This article is written by Ratnika Pathak of 3rd semester of Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Legal Studies, CSJM, Kanpur, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT The privity of contract refers to the relationship subsisting between the parties. Strangers to the contract cannot sue this doctrine called doctrine of privity Read more
CITATION NCDRC 561.REVISION PETITION NO. 2722 OF 2008 DATE OF JUDGMENT 30TH MAY 2013 COURT NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION (NCRDC) APPELLANT LIFE INSURANCE CORP. OF INDIA RESPONDENT SMT GURVINDER KAUR BENCH MR. JUSTICE K.S. CHAUDHARI PRESIDENTHONBLE MR. B.C. GUPTA, MEMBER INTRODUCTION The case of “Life insurance Corp. of India Read more
CITATION NCDRC 175: MANU/CF/0535/2015 DATE OF JUDGMENT 2nd JULY , 2015 ISSUING ORGANIZATION National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC APPELLANT Alka Srivastava RESPONDENT Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment. PRESIDENT J.M. Malik, J. (Presiding Member) and Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member INTRODUCTION The case of “Alka Srivastava v. Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment, 2015 Read more
The case involves a Special Leave Petition challenging the conviction of petitioners Sanjit Saha and Anil Saha under Section 376(2)(g) of the Indian Penal Code, with a 10-year imprisonment sentence and a fine. An application for exemption from surrendering was rejected on 01.03.2019, giving six weeks for surrender. On 24.02.2020, Read more
Supreme Court set aside judgement of the D.B. special appeal (writ) no.484/2011 of trial court. Which convicted the appellant for alteration in Date of Birth in 8th standard marksheet to attain majority for recruitment for the post of constable under section 420 of IPC and sentenced him for imprisonment of Read more
The Delhi high court has been disposed off a writ petition under article 226 of Indian constitution for seeking direction to the state to register FIR as per the law. The petitioner’s daughter went missing since 13.05.2023 and the complaint was registered by the police. In the background checking it Read more
The case revolves around an incident that occurred on March 6, 1996, where five individuals were accused of committing murder, leading to their prosecution under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The high Court initially acquitted the accused, prompting two appeals – one filed by the deceased’s son Read more
The case revolves around a residential society, Purushottam Bagh (residential) Sahkari Awas Samiti Ltd., in Agra, formed under the U.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1965. In 1983, a plot was allotted to Krishna Pal Singh based on an affidavit stating he had no property in the society’s operational area. After 26 Read more
In a significant development, the High Court has upheld the acquittal of five accused individuals involved in a murder case dating back to March 6, 1996. The incident revolved around the murder of Siddhnath Patel, leading to legal proceedings against the accused under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, Read more
Justice Devan Ramachandran of the Kerala High Court heard the petition that sought action against the Magistrate under Section 228A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises revelation of victim’s identity in offences like rape. The Kerala High Court ruled that a Magistrate cannot be prosecuted for not anonymizing Read more
