The above table shows 49.33% of responents suggested to provide variety of colours to the product.
·          44% respondents are suggested to give more advertisement.








CHAPTER 6
FINDINGS AND
SUGGESTIONS







CHAPTER 6
FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS

6.1 FINDINGS
       The major findings of the study are:
·         Most of the respondents are satisfied about product durability of Toya paints. Only 16.66% respondents are strongly dissatisfied about product durability.
·         Almost all of the respondents are satisfied about product availability & product size of Toya paints.
·         66.66% respondents of are satisfied and 13.33% respondents of are dissatisfied about the service quality of Toya paints
·         Most of the respondents are satisfied about the delivery performance of Toya paints.
·         Product reliability is high. Most of the respondents are satisfied about product reliability of Toya paints.













6.2 RECOMMENDATION / SUGGESTION  
After conducting a study on consumer satisfaction of Toya paints at Toya paints Pvt ltd Kozhikode, I have identified some facts based on the study conducted; following recommendations are made for consideration:
§  Should introduce retail outlets to increase sales.
§  Toya Paints have to take strong strategy against it key competitor
§  Toya Paints can reconsider its discount policy and provide more discount to customers
§  The company should maintain its marketing and promotional strategy.
§  Should rely on feedback from customers to make variations in product.
§  Toya should produce variety of colour paints.





















CHAPTER 7
CONCLUSION







CHAPTER 7
CONCLUSION
1.1  SUMMARY
In the 1st chapter, the research was described and sample size and data collection and methods of anlysis were defined. The research was “A study on the customer satisfaction with special reference to M/s. TOYA PAINTS PVT LTD. “. The research was conducted by percentage analysis. A questionaire was developed using Likert scale which is used for data collection.
In the 2nd chapter, details regarding the Paint , history of paints, Indian paints market, growth of exports of Indian paints and demand supply analysis of paints was carried out. The paints  industry was analysed using Porter’s five forces model.
In the 3rd chapter, the company profile of M/s. TOYA PAINTS PVT LTD was studied in detail including the details of Toya  group. Working of various departments such as Production, Marketing, Finance and Human Resource Mangement departments was studied in detail.
In the 4th chapter, the theoretical concepts of HRM, training and development needs was discussed. The systematic approach to training and development and the method of measuring the effectiveness of training and development was discussed.
In the 5th chapter, the data collected though questionnaire was analysed using percentage method, tabulated and displayed it in pie charts using tables and charts. The data was interpreted. Likert scale mean was found which indicates the overall performance of the firm
In this chapter the findings of the study, suggestions for improving the study further are include. This chapter ends with a conclusion of the entire study.











APPENDIX










ANNEXURE I
QUESTIONNAIRE
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a student of Govt. Law College, Calicut. I am doing 8th semester of BBA. LLB (Hons.) DEGREE. As part of my curriculum, I have selected the subject “Consumer satisfaction in TOYA PAINTS PVT LTD” as my project work. Thus, I am submitting my questionnaire to your kind opinion. This questionnaire is only for study purpose.
Thanking you
Yours faithfully                                                                                                                                         
SOJITH P K

QUESTIONNAIRE ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN TOYA PAINTS PVT LTD




Questionnaire

          Customer satisfaction on Toya Paints

This research is conducted for academic purpose only. So please do not hesitate to answer. Your information will be kept confidential.






Personal Information
     Age: below 30: …… 30-40: …… Above 45…
      Sex: male.......  Female......







Please indicate your answers by filling in the box like √, which
Most closely responds to your thinking.

Serial Number

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
 1
The product is highly priced





 2
Toya provide good quality product





 3
Toya products are easy to use.





 4
Toya provides consistency  over product qualityt





 5
Toya products are more reliable





 6
Toya paints are more durable than those of other paints 





 7
Toya  provide variety  colour





 8
Toya products are available in different size





 9
Toya provide variety in odour





 10
Toya provide after sale services





 11
Toya provide better customer care service





 12
Toya  knows better how to improve existing products.





 13
Toyas home decor service is more attractive than those of others.[service quality]





 14
Toya provides better customer care service.





15


Suggestions




                                             


                                                   Respondent’ signature [optional] …………






--------------------------------------THANK YOU--------------------------------------








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Sunday, 19 March 2017

IMPORTANT COURT CASE IN INIDIA


Most Interesting Indian Court Cases 


K.M. Nanavati vs State of Maharashtra (1959)

This case was the last time there was a jury trial in India. KM Nanavati, a naval officer, murdered his wife's lover, Prem Ahuja. A jury trial was held to decide whether it was a crime of passion (carrying a ten year sentence) or pre-meditated murder (life imprisonment) to which Nanavati plead 'not guilty'. The jury ruled in favour of him but the verdict was dismissed by the Bombay High Court and the case was retried as a bench trial.

