civil law

The Supreme Court has told high courts not to let too many appeal cases pile up in their quest for 'absolute truth'. High courts around the country routinely ignore the statute whenever they feel an injustice has been committed. But in a recent judgement, a Supreme Court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Harjeet Singh Bedi advised high courts to show 'reasonable restraint' before a..

Taking exception to patients being neglected at AIIMS due to ego clashes among doctors, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said internal disputes at the hospital will not to be tolerated at the cost of those suffering. A Bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah expressed concern over patients not being treated properly due to ego clashes among different groups of doctors in the premier institute. ..

3/26/2009 The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Centre, the Delhi government and to the Secretary of its Education Department to explain their stand on recent fee hike by the private schools. After hearing a petition filed by NGO Abhibhavak Mahasangh, which challenged the recent fee hike by private schools, a bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Sanjiv Khanna directed t..

The Supreme Court has held that a person purchasing property in an auction sale or getting it on lease basis is not a consumer and cannot approach the consumer court. ..

As many as 112 pending claims of bank debts, pertaining to the Union Bank of India, were settled in a district-level Lok Adalat held through mutual settlement between debtors and bank officers. Three benches of Lok Adalat were constituted by the District Legal Service Authority. The first bench was headed by District and Session Judge B K Dubey, the second bench by Additional District Judge..

New Delhi, Mar 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court has held that a person purchasing property in an auction sale or getting it on lease basis is not a consumer and cannot approach the consumer court. A bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and Markandey Katju while allowing the appeal of Chandigarh administration against the judgement of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also ruled that t..

The pace of work in Madhya Pradesh’s consumer courts is accelerating as a direct consequence of awareness among the state;s denizens. While the state-level Commission for Consumer Protection has ensured justice in 28,654 of 31,466 cases registered so far -- a healthy 91.06 per cent -- district fora sorted out 1,23,946 of 1,33,279 cases -- 92.65 per cent. In the market, consumers have become al..

HC slaps Rs 10,000 fine for filing miscellaneous petition Chennai | Wednesday, Mar 4 2009 IST The Madras High Court today slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on a trade union affiliated to All India Anna DMK (AIADMK) for filing a miscellaneous petition seeking modification or clarification of the court's earlier order relating to the trade union election for recognition in Tamil Nadu Civil Supplie..

HC Rejects UP Govt's Plea On Termination Of Police Personnel ALLAHABAD, 4 Mar 2009, : In a setback to Mayawati government ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday rejected its appeal challenging a single bench order setting aside the termination of services of over 18,000 police personnel appointed during the previous SP regime. "We confirm the judgement of the..

Karnataka HC on Rent Control Matters pertaining to tenancy (House Rent Control) are considered to be painful. It is strange that a person who has constructed a house and given it on rent in full faith has to battle it out in the courts of law for an eviction. However, the situation is not all that bad when compared to what it used to be. The problem however lies with the various laws laid down by..

86-Yr-Old Fights For Medical Claims Dated:18 Feb 2009, 2217 hrs IST, Source: Nidhi Singhi, TNN LUDHIANA: Text: Out of sight is out of mind. Though railway authorities claim of providing better facilities to passengers as well as its staff, it seems once the employees retire from service, the department stops paying attention to their needs. For instance, Madan Mohan Lal ..

BOMBAY HC REJECTED ADAN SAMI'S WIFE PETITION Dated:18-02-2009 Source: UNI MUMBAI: Bombay High Court rejected a petition filed by Pakistani singer Adnan Sami’s wife, seeking an order to restrain him from entering the flats she claims to own. While rejecting the petition, Justice A V Nirgude in his order asked petitioner Saba Adnan Sami Khan to approach the family court in this regard..

SC Orders Transfer Of Illegal Plot Allotment Case To Itself 2/16/2009 The Supreme Court ordered the transfer to itself of five petitions pending in the Allahabad High Court in relation to illegal allotment of 28 plots in Lucknow to SP General Secretary Amar Singh, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yadav’s close aides and senior LDA officers. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakris..

SC Disapproves Approach Of Delhi Traffic Police In UP Bus Case 2/15/2009 The Supreme Court has disapproved the approach of Delhi Traffic police, who had directed Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) to produce a bus, the permit of which was suspended for a week for the offence of overtaking another four-wheeler in the capital in violation of the apex court directions. T..

Revenue recovery certificate issued by Collector held valid In exercise of the jurisdiction conferred under RRA Coimbatore Collector authorised his Trichur counterpart to recover excise arrears from a person. While holding as valid a revenue recovery certificate issued by the Coimbatore Collector, authorising his Trichur counterpart to recover excise arrears from a person, the Madras H..