Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(c),19 -- Criminal contempt - Apology - Tendering of after a period of 12 years - Held that the apology has to be sincere and not merely to escape punishment - Not a fit case where the apology tendered at the belated stage ought to be accepted...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(c),12 -- Criminal contempt - Punishment - Police officer disregarding the bail order, arrests a person because case against him is of alleged assault on police official - The High Court holding him guilty of contempt and sentenced for civil imprisonment for a period of seven days - Plea that instead of imprisonment fine be imposed..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g), Insurance Act, 1938, Section 64VB -- Insurance claim - Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme - Claim of the respondent complainant denied on the ground that premia for three months paid late after the death of insured - There is guarantee made by the insured through the first OP i.e. the management of the College with regard..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d) -- Consumer - Auction purchaser - Buyer of property even in auction, on instalments, is a consumer under the C.P. Act...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d),2(1),(e),2(1),(g) -- Consumer - Consumer Dispute - Deficiency in service - Housing - Defective construction - Non-provision of the facilities and defects in the construction amounts to deficiency in service - Complaint raising such dispute is a consumer dispute and complainants are consumers...........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b) -- Disobedience of injunction order - Contempt proceedings cannot be permitted to be initiated when an effective and alternative remedy U.O.39.R.2-A or O.21.R.32 CPC is available...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(d),2(1),(o) -- Consumer - Service - No allegations that the complainants availed the services of OP No.2 for consideration - It is only an agent of the complainant in its capacity as trustee of the debenture holders - District Forum rightly held that the complainants were not consumers qua the OP No.2...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(e),(g) -- Education - Deficiency in service - Consumer dispute - Imparting of education by University and Institutes - A consumer dispute is cognizable under the C.P. Act against the University and Institutes imparting education and they can be adjudged deficient in rendering service as defined in Section 2(1) (g) of the Act...........
Contract Act, 1872, Section 2(d) -- An agreement to pay money to abstain from prosecution is void and unenforceable...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 33, 2(9) -- Judgment - Delay in delivery of judgment - Sufficient reason to set aside judgment in appeal...........