State of Orissa vs Ram Bahadur Thapa (1959)

This is a bizarre one. Ram Bahadur Thapa was  the servant of one J.B. Chatterjee of Chatterjee Bros. firm in Calcutta. They had come to Rasogovindpur, a village in Balasore district in Orissa to purchase aeroscrap from an abandoned aerodrome outside the village. Because it was abandoned, the locals believed it was haunted. This piqued the curiosity of Chatterjee who wanted to "see the ghosts". At night, as they were making their way to the aerodrome they saw a flickering light within the premises which, due to the strong wind, seemed to move. They thought it was will-o'-the-wisp Thapa jumped into action as he unleashed his khukri to attack the "ghosts". Turns out, they were local adivasi women with a hurricane lantern who had gathered under a mohua tree to collect some flowers. Thapa's indiscriminate hacking caused the death of one Gelhi Majhiani and injured two other women. The Sessions court judge however, acquitted Thapa declaring that his actions were the result of a stern belief in ghosts and that in the moment, Thapa believed that they were lawfully justified

Mathura Rape Case (1972)

This is one of the most important cases in the country, because the protests that followed the verdict, forced some important changes in rape laws in India. Mathura, a young tribal woman, was raped by two constables within the premises of the Desai Ganj Police Station in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. The Sessions court judge found the accused not guilty. The reasoning behind this was (believe it or not) that Mathura was habituated to sexual intercourse. This, according to the judge, clearly implied that the sexual act in the police station was consensual. The amendments to the law that were forced by the protests got one thing right - submission does not mean consent.

 Kesavananda Bharti vs State of Kerala

If there's one reason India can still call itself 'the world's largest democracy', it is this case. Swami Kesavananda Bharti ran a Hindu Mutt in Edneer village in Kerala but the state wanted to appropriate the land. Bharti, who was consulted by noted jurist Nanabhoy Palhkivala, filed a petition claiming that a religious institution had the right to run its business without government interference. The State invoked Article 31 which states " no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law. " A bench of 13 judges deliberated on the facts of the case and through a narrow 7-6 majority, formulated the Basic Structure Doctrine, which puts some restrictions to how much the Parliament can amend the Constitutional laws. In many ways, the judgement here is considered to be a big middle finger to the then Central government under Indira Gandhi. Soon after, the emergency followed.

NALSA vs Union of India (2014)

This is the landmark decision by the Supreme Court of India which declared that Transgendered People were the 'third gender' and that they had equal rights as any other gender. The petitioner in this case was the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).

 Lal Bihari Identity Case (1975-1994)

Lal Bihari, was born in 1955; was dead through 1975 to 1994, and since then he has been an activist. Yes, you read that right. His uncle had bribed government officials to declare him dead so as to inherit their ancenstral land, and so, as per official records, Mr Lal Bihari was registered as 'deceased'. Once he realized what had happened, he started his struggle against the Indian bureaucracy to prove that he was alive. In the meantime, he performed his mock funeral, asked for widow's compensation for his wife, stood in the election against Rajiv Gandhi in 1989 and even added a ' Mritak ' to his name. As of now, he heads an organization that tries to handle similar identity cases for people who have been officially declared dead but are actually still alive.

Tarakeswar Case (1874)

This case was so (for lack of a better word) 'popular', that authorities had to sell tickets to let people come inside the sessions court. And the story itself is nothing short of a blockbuster. Nobin Chandra slit the throat of his 16-year old wife, Elokeshi, who was apparently having an affair with the mahant of the local Tarakeswar temple. Even though Nobin Chandra handed himself over to the police and confessed his crime, the locals were mostly on his side. The police had to let him go after two years, even though he was serving a life imprisonment while the mahant was arrested and put behind bars for three years. Alternatively, there were also rumours that the mahant had raped Elokeshi on the pretext of helping her out with "fertility issues".  This case was really important for that time period because this was seen by the society as one of those moments where the British rulers meddled in the affairs of the Bengalibhadralok and a temple priest, something that was very rare back in those days

