Consumer Law News Anuradha case would change medical negligence compensation’ November 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court verdict, awarding Rs.6,08,00,550 as compensation to in a case of medical negligence that resulted in the death of his wife would change the way compensation in such cases is decided in India, Indian American Kunal Saha said Friday. The apex court ordered the Kolkata-based Advance Medicare Research Institute (AMRI) to pay […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Justice V. Gopala Gowda medical negligence compensation
Consumer Law News Corporate Law News Top Law News New land act neither pro-people nor pro-industry’ October 29, 2013 / October 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Asserting that there were many unresolved issues concerning the Land Acquisition Act, a West Bengal minister Monday said the state government does not subscribe to the new legislation, slated to be notified early next year. “The Trinamool Congress government does not subscribe to the new act. There are many issues which needed to be […] Read more » Land Acquisition Act. New land act New land act neither pro-industry' New land act neither pro-people New land act neither pro-people nor pro-industry' Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2013 Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011 Transparency in Land Acquisition Bill
Consumer Law News Top Law News SC to examine curbs on news on private FM radio October 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court, hearing a PIL by an NGO, Thursday said it will examine the rules that bar private FM radio channels and community radios from broadcasting news and current affairs. It also issued notice on the issue to the central government, returnable in two weeks. As a bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam and Justice […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam counsel Prashant Bhushan curbs on news on private FM radio Justice Ranjan Gogoi news on private FM radio SC to examine curbs on news
Consumer Law News Top Law News To file RTI in Goa, first prove you are Indian October 16, 2013 / October 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To file an RTI application in Goa, you will first have to prove that you are an Indian citizen. A government circular issued late Tuesday now asks all Right to Information applicants to mandatorily attach a copy of the affidavit swearing that the applicant is an Indian national. The move has been called draconian by […] Read more » To file RTI in Goa
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News Top Law News HC dismisses plea seeking ban on movie ‘Ram-Leela’ October 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a ban on the release of Bollywood movie “Ram-Leela”, starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan, refusing to entertain the plea, also imposed a fine of Rs.50,000 on NGO Rashtravadi Shiv Sena which filed the plea […] Read more » ban on movie 'Ram-Leela' Chief Justice N.V. Ramana HC dismisses plea seeking ban on movie 'Ram-Leela' Justice Manmohan
Consumer Law News Top Law News SC nod for EVMs with ‘paper trail’ October 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said that EVMS with voter verifiable paper audit trail, more commonly known as “paper trail”, was an indispensable requirement for free and fair elections as it ensures the accuracy of the voting system. “We are satisfied that the ‘paper trail’ is an indispensable requirement of free and fair elections. The confidence […] Read more » Chief Justice Sathasivan EVMs with 'paper trail' exercise of vote through EVMs free and fair elections SC nod for EVMs with 'paper trail'
Consumer Law News Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Saradha scam: Court says time not yet for CBI probe May 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that “time has not come” for aCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, the Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to accept a plea in this regard but said it will consider it after fully hearing the matter. A bench of Justices A.K. Banerjee and M.K. Chowdhury, which Thursday started hearing afresh a set of […] Read more » Saradha scam
Consumer Law News Govt to pay to couple for misbehaviour by officials May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Govt to pay to couple for misbehaviour by officials A consumer forum has directed by the central government to pay Rs 1.1 lakh to a couple as compensation for alleged misbehaviour by RPF officials at the entry gate of New Delhi Railway Station. The Central District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum observed that the Ministry of Railways was responsible for the acts of its employees, who […] Read more » Central District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Central Government Consumer forum Ministry of Railways misbehaviour by officials New Delhi Railway Station RPF officials
Consumer Law News Consumer forum orders Vodafone to pay compensation to doctor May 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding Vodafone India guilty of deficiency in service, Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has upheld a lower court order which asked the service provider to pay Rs 20,000 compensation and Rs 5,000 costs to a doctor for failing to stop unsolicited commercial communications. “Vodafone had failed to discharge its obligation and acted with imperfection, […] Read more » compensation to doctor consumer court judgement Consumer forum Consumer forum order guilty of deficiency in service Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum section 2(1)(g) of the Act Telecom and Solicited Commercial Communications Regulations Vodafone Vodafone India
Consumer Law News Consumer forum slaps Rs 50 lakh compensation May 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A doctor and a clinic in Varanasi has ordered by the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 50 lakh to the family of woman who died due to medical negligence. In its judgement delivered yesterday, a three-member commission comprising SAA Rizvi, Presiding member, Ashok Kumar Choudhury and Alok Kumar Bose, both members, asked […] Read more » Alok Kumar Bose Apollo Clinic Ashok Kumar Choudhury Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission IFFCO Mahoorganj Prabha Tripathi Presiding member Public Sector bank rate SAA Rizvi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission Surya Medical Hospital and Research Centre Varanasi
Consumer Law News LIC asked to pay for denying claim arbitrarily March 18, 2013 / March 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum has directed the Life Insurance Corporation to pay Rs one lakh to the husband of a policy holder for ‘arbitrarily’ rejecting his claim for the assured amount on his wife’s death. The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum observed that LIC had ‘misdirected itself’ by not showing any evidence that the deceased […] Read more » C.K. Chaturvedi claim arbitrarily Consumer forum LIC Life Insurance Corporation New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum order of consumer forum
Consumer Law News Life insurance firm ordered to pay 15K compensation March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum has directed a private insurance firm to pay compensation of Rs 15,000 to a complainant for harassment along with litigation costs of Rs 4,000. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (Mohali) in a decision yesterday held ICICI Prudential Life Insurance responsible for deficiency in service and failure to fulfill its obligation to its […] Read more » District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Life insurance firm Mohali-based Gill private insurance firm
