Christmas eve has brought bad news for Gundecha Builders….one of the top builders of Mumbai. On 23rd December 2015, Justice Mridula Bhatkar of the Bombay High Court settled a 36-year-old litigation initiated by one Shivram Shinde (since deceases) who claimed he was in “adverse possession” of the land since 1944. Gundecha Builders joined the litigation later, saying it had…
Supreme Court – last minute effort to stop the release the juvenile offender In what looks likes a scene drawn from the Indian Cinema, on the late night of Saturday 20th December 2015, Swati Maliwal, Chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), moved the Supreme Court, seeking the court’s intervention against the release of…
The question of territorial jurisdiction in internet transactions is a tricky issue. This issue came up before the Meghalaya State Consumer Commission. The grievance related to sale of Air Tickets by Air Deccan through the internet. The State Commission made a detailed analysis of various provisions and decisions; and by its order dt. 7 December 2013, held that the Complainant…
The whole issue centers round the period within which the Opponent has to give his version to the District Forum in pursuance of a complaint, which is admitted under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act. Upon receipt of a complaint by the District Forum, if the complaint is admitted under Section 12 of the…
I have come across several instances of infighting between members of housing societies; and between members and the managing committee over pets, especially dogs. The news about ex Law Minister of Delhi, Somnath Bharti, his wife Lipika, and his pet dog Don make interesting reading. I will not offer any comments – because firstly, I…
Radhe Maa is in the news for all the wrong reasons. But I am not touching those issues. She carried a Trishul on a flight. And there have been all kinds of allegations and defensives from all kinds of people. I will relate my own experiences. A long time back, I was flying from Port Blair to…
A few aggrieved persons file complaints involving medical negligence before the Consumer Forums and even before the state Medical Councils. The Medical Councils are slower than snails……..and things hardly move there. In a novel approach, the National Human Rights Commission and the non profit Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) have started entertaining such complaints and holding public…
Narinder Singh, purchased a Mahindra Pick UP BS-II 4WD vehicle and got it insured for Rs. 4,30,037/- with the New India Assurance Company Ltd. for the period 12.12.2005 to 11.12.2006. The vehicle was temporarily registered for one month period, which expired on 11.1.2006. However, on 2.2.2006, the vehicle met with an accident and got damaged….
On 17 August 2015, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi admitted the Govt. of India’s class action suit against Nestle India claiming Rs. 640 crores for unfair trade practice relating to Maggie noodles and allowed the Govt. of send samples of Maggie to accredited laboratories. The next date of hearing is 30 September. The…
In a case of medical negligence, resulting in death of the patient, the Maharashtra State Consumer Commission has by its order dated 14 August 2015, awarded damages of Rs. 10 lakhs for negligence, interest at 9% and cost of Rs. 25,000. This is a good decision but what is unfortunate is that the Complaint which was…