Vishakha and Others vs. State of Rajasthan (1997

Before the Vishakha Guidelines came in, the workplace was dangerous for many women especially in case of sexual harassment. In 1992, Bhanwari Devi was gang-raped by upper caste men in her village because she tried to raise her voice against child-marriage. Due to gross negligence, the vaginal swabs collected from her body were taken 48 hours after the incident. Ideally, it should be done so within 24 hours. Shockingly, the judge presiding over her case (this was the seventh judge after six others were removed) acquitted the accused, even going so far to say, " Since the offenders were upper-caste men and included a brahmin, the rape could not have taken place because Bhanwari was from a lower caste. " Following the outrage over this acquittal, Vishakha and some other women's groups filed a PIL against the State of Rajasthan and the Union of India, forcing the latter to adopt the Vishakha Guidelines which now protects working women all over the country

Thank you.

How to Prepare for LLB Entrance Exam

How to Prepare for LLB Entrance Exam



LLB is the abbreviation for the undergraduate course, Bachelor of Laws. It is the first professional degree in the field of Law. LLB entrance is the examination held for the students seeking admission to various national law colleges and institutes on the basis of merit. 

You should know this points

Law is a subject which needs a lot of crucial years of your life to be able to make a good career in it. So firstly be sure of the subject and career and then begin with complete confidence in order to give your best.

There is no particular time to start the preparation. It's never too late since you have to pay special attention to your English language, correct logic and quick comprehending ability. 


One should be well aware of not only the pattern but also the nature of the exam. For instance, Static GK is not what is to be focused rather the current affairs should be paid special attention. To give another example, critical reasoning may be seen much more than logical reasoning. So the students should consult a good teacher/guide for such details. 

*  Also it is important for the candidate to know the various factors of the paper and prepare accordingly, which are, critical and logical reasoning, reading speed, quick comprehending, accuracy, current affairs and mathematics. 

The candidates must follow a good action plan so that their efforts are not wasted and are directed in the right way. Understand the pattern of the paper and divide the subjects and then accordingly start covering each topic thoroughly. Also apart from the factual theories, some basic abilities should be taken care of daily, for e.g. Current affairs, practicing logical and critical reasoning. 


For preparing the General Knowledge, current affairs well, try and study in a group. This will help you discover new things and share your knowledge and generally group studies help you retain more. 

Since the course is vast and not that easy, stay self-motivated. Whenever you feel a bit detached from the preparation tell yourself why you chose this career and don't let your confidence go. 


Appear for more and more mock test in order to check your speed and accuracy. 


If you plan to join any preparation institute, be sure of there authenticity and choose only after a good amount of research. Don't join more than one institute. Choosing more training institutes is most likely to confuse you. 

Do not sit for hours and hours at a stretch. Take short breaks in between in order to relax your mind. This helps you memorize more.
Thank you

Friday, 10 March 2017

LEGAL MAXIMS

LEGAL MAXIM

legal maxim is an established principle or proposition. The Latin term, apparently a variant on maxima, is not to be found in Roman law with any meaning exactly analogous to that of a legal maxim in the Medieval or modern sense of the word, but the treatises of many of the Roman jurists on Regular definitions, and Sententiae juris are, in some measure, collections of maxims. Most of the Latin maxims developed in the Medieval era in European countries that used Latin as their language for law and courts.


SOME MAXIMS ARE GIVEN BELOW


ACTA EXTERIORA INDICANT SECRETA INTERIORA: THE OUTWARD ACTS SHOW        THE SECRET INTENTIONS.

ACCUSARE NEMO SE DEBET [NISI CORAM DEO]: NO ONE OUGHT TO ACCUSE         HIMSELF [EXCEPT TO GOD].

ACTIO PERSONALIS MORITUR CUM PERSONA: ANY RIGHT OF ACTION DIES WITH   THE PERSON.

ACTORE NON PROBANTE, ABSOLVITUR REUS: AN ACTION NOT PROVED,                 ABSOLVES THE GUILTY.

*ACTUS DEI NEMINI FACIT INJURIAM: AN ACT OF GOD CAUSES LEGAL INJURY TO  NO ONE.

ACTUS NON FACIT REUM, NISI MENS SIT REA: AN ACT DOES NOT MAKE GUILT,         UNLESS THE MIND BE GUILTY.

ARMA IN ARMATOS SUMERE JURA SINUNT: THE LAW PERMITS THE TAKING UP       OF ARMS AGAINST THE ARMED.

AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM: HEAR THE OTHER SIDE.

CORPUS DELICTI: BODY OF CRIME.

