Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 15 -- Appeal - Condonation of delay - Sufficient cause - Determination of - Test of a reasonable man in normal circumstances to be applied...........
Lok Adalat -- Award - It is final and binding between the parties - No appeal lies - Objections u/s 151 CPC are not maintainable - However award can be challenged by way of petition under Article 227 of the Constitution allegedly not tainted with Compromise or Settlement...........
Insurance claim -- Complaint decreed by the District Forum - Contention of the appellant-LIC that sum of Rs.1,20,100/- has been paid to the complainant and the complainant is not entitled to the double benefit of the policy as the insured has committed suicide - Record showing that the insured did not commit suicide rather he was murdered - District Forum committed no..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Appellant causing death of one `P' due to strained relations - Incident witnessed by 3 eye witnesses - Medical evidence corroborating their testimony - Courts below finding appellant guilty u/s 302 IPC - Held, there is no reason to doubt veracity of any of the eye witnesses - Appeal dismissed...........
Fixed deposit -- FDR taken in 1975 for Rs.13,000/- in the joint name of complainant's father and the complainant - Within one year of taking the FDR complainant's father died - Complaint was minor at that time and was unaware of the existence of the FDR - She attained majority in 1987 and came to know about the FDR in 1991 - Bank was prepared to give the amount of the FDR..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 34 -- Conviction u/s 302/34 IPC - Appeal against - FIR ante-dated - Material contradictions in statements of eye witnesses - Unnatural conduct on part of these witnesses in not intervening to save their neighbour - FIR written on next day of incident - Weapon recovered but not produced in Court - Blood stained clothes also not produced..........
Chandigarh Lease Hold of Site and Building Rules, 1973, Rule 22(2) -- Appeal decided without hearing appellant or the counsel - Liable to be set aside - Natural Justice...........
Compensation -- Telephone - Complainant's telephone remained out of order for months and inspite of reminders it was not made functional - Complaint allowed by District Forum awarding a compensation of Rs.3000/- - Appeal - State Commission reduced the compensation to Rs.1000/- - Revision - Once the State Commission held that there was negligence on the part of the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100, Order 6, Rule 17, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 16(c) -- Plaint - Amendment - Agreement to sell - Suit for specific performance - Necessary averments u/s 16(c) to incorporate by way of amendment of plaint - Allowed - Held, in second appeal it is not a substantial question of law as amendment sought does not change the cause of..........
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987, Section 19, Penal Code, 1860, Section 399,402 -- Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 - Jurisdiction - Recovery of Knives from appellants - Trial of the appellants alongwith other three accused by Designated Court under the provisions of TADA and for offences under IPC and Arms Act - No charge under the provisions of TADA..........
