Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 27 -- Penalties - Object and purpose of the Act is to ensure as to how the interest of the consumer can be best served - The Act is more concerned with the `Redressal of grievance' of the Consumer rather than imposition of punishment on person(s) who fail to omit or comply with the orders of the Forum - It is, therefore, desirable..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(2), 200 -- Scope of application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. and that of complaint are different...........
Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas (Restriction of Unregulated Development) Act, 1963, Section 4(1), 5(1), 7(1) -- After issuance of notification under Section 4(1) declaring the area as controlled area - No person can use the land other than the original use of the land at the time of issuance of such notification-Plea that as Government has not prepared and..........
Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas (Restriction of Unregulated Development) Act, 1963, Section 4(1), 7(1) -- Show-cause notice issued not to raise construction - Thereupon applied for change of land use-Permission declined by Authorities - Cannot be allowed to say that any constructions raised prior to publication of notification not violative of Section 7(1)...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 11A, 4, 6 -- Computation of period of limitation of 2 years for making award - From last of the dates of publication of declaration - Expression 'date of publication of declaration' in Section 11 - A - A stage subsequent to Section 6 - Has to be the last of the dates out of three modes of publication ordained by statute - Unless all the..........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 11A -- Award - Making of - Limitation - The expression `date of publication of declaration' appearing in Section 11-A a stage subsequent to Section 6, answering the stipulation `hereinafter' has to be the last of the dates out of the three modes of publication ordained by the statute - In substance the triumvirate modes are cumulative..........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 15, 16 -- Review application filed after about 1 year and 9 months - Under Section 15 limitation for filing review application is 90 days - No genuine reason about delay - Revision petition twice earlier dismissed for default - Only motive of petitioner to delay proceedings as long as possible by misusing Court platform - Review..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 353, 362 -- Multiple sentences - Obligatory on the part of Court to specify as to whether sentences should run concurrent or consecutive - Conviction in eleven cases and accused in each case sentenced to one year imprisonment and fine of Rs.1,000/- imposed - All sentences ordered to run concurrently inspite of a bar to alter the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 201 -- Ingredients of offence under Section 201 are (i) that an offence has been committed; (ii) that the accused knew or had reason to believe the commission of such an offence; (iii) that with such knowledge or belief he - (a) caused any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear, or (b) gave any information relating to that..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 201 -- Husband and wife sleeping in the same room but his sister sleeping in a separate room - Dead body of wife found in the kitchen - Sister acquitted under section 302 IPC - No evidence that sister had knowledge of the dead body - Conviction under section 201 set aside...........
