Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Consumer Fora To Be Determined By Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid' As Consideration: NCDRC [Read Order]

In a significant order, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the goods/ services "paid" as consideration alone has to be taken and not the value of the goods/ services "purchased". The order has been passed by a bench of Justice RK Agrawal (President) and Dr. SM...

[Doctrine Of Merger] When Writ Appeal Partly Allowed & SB's Order Modified, Contempt Plea For disobedience Of Order Maintainable Only Before DB: Madras HC [Read Order]

Declaring that the doctrine of merger does not make a distinction between an order of reversal, modification or an order of confirmation, the Madras High Court has ruled that once the Writ Appeal is partly allowed and an order has been passed modifying the order of the Single Judge, the latter merges with the order passed in the Writ Appeal. The Court on Wednesday expressed the view...

[FB Post Against PM Modi And UP CM] Freedom Of Speech Cannot Be Extended To Matters Prejudicial To National interest: Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash Sedition FIR Against Dr.

The freedom of speech cannot be extended to such extent which may be prejudicial to the National interest, said the Allahabad High Court while refusing to quash an FIR lodged against a lady Doctor.Dr. Imrana Khan, a Unani Medical Officer, was named in the FIR registered under Section 67 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, Section 153-A, 153-B and 124-A of the Indian Penal...

Obey Our Order In Letter And Spirit: SC 'Requests' Madras HC [Read Order]

We request the High Court to obey our order in letter and in spirit, the Supreme Court said taking note of the fact that the Madras High Court did not comply with its direction to dispose of a writ petition within the time stipulated by it.MG Saravanan had filed a writ petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court against setting up of a Petroleum Retail Outlet Station...

Delhi Court Stays Publication Of Book On Asaram Bapu's Rape Case On Plea By Co-Convict [Read Order]

The Court said that the publication of the book could cause irreparable harm to the reputation of the plaintiff.

Allahabad HC Refuses To Order Inquiry Into The Utilisation Of Funds Released Under The MPLAD Scheme [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (03rd September) ruled that the Court cannot direct to make an inquiry with regard to utilisation of the funds released under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).The bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Yogendra Kumar Srivastava observed that the scheme contains sufficient guidelines to maintain transparency in the work to...

Bengaluru Riots Case : Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea To Display Names Of Persons Arrested As Per Sec 41C CrPC

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State government on a petition filed seeking compliance of section 41C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which mandates displaying of names and addresses of the persons arrested and the name and designation of the police officers who made the arrests, outside the police control room. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka...

[2008 Malegaon Blast] "He Was Simply Discharging His Duty": Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi Argues Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Petition

The Bombay High Court on Friday heard a fresh writ petition filed by 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit under Section 197 of CrPC challenging the sanction granted to to prosecute him in the case where a bomb explosion at Bhiku Chowk in Malegaon, Maharashtra killed six people and injured over a hundred. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared on behalf of Lt Col...

[Student Died On College Campus Due To Electric Shock] Allahabad HC Recalls Dismissal Order As It Could Not Hear Petitioner Amid Pandemic [Read Order]

Noting that the plea of a grieving parent, who had lost his son to an electric shock at ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, could not be heard due to the pandemic, the Allahabad High Court recalled its order whereby it had dismissed the plea for withdrawal of approval of the College. "The petition was taken up and decided during Covid-19 Pandemic when the regular working of the Court...

[Gang Rape Case] Allahabad HC Grants 2-Month Interim Bail Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati On Medical Grounds [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (03rd September) granted bail to Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Pradesh Prajapati, in connection to a gang rape case registered against him.Prajapati is an undertrial in Case Crime No.29 of 2017 dated 18.02.2017 under Section 376(D), 354A(I), 504, 506, 509 of I.P.C. and Section 5 and 6 of POCSO Act, 2012 registered at police Station...

Centre & State Responsible To Ensure Availability Of N-95 Masks At Reasonable Prices: Karnataka HC

Observing that "the Central and State Government are not helpless when it comes to regulating the price of N-95 masks and availability thereof," the Karnataka High Court on Friday, directed both governments to respond on the question of introducing regulatory measures as regards price of N95 masks. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay OKa and Justice Aravind Kumar said...

No One Has The Right To Put Own Life In Jeopardy Or Others' Life At Risk', Gauhati HC Asks State Authorities To Act Tough Against COVID Protocol Violators [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday (03rd September) suggested the Assam Government to take strict action against those not following physical distancing norms, including the imposition of fine on violators.The suggestion was made by a division bench comprised of Chief Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice Manish Choudhury, after it was informed to the court that the "the residents do not maintain...