Consumer Law News Coal scam: CBI directed to record statement of former PM Manmohan Singh December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI was on Tuesday directed by a special court to record statements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was holding charge as Coal Minister in 2005, and others in a coal blocks allocation scam case allegedly involving top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla. Refusing to accept CBI’s closure report filed in the matter, Special […] Read more » CBI directed to record statement coal blocks allocation scam case coal scam former PM Manmohan Singh Man mohan Singh in coal scam
Consumer Law News Woman Who Lost Husband in Car Crash Gets Rs. 65 Lakh Compensation December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Navi Mumbai woman, who lost her husband in a 2012 car mishap, and her two children were today awarded a record Rs. 65 lakh compensation by a Lok Adalat in Thane. A Lok Adalat panel comprising R S Chahal, S P Kamath and M N Belose ordered ICICI Lombard General Insurance and the car […] Read more » lost husband in car crash Rs. 65 Lakh Compensation
Consumer Law News Real estate firm to pay over Rs 6 L for cheating consumer December 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A real estate firm has been asked by a consumer forum here to pay over Rs 6 lakh to a man for “cheating” him and indulging in “unfair trade practice” by not allotting him a plot after getting payment. New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by C K Chaturvedi, asked U-turn Housing Pvt […] Read more » C.K. Chaturvedi New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Real estate firm to pay Rs 6 L for cheating consumer U-turn Housing Pvt Ltd U-turn Housing Pvt Ltd to pay Rs 6.25 lakh
Consumer Law News Unregistered taxi services asked to stop operations December 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the wake of Centre’s advisory to states to ensure stoppage of web-based taxi services following the alleged rape of a 27-year-old woman executive in Delhi, Karnataka government today said all taxi services not registered in the state will be considered illegal and will have to stop operations immediately. “All those taxi services who have […] Read more » stoppage of web-based taxi services Transport Commissioner Rame Gowda Unregistered taxi services
Consumer Law News HC issues notice to 16 pvt schools for enforcing RTE December 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to 16 Ahmedabad district-based private schools seeking their response on a public interest litigation (PIL) over alleged non-implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and refusal to admit 25 per cent of underprivileged children.A High Court division bench comprising acting Chief Justice V M Sahai and Justice […] Read more » 16 pvt schools for enforcing RTE enforcing RTE Gujarat HIgh court issues notice for enforcing RTE Gujarat HIgh court issues notice to pvt issues
Consumer Law News Action on home turf adds to Uber’s worldwide woes December 10, 2014 / December 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment US-based online ride-sharing service Uber, in the eye of a storm over the rape of a passenger in New Delhi by one of its commissioned drivers, ran into more trouble worldwide besides its home turf.Prosecutors in Los Angeles and in San Francisco said Tuesday they were filing a suit against the San Francisco based service, […] Read more » Uber Uber cab service Uber's worldwide woes
Consumer Law News Odisha: CBI court turns down bail plea of 16 chit fund accused December 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The designated CBI court on Tuesday rejected the bail petitions of 16 chit fund accused, including Artha Tatwa Group CMD Pradip Sethy and suspended BJD MLA Pravat Tripathy. Judge Padma Lochan Satpathy posted the case for hearing on January 12, next year. The 16 accused included Mumbai-based model Preeti Bhatia, newspaper owners Madhu Mohanty and Bikash […] Read more » Artha Tatwa Group CMD Pradip Sethy bail plea of 16 chit fund accused BJD MLA Pravat Tripathy CBI court turns down bail plea chit fund accused chit fund scam in Odisha Judge Padma Lochan Satpathy multi-crore mega chit fund scam in Odisha
Consumer Law News Insurance Co. Ordered to pay Rs 27 lakh compensation December 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Six years after she lost her husband in a car mishap, a woman has received a compensation of over Rs 27 lakh by the Thane Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal here. Sessions Judge S Y Kulkarni asked respondent United India Insurance Co. Ltd to pay the compensation amount to the claimants with seven per cent interest […] Read more » Insurance Co. Ordered to pay Insurance company to pay Rs 27 lakh compensation
Consumer Law News DLF told to pay around Rs 1.5L for wrongly deducting brokerage December 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DLF New Gurgaon Homes Developers Pvt Ltd has been asked by a consumer forum here to pay around Rs 1.5 lakh to a man, who booked a property in its project, for “wrongly deducting brokerage”. New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal forum, presided over by C K Chaturvedi, asked the firm to pay Rs 1,49,783 […] Read more » C.K. Chaturvedi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum DLF New Gurgaon Homes Developers Pvt Ltd DLF told to pay around Rs 1.5L wrongly deducting brokerage
Consumer Law News Coal scam: CBI files case diary in sealed cover November 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Thursday filed the case diary and crime files in a sealed cover in a coal blocks allocation case related to Hindalco before a special court, complying with its order. The court has now fixed the matter for consideration of the CBI’s closure report filed in the case for December 12. Two days […] Read more » coal blocks allocation scam coal scam Coalgate Hindalco Kumar Mangalam Birla Manmohan Singh P.C. Parakh Talabira coal blocks
Consumer Law News Realty firm asked to pay Rs 4.55 L each November 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A realty firm has been directed by Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pay Rs 4.55 lakh each to buyers for not handing over four flats in its project in 2006, saying they “paid their hard-earned money” and “their dream of having a house is shattered”. The Commission, comprising its judicial member N P […] Read more » Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Realty firm asked to pay
Consumer Law News Insurance firm asked to pay compensation for deficiency November 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum here has held an insurance company guilty of deficiency in service after it refused to pay claim to a man for his stolen motorcycle on the grounds that he had failed to take reasonable care of the vehicle and directed it to pay compensation for harassment. Central Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal […] Read more » Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum ICICI Prudential Insurance firm asked to pay compensation real estate to pay compensation for deficiency
