PNB Housing Finance Liable For Delaying Loan Foreclosure Statement, Cannot Charge Interest For Delay Caused By Itself: Thrissur Consumer Commission

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thrissur, comprising Sri C.T. Sabu (President), Smt. Sreeja S. (Member) and Sri Ram Mohan R. (Member), has held PNB Housing Finance Ltd. liable for deficiency in service for unjustifiably delaying the issuance of a loan pre-closure statement and thereafter charging interest for the period of delay caused by its own conduct. Brief Facts...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Actor Salman Khan's Plea Against Release Of 'Kala Hiran' Movie

The Delhi High Court on Friday plea issued notice on an interim application filed by Bollywood actor Salman Khan seeking to restrain the makers of the proposed film “Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy.”A vacation bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna issued notice on interim injunction application against release of the film. The application has been filed by the actor in his...

Person Awarded Work Through Quotation Process Can Still Be 'Employee' Under Employees Compensation Act If He Personally Executes Work: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that a person engaged through a quotation or tender process may still qualify as an “employee”under Employees Compensation Act , 1923 and entitled to compensation if he personally participates in the execution of the work.Justice S. Manu delivered the judgment in an appeal against the direction of the Industrial Tribunal and Employees Compensation...

Victim's Birth Certificate Registered 17 Years After Birth Cannot Automatically Establish Minority: Sikkim HC Acquits Man In POCSO Case

The Sikkim High Court has held that a birth certificate registered years after a person's birth cannot automatically be presumed to be correct when statutory requirements under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, were not complied with. The division bench of Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai and Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan observed that the birth certificate was issued on April 5,...

Writ Court Can't Grant Interim Relief After Relegating Party To Alternative Forum: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that once a writ court has refused to entertain a petition and directed the petitioner to seek an alternative forum, it cannot exercise its jurisdiction to pass an interim order. The bench of Justice GS Ahluwalia and Justice Deepak Khot observed:"Thus, it is clear that where the Writ Court has refused to entertain the writ petition and has relegated...

Delhi District Commission Holds MG Motors Liable For Manufacturing Defects And Failure To Honour Warranty Repairs

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I (North District), comprising Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar (President) and Ashwani Kumar Mehta (Member), has held M/s MG Motors India Pvt. Ltd. liable for deficiency in service for manufacturing defects in the vehicle and failure to provide free warranty repairs. The Commission partly allowed the complaint and directed the manufacturer to refund...

FCI Can Recover Amounts For Delay In Completing Black-Topping Of PEG Godown Roads: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that black-topping of internal roads forms an essential component of the infrastructure required under the Private Entrepreneur Guarantee (PEG) Scheme and that recoveries effected by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for failure to complete such work within the stipulated period cannot be faulted merely because the godown continued...

Repeated Defaults In Appearance, Possibility Of Evading Trial Justify Interim Compensation Under NI Act: J&K&L High Court

Ruling on the evolving contours of Section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that while interim compensation under Section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act is not to be granted mechanically, the conduct of the accused, including repeated defaults in appearance, the likelihood of delaying the trial, and...

Karnataka High Court Stays JJ Act Case Against Murugha Mutt's Seer Accused Of Concealing Info About Minors Residing In Orphanages

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [June 12] stayed the criminal proceedings pending against Dr. Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the pontiff of Murugha Mutt in Chitradurga in a JJ Act case alleging concealment of information about minors residing in institutions/orphanages run by the Mutt.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while hearing a petition filed by the seer challenging...

Delhi High Court Declines Suo Motu Cognizance Of Social Media 'Trolling' Of Trial Judge Over Stay On FIR Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra

The Delhi High Court on Friday (June 12) refused to take suo motu cognizance of "social media trolling" of a trial court judge who stayed an order directing FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande accusing him of abusing her and other women employees online. For context, the trolling is stated to...

Law Officers Vacancy At Gujarat Public Service Commission

Gujarat Public Service Commission invites online application for the post of Law Officer. Name of the Post: Law Officer No. of Post: 09 (Nine) Essential Qualification and Experience Possess a Degree in Law (Special) or Degree in Law (Integrated) (five years course after Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination) of any of the Universities established or incorporated by or under the Central or State Act in India or any other educational institution recognized as such or...

Limitation Act | Suit For Compensation By Dependent Of Deceased Not Barred Under Article 82: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a suit filed by a dependent seeking compensation for the death of a family member is not barred by limitation under Article 82 of the Limitation Act, 1963, if the claim is based on an independent civil right and not under the Fatal Accidents Act.Justice Nidhi Gupta said, "suit of the plaintiff is not governed by Article 82 of the Limitation Act;...