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Back ground of UCC getting momentum

"The need for uniform civil code has been felt for more than a century. The country has already suffered a lot in the absence of a uniform code for all. It is rather a pity that the longest and most elaborately written constitution in the history of mankind, the Indian constitution is responsible for...

State to Pay fee to advocate

The Supreme Court has asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to ensure that the advocates representing the State Government are not forced to file petitions in Courts to recover the fees due to them...

Live -in relations regularized in Uttrakhand

It is much talked about the privacy aspect and fundamental rights of live-in couples on both the counts-for compulsory registration as well as intimation to parents of the parties. , live-in is a taboo subject in the larger Indian society, and registration will only deter the unmarried partners from cohabiting, thus violating their fundamental rights...

Why Can't Client Be 'Consumer' & Lawyer's Negligent for 'Deficiency of Service' Under Consumer Protection Act? SC asks Bar Association

Back ground of the case; Here we refer back the case decided by National commission as back as in 2007 when National Commission had held in the matter of D.K. Gandhi V M. Mathias 2007 CTJ 909 (CP)NCDRC D.K. Gandhi V Mathias 2007 CTJ 909 (CP)NCDRC that services rendered by an advocate to his client in the course of litigation is to be covered under the provisions of Consumer Protection Act. Large number of advocate bodies, bar of Indian lawyers ,Delhi High Court bar association and Bar Council of India approached the Hon’ble SC and. Supreme court bench comprising Justice L.S Panta and Justice B Sudarshan Reddy stayed the ruling of Apex consumer commission holding that lawyers rendered legal assistance and not service to the client...

Airline Issues received from Consumers

Delay in refund by the airlines in cases of cancelling the booking. Consumers have complaints for long delay in refund. The experience of customer is that booking agency plays a vital role in delay. Airline informs that refund has already been sent to agency a month back but booking agency gives unsatisfactory replies when asked. Such as –we are processing, we are checking if your refund has come or we fail to identify your PNR etc. They hold the huge amount with them for months together for their gain. Number of such cases received against booking agents during last six months. Airlines to check the functioning of their registered agencies and can develop a system wherein customer has option to get refund directly also. (Many complaints against Makemytrip)...

Law related to Revision Petition

58 (1) (b) in Consumer Protection Act 2019 “To call for the records and pass appropriate orders in any consumer dispute which is pending before or has been decided by any State Commission where it appears to the National Commission that such State Commission has exercised a jurisdiction not vested in it by law, or has failed to exercise a jurisdiction so vested, or has acted in the exercise of its jurisdiction illegally or with material irregularity” Case Law...

Related law to Class Action & Join action Theory

Law laid down for Joint Complaint: 1. There is an element of sameness of the interest and with common interest; complainants could file a joint complaint....

Difference between RTI &CP Act as long as providing information is concerned

n the above lines case Urban Improvement Trust Ajmer, Rajasthan through its Secretary Versus Tarun Agarwal Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice J. M. Malik, Presiding Member Hon’ble Dr. S. M. Kantikar, Member.The order was pronounced _16th December, 2013 “Cannot be allowed to file an appeal against the order passed under some different act and by different authority. It held complainant not consumer under the circumstances”...

Ten important cases of 2023 -Part-111

Issue -Mandatory BIS Mark Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, issued notification dated 21.01.2020, making it mandatory for domestic pressure cooker to bear Standard Mark under a licence from Bureau of Indian Standards....

Ten important cases of 2023 Part-11

Whenever any untoward incident happens occurs in the course of working of the railway, the Railway Administration is liable to compensate the passenger irrespective of whether there has been any wrongful act, neglect or default on the part of railway administration....

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