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Consumer Protection — Services — Insurance — Deficiency — If made out — Seller insured a shipment to Belgium — However, buyer refused to accept the same as one box was totally broken and contents of other box were very rusty and...

A. Insurance — Construction of insurance contracts — Public policy — Relevance — Since, principles of public policy are always imprecise, difficult to define and akin to an unruly horse — Held, it is not appropriate to import the...

A. Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 92 — Suit for removal of trustees — When maintainable — Reiterated that if the allegations against the trustees in the plaint indicate that the suit has been filed to remedy the infringement of...

Arbitration — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 11(5), 2(1)(a), 2(1)(h) — Appointment of arbitrator — Powers of High Court — Invocation of — Condition precedent — If the parties fail to agree to appoint an arbitrator...

Hindu Law — Coparcenary property — Rights of females — Protection of — As per Ss. 8(1)(a) to 8(1)(c) of the Hindu Law Women’s Rights Act, there has necessarily first to be a partition in the circumstances mentioned in each of the...

The appellants approached this Court, aggrieved by the order dated 13.12.2011 passed by the High Court of Judicature of Bombay at Mumbai in Appeal No. 598 of 2011, whereby the High Court granted an interim prayer in terms of...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 19(1)(g) — Right to carry on any occupation — Establishment and running of an educational institution — Unaided Private Educational Institutions — Scope and limitations — Though establishment and...

The appellant challenged the award dated 27.08.2010 passed under the provisions of the Timely Payment of Wages Act, 1978 and the recovery before the High Court leading to the impugned judgment dated 09.02.2011. The High Court...

Mr. K. Sita Rama Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. Shree Pal Singh, leaned Advocate-on-record, has submitted that he is appearing for Respondent No. 1. Respondent No. 2, being a proforma party, is deleted from the...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 147, 148, 302, 201 and 120-B — Criminal conspiracy and murder — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Allegation that after the Coimbatore serial blasts, a conspiracy was hatched to do away with doctor...