Airlines -- Deficiency in service - Loss of 24 Kgs. of luggage of the complainant who boarded the Airlines of appellant from Muscat to Bombay - Held that since the value of luggage was not declared, the respondent complainant held entitled to 250 Francs per kgs as per provisions of Rule 22(2) of II Schedule of Carriage by Air Act with reference to date of delivery - Orders..........
Service -- Transfer - Transfer to be made only on administrative ground and employee should not be made a shuttlecock - Inconvenience of employee should also be considered though interest of administration is of paramount importance - Representation of petitioner rejected on ground of transfer for administrative reasons without disclosing what those reasons were - Employee..........
Arbitration -- Interest - Pendente lite interest - Denial on ground no claim made nor any argument advanced - Future interest from date of decree cannot be denied...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 35,36,42 -- Insurance claim - Dispute between the parties referred for settlement by way of an Arbitrator - The award passed by umpire and the complainant agreeing to amicably settle the matter by making payment on fulfillment of two conditions by the complainant - Complainant..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of amendment application - O.6.R.17 CPC relates to amendment of pleadings - There is no specific provision for amendment of amendment application - However, for correction of a mistake which is apparent on the face of it, Court has inherent jurisdiction to allow amendment in the interest of justice and..........
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, Section 5(2), 5(1)(d), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 161 -- Corruption - Demand of Rs.200/- to process application for refund of earnest money and security deposit - Rs.150/- recovered from appellant - Defence explanation that amount was received by him not as bribe but to give to another contractor who had completed work of removing..........
Insurance claim -- Interest - Policy for theft and burglary - Theft of TV sets/VCP and some cash - First Surveyor assessed loss at Rs. 26,265/- but without assigning reason second surveyor appointed who stated that quantum of loss given by the respondent complainant was incorrect - Dismissal of complaint by District Forum - In appeal by respondent complainant State..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 13,14(2),14(3) -- Complicated issue - Loan - Interest - Charging of - Dispute with regard to charging of excess interest - District Forum rejected the complaint in limini holding that the complainants have to work out their remedy in a competent Civil Court inasmuch as the action in question involves voluminous evidence to be taken..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g),14(1),(d) -- Housing - Registration fee - Refund - Deficiency in service - Interest - Delay of 6-7 years in refund of registration fee - Award of interest @ 18% p.a. on the amount of deposit made by the claimants by the District Forum upheld...........
Service -- Departmental proceedings - Challenge by a stranger - Held, in respect of departmental proceedings which are initiated or sought to be initiated by the Government against its employees, a person who is not even remotely connected with those proceedings cannot challenge any aspect of the departmental proceedings or action - Public interest of general importance is..........
