Air India re-routing flight
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The complainant had booked a flight from Chennai to Jodhpur via Mumbai; however, his flight from Chennai to Mumbai was re-routed via Hyderabad without any prior information from the airlines.

himachal pradesh high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The torment on the victim has the potentiality to corrode the poise and equanimity of any civilized society. It has been rightly said that whereas a murderer destroys the physical frame of a victim, a rapist degrades and defiles the soul of a helpless female.”

rajasthan high court
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“Where women are honoured, divinity blossoms there and where women are dishonoured, all actions no matter how noble remain unfruitful.”

himachal pradesh high court
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“To conceive, to give birth and take care of a child is not only the fundamental right of the woman but also a pious role to be performed by her for existence of society. Keeping in view arduous nature of this duty, she must be provided facilities to which she is entitled.”

gauhati high court
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The High Court observed that Rule 214 of Assam Police Manual has rendered itself archaic and needs to be amended in accordance with the laws laid down by the Supreme Court.

calcutta high court
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Calcutta High Court held that the Municipality’s possession without proper acquisition procedures is deemed illegal, and the State is directed to initiate proceedings and pay compensation.

delhi high court
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“The registered owner cannot absolve himself of the liability by contending that he has transferred the offending vehicle to a third person prior to the date of the accident.”

calcutta high court
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The Calcutta High Court observed that the benchmark for determining negligence in professional cases is the ‘reasonable standard’, fixed by the law of averages.

calcutta high court
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Calcutta High Court acknowledged the delay but emphasised that delay cannot deprive an individual of legitimate claims arising from expropriation.

delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Good Samaritan law states that a person who chooses to take steps to aid a person a distress should not be harassed for showing kindness and if in the process the Good Samaritan suffers some injury or fatal consequence, the law must come to his rescue.

allahabad high court
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“A tenant or the Court cannot direct the landlord how and in what manner he should live/ arrange affairs. There is no bar which can restrict a landlord from beneficial enjoyment of his own property”

oil companies
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Single judge directed IOCL to deliver peaceful vacant possession of the premises to the appellants upon removal of the structures therein. Further, directed it to pay arrears of market rent to the appellants in respect of the plot from 1-07-1995 till the date of delivery of possession in favour of the appellants”

madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Medical profession deals with life of people and any compromise on merit would have a delirious effect

madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Lawyers, as a whole, belong to a separate homogenous group called ‘Gentlemen’. However, it is unfortunate that the said homogeneous community is trying to use this Court to create a casteist atmosphere which is highly deprecated”

national consumer disputes redressal commission
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The opposite parties denied her admission or operation in the clinic and also refuted the removal of rusted nut and bolt by claiming that they ought to be stainless steel material for medical use.

district consumer disputes redressal commission
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The Commission stated that the Indigo’s deficiency in services caused the married couple irrevocable hardship and spoiled their holiday mood.

madras high court
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The remedy for the petitioners is only as against the Private Company by filing necessary applications at Nigeria. However, these poor widows cannot pursue the litigations in Nigeria and therefore, there is a responsibility cast upon the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs to take appropriate action through the Embassy to redress the grievance of these petitioners.

Manual Scavenging
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is the battle of reclamation of human personality.”- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

LADLI Scheme, Delhi Pension Scheme for Women in Distress, National Family Benefit Scheme and Delhi Pension Schemes for Women in Distress and National Family Benefit Scheme are few schemes for orphaned children who lost either one or both parent(s) on account of COVID-19.

delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A punishment of censure which is not likely to have any effect on the career of the police officers will not be a sufficient deterrent to the officer. The censure should be of such nature that other officers too must not emulate such actions in future.