Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 31, 362 -- Accused convicted in the same trial for different offences under IPC - No order that sentence shall run concurrently - Appeal against dismissed - Revision also dismissed by High Court - Prayer not made in appellate Court and in Revision for making sentence awarded to run concurrently - Petition u/s 482 r/w S.31 Cr.P.C. with..........
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 2(f), 2(s), 20(3) -- Man and woman not married but having live in relationship - Held, mere live in relationship will not entitle women to benefits of Act - She has to show that relationship was in the nature of marriage - `Relationship in the nature of marriage' must fulfill the following ingredients : (a) The..........
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 2(oo), 11A -- Punishment - Removal from service - Quantum of punishment - It is purely within the realm of Disciplinary Authority - Only when the punishment is disproportionate to the gravity of the charge that no prudent person placed in the position of Disciplinary Authority would have imposed such a punishment, the High Court can..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(d), 2(1)(e), 12, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, Section 14 -- Complaint maintainability - Cable services - Dispute between two 'service providers' - Held to be not a 'consumer dispute' since it is not between 'service provider' of a 'consumer' - Respondent No. 1 does not fall within the ambit of definition of a..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100A, 104, 114, Order 47, Rule 1 -- Application for review u/s 114 r/w O.47.R.1 CPC seeking review of order passed in LP - Held, even an order which is appealed against Order 43 Rule 1 read with Section 104 CPC cannot be assailed in LP in view of prohibition contained under Section 100-A of CPC which in its ambit and sweep covers an..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Life Insurance Act, 1956, Section 49 -Insurance claim - Repudiation - Policy having lapsed on 01.08.2001 for which there was no evidence of revival of policy by Insurance Company - Insurance died on 29.09.2001 and allegedly paid premium to the agent who did not deposit the same - Held that agents collecting premium from..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Life Insurance Act, 1956, Section 49 -Insurance claim - Repudiation - Policy having lapsed on 01.08.2001 for which there was no evidence of revival of policy by Insurance Company - Insurance died on 29.09.2001 and allegedly paid premium to the agent who did not deposit the same - Held that agents collecting premium from..........
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, Section 13(3)(a)(i), 13(4) -- Bonafide requirement - Landlord filed eviction application seeking demised premises for setting up his law library as his present office had fallen to share of other family members in family settlement - Tenant contended that landlord has every intention not to settle in the demised premises after..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Telegraph Act, Sections 7B - Telegraph Rules, Rule 413 - Jurisdictional bar - Cellular connection - Withdrawal of outgoing services for supplying incorrect address - Complaint allowed by the District Forum - Held that in provisions of Section 7B of the Telegraph Act when there is special remedy under the Telegraph Act. then..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g), Electricity Act, 2003, Section 135 -- Electricity supply - Theft of electricity - From definition of the theft as defined in Section 135 of the 2003 Act it is proved beyond doubt that the respondent was committing theft of energy by tampering the ME Seals of the meter and as such liable to pay the theft charges to the..........
