Unable To Find Perfect Match, Consumer Commission Holds Marriage Bureau Deficient In Service [Read Order]

In his search for a bride, a man was forced to sue the marriage bureau for unfair trade practice and deficiency in service as it failed to find a perfect match for him or even arrange any meeting with any prospective match. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum found the marriage bureau grossly deficient in service and directed it to refund Rs 31,000 paid by the complainant...

Advocates Association Writes To State Law Minister Seeking 50% Reservation For Resident Students Of Karnataka In NLSIU [Read Letter]

The Advocate's Association of Bengaluru has written a letter to the Karnataka State Law Minister, J C Madhu Swamy, to restore 50 percent reservation to resident students of Karnataka in admission to the National Law School Of India University, Bengaluru. As per the communication sent on January 4, states that reports in print and electronic media that state cabinet has given approval...

'State Not Responsible For Every Fatal Accident Caused By Stray Animals': P&H HC Denies Compensation To Family Of Deceased [Read Order]

While clarifying that state cannot be held responsible for every accident caused by a stray animal, the Punjab and Haryana High Court refused to direct the state to grant compensation in one such case. The single-Judge bench of Justice Rajeev Narain Raina said, "If stray bulls roam the village, then the villagers owe a duty to keep themselves safe against any injuries that may be...

Parents Not Entitled To Claim Filial Consortium Under Motor Vehicle Act On Death Of A Married Son: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

On Friday, the Bombay High Court held that parents of a married son are not entitled to claim filial compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. Partly modifying the order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Solapur, the single-Judge bench of Justice RD Dhanuka struck off the amount awarded to the deceased's parents towards filial compensation and said, "In so far as the...

Sanjay Hegde v. Twitter: Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Account Suspension

Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Ministry of IT & Electronics and Twitter Communications in a plea filed by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde seeking framing of guidelines for Twitter, and restoration of his Twitter account.Justice Navin Chawla has posted the matter after four weeks.In his plea Hegde has contended that Twitter being a private body which performs a public function...

CAA Protests : Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing Of Adv Md Shoaib's Habeas Plea Until Next Week On UP Govt Request

The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday posted the Habeas Corpus petition filed on behalf of Lucknow based senior lawyer and president of human rights group Rihai Manch, Mohammad Shoaib, for next week. The bench of Justices Shabihul Hasnain and Virendra Kumar-II, has granted a week's time to the State to file the counter affidavit. Advocate Shoaib was arrested on December...

Is Basement Parking A Garage Or Basement? Developer Says Garage, NCDRC Says Not [Read Order]

Is the basement parking provided by the developer a garage or a basement or parking area?

Maintainability Of Any Suit Depends On The Suit Pleadings Not On The Rival Party's Defence: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Dismissing a civil revision application filed in a suit wherein the applicants are the original defendants, Bombay High Court observed that maintainability of any suit depends on the suit pleadings not on the rival party's defence.Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu was hearing the revision application filed by Shamrao, Lakshman and Swapnil Kulkarni challenging the judgment passed by the 7th...

Developer Cannot Take Advantage Of Death Of Workers To Justify Delay In Construction, Says NCDRC [Read Order]

A developer cannot cry force majeure to blame the delay in completion of housing project on deaths of workers at the construction site when the same has been caused due to lack of safety measures, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has said. NCDRC Presiding member V K Jain said the developer cannot take advantage of the deaths of workers on its project site to cover...

Madras HC Lawyers Slam Chennai Police Actions Against Anti-CAA 'Kolam' Protests

A group of Madras High Court advocates have spoken against the actions taken by the Chennai police against anti-CAA "Kolam" protests.On 29th December 2019, Shastri Nagar police detained Gayatri Khandhadai, a lawyer and human rights defender, for drawing "kolam" against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Three other lawyers who had visited her to render legal assistance were also detained. The...

Justice Sanju Panda Appointed As ACJ Of Orissa HC [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of Justice Sanju Panda, senior most judge of the Orissa High Court, as the Acting Chief Justice of that high court. She will succeed Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri, who retired today. Justice Panda will take charge of her office from tomorrow, i.e., January 5. She enrolled as an Advocate at the Orissa High Court in 1985 and has 21 years...

'40% Posts Are Vacant'-Karnataka HC Refuses Further Time Sought By Govt. For Appointing Prosecutors In District Courts

The Karnataka High Court on Friday refused to grant extension to the state government which sought time till March, 31, 2020, for filing up vacant positons of Public Prosecutors, Senior Assistant Public Prosecutors and Assistant Public Prosecutors across the State. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangpudar, said "If 40 percent positons are vacant...