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Consumer

Consumer Law – Deficiency of service – Fraudulent transactions – Compensation – Liability – Denial of the compensation corresponding to the extent of the School’s loss, by the State Commission as well as by the NCDRC would not be justified – Respondent Bank should be directed to compensate the School to the tune of Rs. 25,00,000/- transferred until 9.9.2014, when the misappropriation was first detected

Dec 22, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL — Appellant Vs. THE SENIOR MANAGER, INDIAN BANK, MIDNAPUR BRANCH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud…

Consumer

Ex-Parte Order Of State Consumer Commission Can Be Challenged Before NCDRC HELD Section 21(a)(ii) does not state that appeals cannot be entertained against orders that have been passed ex parte. The plain and simple meaning of the said provision is that appeals will be entertained by the National Commission against any order passed by the State Commission.

Dec 22, 2019 sclaw

Ex-Parte Order Of State Consumer Commission Can Be Challenged Before NCDRC: SC [Read Order] Ashok Kini 21 Dec 2019 5:36 PM The Supreme Court has held that an ex-parte order…

Consumer

Loss and damages – Repudiation of Claim – It is a settled position that an insurance company cannot travel beyond the grounds mentioned in the letter of repudiation – If the insurer has not taken delay in intimation as a specific ground in letter of repudiation, they cannot do so at the stage of hearing of the consumer complaint before NCDRC

Dec 15, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SAURASHTRA CHEMICALS LTD. (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS SAURASHTRA CHEMICALS DIVISION OF NIRMA LTD.) — Appellant Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LIMITED — Respondent ( Before :…

Consumer

There was no reason for the National Commission to hold that there was any violation of the requisite conditions on part of the appellant and there was no justification to reduce the claim to the extent of 60% of the IDV of the vehicle. The conclusions drawn and the directions issued by the State Commission, in our view, were quite correct and did not call for any interference.

Nov 20, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KAMLESH — Appellant Vs. SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ. ) Civil Appeal…

Consumer

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Sections 12 and 24A – Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Imposition of costs -the Society would now be required to pay stamp duty at an enhanced rate, that by itself does not give any entitlement to seek relief against the Appellant

Nov 17, 2019 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE MANAGER, THE MAHARASHTRA STATE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD — Appellant Vs. FARMER BANK EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before…

Consumer

“…..the issue arose was whether the purchase of flats for the purpose of providing accommodation to nurses employed by the trust’s hospital qualifies as a ‘purchase of services for a commercial purpose’? HELD NO by SC “The provision of hostel facilities to nurses so as to facilitate better medical care is a positive duty enjoined upon the hospital so as to maintain the beneficial effects of the curative care efforts undertaken by it. “

Nov 15, 2019 sclaw

Hospitals Have Duty To Provide Hostel Facilities To Nurses: SC Summarizes Principles To Determine ‘Commercial Purpose’ [Read Judgment] BY: ASHOK KINI15 Nov 2019 3:43 PM “The provision of hostel facilities…

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Bail Declined

Cancellation of Bail — Factors for Consideration — Child Trafficking — Appeals preferred by victims (kith and kin of trafficked children) assailing High Court orders granting bail to accused involved in a large-scale, organized, interstate child trafficking racket — The offences alleged involve kidnapping, buying, and selling of minor children primarily from impoverished backgrounds, punishable under Ss. 363, 311 & 370(5) IPC —High Court’s approach found to be callous, overlooking critical aspects including the organized nature of the crime and the subsequent absconding of several accused post-bail, thereby jeopardizing the trial.

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Specific Performance

A buyer’s continuous readiness and willingness to perform their part of an Agreement to Sell, a prerequisite for seeking specific performance, is negated by their conduct of accepting and encashing a substantial portion of the refunded earnest money/advance

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Service

The 18-month Diploma in Elementary Education (D. El. Ed.) programme conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) through Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode, pursuant to the NCTE Recognition Order dated 22.09.2017, was a specific, one-time measure necessitated by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2017

Apr 15, 2025 sclaw
I B C Limitation

The statutory limitation period for filing an appeal before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) under Section 61(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is thirty days, commencing from the date of pronouncement of the order by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) — The NCLAT possesses discretion to condone delay for a further period not exceeding fifteen days, upon satisfaction of sufficient cause

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