Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Courts should take pragmatic view of rights of consumers: SC April 9, 2017 / April 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is necessary for courts to take a “pragmatic view” of the rights of consumers in disputes concerning them since customers are at a disadvantage as compared to service providers, the Supreme Court has said. The court noted that Parliament had enacted the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and provision of limitation in the Act cannot […] Read more » Consumer Protection Act 1986 consumers in disputes featured Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice P C Pant National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC
Consumer Law News Family Law News Top Law News Farmer on leased land after expiry period can’t be evicted: SC July 10, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that a farmer, who is in possession of leased land even after expiry of the lease period, cannot be evicted if the owner either acknowledges the tenancy or is accepting the rent. Referring to a provision of the Transfer of Property Act, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi […] Read more » featured Justice Arun Mishra Justice P C Pant Justice Ranjan Gogoi leased land Punjab Security of Land Tenure Act) of 1953 Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 Transfer of Property Act
Criminal Law News Rahul Gandhi appears in Maharashtra court in RSS defamation case May 8, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today appeared in a local court in connection with a criminal defamation case against him, notwithstanding the Supreme Court stay on the proceedings in the matter. He presented himself before Magistrate D P Kale in line with the commitment given by his counsel on March 30. The court posted the […] Read more » blaming the RSS for the Mahatma Gandhi's assassination criminal defamation featured Justice P C Pant justices Dipak Misra Magistrate D P Kale Mahatma Gandhi's assassination Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi in RSS defamation case Rahul Handhi appears in Maharashtra court
Top Law News SC slams Bollywood’s make-up body for non-compliance of order April 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today slammed Bollywood’s make-up artists association for not enrolling women despite its order observing whether the body feels it “rules some kind of empire and would not allow anyone to enter”. A bench ofpulled up the Cine Costume Make-Up Artist & Hair Dressers Association for not granting membership to outsiders by “adopting […] Read more » Cine Costume Association featured Hair Dressers Association Justice Dipak Misra Justice P C Pant make-up artists association
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC issues notice to Maha govt on plea against ban on bar dance September 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to examine constitutional validity of a law banning dance performances at bars and hotels in Maharashtra and issued notice to the state government. A bench of justices S J Mukhopadhaya and P C Pant issued notice to Maharashtra government on a plea of Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association which challenged […] Read more » ban on bar dance constitutional right to earn a living Justice P C Pant justices S J Mukhopadhaya plea against ban on bar dance
