Flight Cancellation Without Prior Intimation: Chandigarh State Commission Holds Air India, Travel Agent Liable

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, comprising Justice Raj Shekhar Attri (President) and Preetinder Singh (Member), held Air India and Alhind Tours and Travels lia-ble for deficiency in service for failing to inform the passenger of the flight cancellation. The Commission partly allowed the appeal and held that while the airline bears primary responsibility for...

APSC Exam Probe: Gauhati High Court Bars Use Of Inquiry Panel's Reports To Prosecute Candidates Citing Violation Of Procedural Safeguards

The Gauhati High Court barred the State from using findings in two reports of an inquiry commission probing alleged irregularities in appointments to Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) Combined Competitive Examinations conducted 2013 and 2014, to initiate disciplinary proceedings/prosecution against various candidates. In doing so the court observed that the findings therein violated...

Consumer Law Monthly Digest: March 2026

Supreme CourtConsumer Protection Act | Keeping Bank Deposit Not 'Commercial Purpose' Merely Because Interest Is Earned : Supreme CourtCause Title: SANT ROHIDAS LEATHER INDUSTRIES AND CHARMAKAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. VERSUS VIJAYA BANKCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 267The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 19) observed that merely earning interest on bank deposits does not automatically...

Myth Of Formalisation: Economic Survey Projections And Governance Challenges In India's Labour Codes

India's new labour codes have been promoted as reforms with the potential to bring major change whose draft rule was issued in December 2025. The Economic Survey 2025–26 presents an optimistic outlook: the codes are expected to raise formalisation from 60.4% to 75.5%, create 77 lakh jobs, lower unemployment, increase female labour force participation, and add 1.25% to GDP by 2029–30. These projections are based on the assumption that simplifying compliance for firms will encourage formalisation...

Earning Capacity Of Adult Sons Doesn't Negate Wife's 'Independent' Right To Permanent Alimony: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has recently observed that a divorced wife's right to permanent alimony is an 'independent' & 'distinct' right that cannot be diluted or negated merely because she has adult, earning sons. Clarifying that these factors at best may have a bearing on the quantum, but cannot negate the basic entitlement of the wife, the Court remarked...

Madras High Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Against YouTuber Felix Gerald Over Savukku Shankar Interview

The Madras High Court has initiated suo motu contempt proceeding against Youtuber Felix Gerald for allegedly violating an earlier order of the court, by which it restricted Youtuber Shankar @ Savukku Shankar from making allegations against G Square Realtors without notice. Justice K Kumaresh Babu opined that Gerald, who had interviewed Shankar post the court order, had also...

Elected Member Working As 'Gram Rojgar Sevak' Not Disqualified For Holding 'Office Of Profit' Under Village Panchayats Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the post of Gram Rojgar Sevak does not constitute a “salaried office” or “office of profit” under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958, and therefore does not attract the disqualification of an elected member. The Court observed that an elected member of a Village Panchayat who works as Gram Rojgar Sevak while on post, cannot be disqualified...

'Clay Residue Not Sufficient To Conclude JCB Was Used For Illegal Sand Excavation': Bombay High Court Quashes ₹7.5 Lakh Penalty On Farmer

The Bombay High Court has held that the mere presence of a JCB in a farmer's field and residue of clay in its bucket is not sufficient to conclude that it was being used for illegal sand excavation. The Court observed that such assumptions by revenue authorities, without proper inquiry or evidence, reflect a casual and arbitrary exercise of power, causing undue hardship to farmers.Justice Ajit...

MP High Court Quashes FIR Against Railway Vigilance Officers Accused Of Harassing Ticket Examiner, Cites Possible 'Extraneous Influence'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Railway Vigilance Officials for allegedly harassing a ticket examiner and subjecting him to caste-based slurs, raising serious concerns over the manner in which the case was initiated. The court noted that the case gave rise to "reasonable apprehension that process was influenced by extraneous considerations" in...

“Long Incarceration Tilts Balance In Favour Of Liberty”: J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Accused In Murder Case After 9 Years Custody

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to a murder accused who had remained in custody for over nine years, holding that prolonged incarceration, when weighed against the fundamental right to liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, tilts the balance in favour of release.The Court was hearing a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Strikes Down 1997 Rule Mandating Govt-Parity Retiral Benefits For Cooperative Society Employees

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the 1997 Service Rules mandating retiral benefits for employees of cooperative societies at par with government employees are ultra vires the parent statute and unenforceable. The Court observed that the State Government had no authority to further delegate its rule-making power to the Registrar, and such sub-delegation was neither...

Regulation Of Building Operations Act | Locus Of Complainant Irrelevant When Fraud In Obtaining Permission Established: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that locus of the complainant is irrelevant for the purpose of proceedings under Section 7-A of the Regulation of Building Operations Act, 1958 when prima facie it is visible that the permission for development under the Act was obtained by fraud and misrepresentation. Section 7-A of the Regulation of Building Operations Act, 1958 provides for cancellation...