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“it is the doctors who decide what treatment is required to be given. Once the insured has paid the agreed amount of premium, insurance company is bound to meet the expenses”...

TIPS FOR THE CUSTOMERS 1. Before buying the gas cylinder ,one must check the authority of the person who delivers the cylinder to you ,his ID proof. 2. The important thing is to be checked is the expiry date of the container which is marked under the ring on the top of the cylinder.Cylinder used after expiry date are pron to leakage. They are the property of the dealer which at the time of re-filling at botteling plant are checked/to be checked .If any cylinder is being used after expiry ,either they are tempered ,misused for black marketing by either the dealer or his employees un –authorised manner .Customer must make a complain to the manufacturer and also to notify the dealer. 3. Always accept the cylinder during working hours of the dealers office in order to be sure of no tempering. 4. Weigh before receipt of cylinder and also make a note of the date on second copy/dealer’s of the challan 5. Do not install on your own and do not fetch cylinder ot your risk,always get it fixed by the authorized person of the dealer. 6. Get your tube and other fittings checked from time to time. 7. Never ignore gas smell and lock it before going to bed or going out. -...

Court highlighted with reference to Section 3 of the Limitation Act that” it is for the court to determine the question as to whether the suit is barred by limitation or not irrespective of the fact that as to whether such a plea has been raised by the parties; such a jurisdictional fact need not be even pleaded.”...

“when pleadings of both the parties were made available before the Commission, only then the Commission should have formed an opinion as to the nature and scope of enquiry, i.e., whether the facts which arose for decision on the basis of the pleadings of the parties required a detailed and complicated investigation of facts which was incapable of being undertaken in a summary and speedy manner, then only the Commission should have justifiably formed an opinion on the need of relegating the complaint to a civil court’...

The commission should address itself to the quantity of claim,the nature of claim,the nature of evidence which would be required to be submitted both in respect of claim and damages suffered and the nature of legal issues before deciding that the matter ought to be decided by the civil court in regular course.”...

The hire-purchase agreement in law is an executory contract of sale and confers no right in rem on hire until the conditions for transfer of the property to him have been fulfilled. Therefore, the re-possession of goods as per the term of the agreement may not amount to any criminal offence.In that particular case , the financier took possession of the bus from the complainant with the aid of the appellants. It cannot thus be said that the appellants, in any way, had committed the offence of theft and that too, when criminal or dishonest intention could not be pin-ponted....

The hospitals are institutions, people expect better and efficient service, if the hospital fails to discharge their duties through their doctors being employed on job basis or employed on contract basis, it is the hospital which has to justify and by not impleading a particular doctor will not absolve the hospital of their responsibilities...

An advocate shall maintain towards the courts a respectful attitude, bearing in mind the dignity of the judicial office.He shall not be a mere mouth-piece of the client, and shall exercise his own judgement in the use of restrained language in correspon...

“A statute is an edict of the Legislature and in construing a statute, it is necessary to seek the intention of its maker. A statute has to be construed according to the intent of those who make it and the duty of the court is to act upon the true inten...

Though both courts and tribunals exercise judicial power and discharge similar functions, there are certain well-recognised differences between courts and tribunals. They are: (i) Courts are established by the State and are entrusted with the State's in...

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.We hereby direct that in future no such interim order permitting the students either to pursue the study or ;to appear in the examination, shall be passed by the Consumer For a. That is not the function of the Consumer Fora and hence granting of such in...

“Banks /financial institutes can recover their dues from the guarantor or surety even without exhausting their remedy available to them against the borrower .Consumers are to sign such documents with great care and after they understand the consequences thereof,”...

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“We are clearly of the view that the Board (examination board) is not a ‘service provider’ and a student who takes an examination is not a ‘consumer’...

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