One recurring point of dispute in consumer law has been the standing of the person who makes the complaint. The Consumer Protection Act allows only persons who buy goods or services for their own purpose to approach a consumer forum. The law was amen..
The courts have been more prepared to pierce the corporate veil when it feels that fraud is or could be perpetrated behind the veil. The courts will not allow the Salomon principal to be used as an engine of fraud. ..
Where maintenance is claimed for an illegitimate child from an alleged father, it is not enough that the defendant would have been the father, but the court has to find out that in all reasonability no one else could have been the father ..
Background 1. The RTI request was filed on 14.3.07. The Appellant requested for information about the passport and other enclosures of passport of one mr. Janu Pawar besides action taken on his complaint dated 28.4.08 . The CPIO replied on 13.5.08 d..
If false affidavit is filed either of the parties in section 24 HM Act or elesewhere, there is a set procedure for initiation of purjury and it should not be taken lightly and should be decided separately by trial judge after conducting enquiry...
One application was filed by the exhusband (husband) seeking to restrain his exwife (wife) from using his surname (name) since divorce decree has been already passed and has became final. This application came to be filed as an interim application..
Petition had tendered his resignation under VRS Scheme but had applied to withdraw the same but bank refused it and matter wnet up till High Court wherein this judgment was delivered...
A complaint was filed against medical practitioner stating therein that he is negligible in his treatment. The matter went upto National Consumer commission wherein it was held that the medical practitioner is not negligible and then appeal was filed..
Issue: Evidence Act, 1872 - Section 113B; Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983; Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Sections 304B, 306 and 498A; Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973; Constitution of India - Articles 14 and 3..
Shri Anurag Chaudhary (applicant), a software engineer, was an employee of NIIT Technologies Limited (NIIT – India). NIIT India assigned the applicant to work in its group company NIIT Technologies Inc. (NIIT USA) for a specific period. The applicant..
Bye-laws have not been examined by the Assessing Officer or Bye-laws were not produced before the Assessing Officer - the assessee is not entitled to claim benefit of deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(vi) of the Act- – matter remanded...
A short question which arises for determination in this civil appeal is – whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was, on the facts and circumstances of this case, justified in upholding the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) directi..
The delinquency and the initial legal proceedings The appellant Pratap Singh had abducted and murdered by poisoning, in conspiracy with others, the deceased on 31-12-1998. He was arrested and produced before the CJM on 22-11-1999. In response to a..
CA Computer Associates Pvt. Ltd. (assessee) was incorporated during the year 1998 and was a 100 % subsidiary of Computer Associates International Inc. USA (CA – USA). The assessee was primarily engaged in the business of (i) licensing mainframe midra..
The issue before the SB was that, while computing the amounts eligible for tax holiday under the Indian Tax Law (ITL), whether the losses of an undertaking of the Taxpayer which is not eligible for tax holiday (Non-eligible Undertaking), are required..
Case Note: (i) Environment - forest land - Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 - matter pertaining to question that whether land-X leased by State of Chattisgarh to A for setting up of coal washery is part of 'forest land' - contention that prior approv..
The doctors who have specialized qualification in sonology are only entitled to practice ultrasonography. the doctors who have got licenses under the PNDT Act are entitled only to do pre natal diagonostic investigations and are not entitled to invest..
The appellant along with Accused No.1 was tried for offences under Section 120B of IPC read with Section 7 and 13 (2) read with 13(1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act") by Special Judge (SPE/CBI)-I,..
This appeal has been filed by the accused who stands convicted for offences punishable under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 and sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years and 6 months R.I. 2 respectively ..