Consumer Law News Top Law News Rly obliged to take care of passenger, luggage: SRDC December 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) today asked the Northern Railway to compensate a passenger for his stolen luggage and said the national carrier was obligated to ensure that a traveller reaches his destination safely with his baggage. The commission rejected the railway’s contention, invoking Section 100 of the Indian Railways Act, that […] Read more » Consumer Law news Court Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission featured Law Legal News luggage Rly obliged to take care of passenger SRDC
Consumer Law News Top Law News Negligence: Doc to pay son for mother’s death December 1, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A doctor at a reputed private hospital in south Delhi has been directed by state consumer commission to pay Rs 15 lakh compensation to the son of a woman, who died at the age of 22 due to negligence during her caesarean operation in 1993. The state commission bench, presided by its member N P […] Read more » Consumer Law news featured legal news.law.court negligence
Consumer Law News Top Law News Kin of ship captain to get Rs 1.03 cr compensation November 21, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has directed an insurance firm and a tempo owner to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 1.03 crores to the family of a former ship captain who was killed in a road mishap in 2011. Chairman of the tribunal and Principal district judge S M Gavhane, in his recent order, directed […] Read more » Compensation Consumer Law news Court featured Law Legal News Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Consumer Law News Top Law News Rlys to pay Rs 60K to retd judge, kin for discomfort November 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The State Consumer Commission here has refused to set aside the fine of Rs 60,000 slapped on the Railways for causing discomfort to a former High Court judge and his family by shifting their seats, saying doing so without informing them was deficiency in service. Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission upheld the 2014 order […] Read more » Consumer Law news Court featured Law Legal News Rlys to pay Rs 60K to retd judge for discomfort State Consumer Commission
Consumer Law News Top Law News PM Modi Says Rs. 500 And Rs. 1,000 Notes Being Discontinued…………………….. November 8, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here are the highlights from his address: *Sab ka sarkaar, sab ka vikas – governance and progress for all is our motto. We are focused on empowerment of the poor. A series of schemes we have introduced all aim at this. This is a government for our farmers. *Corruption and black money are diseases rooted […] Read more » featured New Currency Notes for Rs 2000 New Currency Notes for Rs 2000 to be issued New Currency Notes for Rs 500 to be Issued Rs. 1000 Notes Being Discontinued Rs. 500 Notes Being Discontinued
Consumer Law News Top Law News Cap on withdrawals from ATMs policy decision November 6, 2016 / November 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Reserve Bank of India has told the Delhi High Court that the cap on the number of withdrawals from ATMs by banking customers without being charged is a policy decision taken in public interest. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal was also informed by RBI that the ATM […] Read more » Cap on withdrawals from ATM Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court featured Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal PIL filed by advocate Swati Aggarwal Reserve Bank of India
Consumer Law News Top Law News Rs 1k not enough even for a single person to survive November 6, 2016 / November 6, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A thousand rupees is too less an amount even for a single person to survive in a metropolitan city, a Delhi court has said while enhancing the amount of interim maintenance awarded to a woman in a domestic violence case. Special judge Ramesh Kumar allowed the appeal filed by the woman, a resident of Chattarpur […] Read more » domestic violence case featured Rs 1000 for single person Rs 1000 for single person to survive Rs 1k not enough even for a single person to survive Special judge Ramesh Kumar
Consumer Law News Top Law News Airline to pay Rs 1 lakh to passenger for loss of bag November 4, 2016 / November 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi State Consumer Commission has directed British Airways to pay Rs one lakh compensation for losing a bag of a passenger who was flying to London eight years ago. Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, while upholding the compensation amount decided by a district forum here, observed that the incident caused “mental agony and harassment” […] Read more » Airline to pay Rs 1 lakh to passenger British Airways Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission featured Heathrow airport loss of bag
Consumer Law News Top Law News Coal scam: Court to hear Javadekar’s plea on Nov 5 November 3, 2016 / November 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today said it would need some time to analyse the objections filed by Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Hansraj Ahir against CBI’s move to close a coal scam case, allegedly involving Prakash Industries Ltd (PIL) and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar fixed the case for hearing on November 5 when it […] Read more » Central Vigilance Commission coal scam featured Hansraj Ahir Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar
Consumer Law News Family Law News Top Law News HC dismisses Muslim woman’s appeal against divorce November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal by a woman seeking to set aside the “forged” ‘khula’ produced by her husband on the basis of which a cleric granted a fatwa dissolving the marriage. S Basheria submitted she was married to T C A Mohamed Yusuf, a beef merchant on August 20, 1987 as […] Read more » appeal against divorce divorce featured HC Madras High Court Muslim woman's appeal Muslim woman's appeal against divorce dismissed
Consumer Law News Top Law News HC upholds detention of ‘sand smuggler’ under MPDA November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has upheld an order of a Jalgaon Magistrate detaining an alleged sand smuggler under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act (MPDA), saying his movements in the society might lead to disruption of public order. MPDA covers bootleggers, slumlords, sand smugglers and certain other categories of offenders whose activities are a threat […] Read more » 150th anniversary celebrations of the Bombay High Court Bombay High Court featured HC justice Mridula Bhatkar Justice Vijaya Tahilramani Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act MPDA sand smuggler upholds detention of sand smuggler
Consumer Law News Top Law News Equal pay for equal work applicable to temporary staffers: SC October 31, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has held that the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ has to be made applicable to those engaged as daily wagers, casual and contractual employees who perform the same duties as the regulars. Terming the denial of equal pay for equal work as “exploitative enslavement”, “oppressive, suppresive” […] Read more » Equal pay for equal work featured Justice J.S. Khehar Justice S.A. Bobde SC temporary staffers