DOMUS SUA CINQUE EST TUTISSIMUM REFUGIUM: A MAN’S HOUSE IS HIS               SAFEST RETREAT.

EX PARTE: FOR ONE PARTY ONLY.

EX TURPI CAUSE NON ORITUR ACTIO: OUT OF A BASE/DISGRACEFUL/ILLEGAL         CAUSE, AN ACTION DOES NOT ARISE.

HABEAS CORPUS: MAY YOU HAVE THE BODY.

INTER ARMA, LEGES SILENT: IN THE MIDST OF ARMS, THE LAW IS SILENT.

INTEREST REIPUBLICAE UT SIT FINIS LITIUM: IT CONCERNS THE STATE THAT           THERE BE AN END TO LAWSUITS.

JUDEX NON REDDIT PLUS QUAM QUOD POTENS IPSE REQUIRIT:A JUDGE DOES      NOT GIVE MORE THAN THAT WHICH THE PLAINTIFF ASKS.

JUDICIS EST IUS DICERE, NON DARE: THE JUDGE DECLARES (EXISTING) LAW,          AND DOES NOT MAKE NEW ONES.

LEX DILATIONES SEMPER EXHORRET: THE LAW ALWAYS ABHORS DELAYS.

LEX NON COGIT IMPOSSIBILIA: THE LAW DOES NOT COMPEL THE DOING OF           IMPOSSIBILITIES.

MANDAMUS: WE ORDER.

NEMO DAT QUOD HABET: NO ONE GIVES WHAT HE DOES NOT HAVE.

NEMO DEBET BIS VIXARI PRO UNA ET ENDEM LITIUM: NO ONE OUGHT TO BE           TWICE VEXED (SUED) FOR ONE AND THE SAME CAUSE.

NEMO DEBET ESSE JUDIX IN PROPRIA CAUSA: NOBODY OUGHT TO BE A JUDGE     IN HIS OWN CAUSE.

NOLLE PROSEQUI: UNWILLING TO PURSUE.

PAR IN PAREM, NO HABET IMPERIUM: AN EQUAL POSSESSES NO POWER OVER     AN EQUAL.

PLUS VALET UNUS OCCULATUS TESTIS, QUAM AURITI DECEM:ONE EYE                   WITNESS IS STRONGER THAN TEN HEARSAYS.

PRO BONO PUBLICO: FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLIC.

QUI NON IMPROBAT, APPROBAT: HE WHO DOES NOT DISAPPROVE, APPROVES.

QUI PARCIT NOCENTIBUS INNOCENTES PUNIT: HE WHO SPARES THE GUILTY,            PUNISHES THE INNOCENT.

QUI PECAT EMBRIUS, LUAT SOBRIUS: HE WHO SINS WHEN DRUNK SHALL BE            PUNISHED WHEN SOBER.

* RES JUDICATA: MATTER ALREADY ADJUDGED.

SUB POENA: UNDER PUNISHMENT.

VOLENTI NON FIT INJURIA: THAT TO WHICH A MAN CONSENTS CANNOT BE               CONSIDERED AN INJURY.

Thursday, 2 March 2017

FUNCTIONS OF BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA



CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BAR

 COUNCIL OF INDIA


           Section 4 of the Advocate Act ,1961 provides for the constitution of the Bar Council of India.
The Bar Council of India shall consist of the following members

  *    The Attorney General of India, ex officio
  *    The Solicitor General of India, ex oficio
  *    Elected Members from the State Bar Council. Each State Bar Council elects one members from 
        among its members to the Bar Council of India.
There shall be a Chairman and Vice-Chairman for the Bar Council of India. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman is elected by the members of the Bar Council of India from among its members.

          The Bar Council of India shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal. It shall have power to acquire and hold property. It can enter into contract. It can sue and be sued in its name.

 The main FUNCTIONS of the bar council of India are given below

  *   To lay down standards of professional conduct and etiquette for advocates.
  *   To lay down the procedure to be followed by its disciplinary committee and the committee of 
       each State Bar Council.
  *   To safeguard the rights, privileges and interest of advocates.
  *   To promote and support law reform.
  *   To exercise general supervision and control over State Bar Councils.
  *   To promote legal education and to lay down standards of legal education.
  *   To recognize Universities whose degree in law shall be a qualification for enrollment as an 
        advocate.
  *   To conduct seminars and organize talks on legal topics by eminent jurist and publish journals and         papers of legal interest.
  *   To organize legal  aid to the poor.
  *   To manage and invest the funds of the Bar Council of India.