Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, Section 4A -- Jurisdiction - Imposition of penalty - The option given to the employer, under sub - section (2) of Section 4 - A of the Act, is subject to determination of compensation and non - payment of due amount to workman or his dependents by way of provisional amount by the employer will attract the payment of penalty, under sub -..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Telegraph Act, Section 7 - B - Telephone bill - Excessive bill - Not complained of any misuse of the line - It is found in the investigation that no fault was found either in the meter or other metering equipments - Such dispute does not fall within the purview of Section 7B of the Act and therefore the Forum ought not to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 397 -- Offence u/s 397 IPC - Ingredients of the offence are : (1) The commission of robbery or dacoity as described in Section 392 and 395 respectively; (2) the accused - (a) used a deadly weapon, or (b) caused grievous hurt, or (c) attempted to cause death or grievous hurt; (3) he did so at the time of committing the robbery or dacoity...........
Registration Act, 1908, Section 17(1)(b), 17(1)(c), 17(2)(xii) -- Sale Certificate - Registration, if necessary, or not - A certificate of sale granted to any purchaser of any property sold by a public auction by a civil or revenue officer does not fall under the category of non-testamentary documents which requier registration under sub section (b) and (c) of Section..........
Electricity supply -- Theft of electricity - Penalty - Imposition of by petitioner-OP - Findings by Fora below that theft of electricity not proved by cogent evidence and quashed the penalty - Reasoning given by the concurrent findings of Fora below does not warrant interference under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 11(6) -- Arbitrator - Appointment - Recourse to sub-section (6) can be had only where the parties have agreed on a procedure for appointment of an arbitrator but (a) a party fails to act as required under that procedure; or (b) the parties, or the two appointed arbitrators, fail to reach an agreement expected of them under..........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 11 -- Arbitrator - Appointment - Request to the Chief Justice for appointment of an arbitrator can be made under sub-sections (4) and (5) of Section 11 where parties have not agreed on a procedure for appointing the arbitrator as contemplated by sub-section (2) of Section 11 - A request to the Chief Justice for appointment of..........
Sales Manual -- Instruction No. 26(3) - Electricity - Tubewell connection - Requisite amount deposited on 14.9.1989 and test report submitted 14.2.1992 - In view of Instructions No. 26(3) of the Sales Manual petitioner could not have issued additional demand after about 10 years of submitting the test report as a condition for release of tubewell connection to the..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g),14(1),(d) -- Savings Bank Act, Section 14 - Post Office Savings Bank Manual, para 42(b) - Post office Savings Bank Account - Refusal to honour cheques twice - Complainant fulfilled the prescribed procedure - Suppression of fact by appellant-OP about issue and making payment on presentation of third cheque - The same not done..........
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, Section 2(b) -- Undertaking - Wilful breach - Held, wilful breach of an undertaking given to the Court amounts to contempt of court under Section 2(b) of the Act...........
