Senior Citizens Living Alone Amidst COVID-19 – HELD the elderly people should be given priority in the admission in the Government hospital looking to their vulnerability for Covid 19. In event of any complaint made by the elderly people, the hospital administration concerned shall take immediate steps to remedy their grievances.

Senior Citizens Living Alone Amidst COVID-19 – HELD the elderly people should be given priority in the admission in the Government hospital looking to their vulnerability for Covid 19. In…

HELD A hospital which renders free services to a certain category of patients, while providing services which are charged to the bulk of others would not lie outside the purview of the consumer fora. Indian Medical Association v V P Shantha 1995 SCC (6) 651 followed. SCOI left open the issue as to whether Safdarjung Hospital would be governed by the provisions of the Act as contained in Section 2(1)(o) (Service).

The Supreme Court has observed that it is only where a hospital provides medical services free of charge across the board to all patients that it would stand outside the…

Motor Accident Compensation] For Age Group 15-25, Multiplier To Be Applied Is ’18’HELD multiplier applied was 13 while as per the judgment in Sarla Verma & Ors. v. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr.- (2009) 6 SCC 121, it should have been 18.(b) The interest granted is of 6% which generally the interest being granted is of 9%”

Motor Accident Compensation] For Age Group 15-25, Multiplier To Be Applied Is ’18’, Reiterates SC   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.2831 of 2020…

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, Section 16(1A) and Section 16(1)(a)(ii) – Adulterated Haldi Powder HELD the report of the public analyst does not mention that the sample was either “insect infested” or was “unfit for human consumption”, in the absence of such an opinion, the prosecution has failed to establish the requirements of Section 2 (1a)(f) of the Act

  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2255 OF 2010 PREM CHAND …APPELLANT Versus STATE OF HARYANA …RESPONDENT JUDGMENT N. V. RAMANA, J. 1.…

Income Tax Act, 1961 – Section 194C – Tax Deduction at Source – Applicability of Section 194C – Question of TDS under Section 194C(2) would have arisen only if the payment was made to a “sub-contractor” and that too, in pursuance of a contract for the purpose of “carrying whole or any part of work undertaken by the contractor” Appeal dismissed.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHREE CHOUDHARY TRANSPORT COMPANY — Appellant Vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ. ) Civil Appeal…