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Supreme Court sets aside compensation of 2 crore by Consumer Court

In ITC Limited vs Aashna Roy, the Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to set aside the compensation of Rs. 2,00,00,000/- (Rupees Two Crore Only) awarded by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) to Ms. Aashna Roy for a bad haircut and hair treatment that she underwent at ITC Maurya Hotel in Delhi in the […]

Kerala High Court: 30 days mandatory residence under Special Marriage Act

  Recently, the Kerala High Court in Bijy Paul & Anr. v The Marriage Officer & Ors. gave its opinion on whether the 30-day mandatory waiting period under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 is called for in today’s era. Facts of the Case The first petitioner is employed in Oman and was on leave when […]

The Right to Information Act and How to Apply Under It

Introduction In a democratic government which is made by the people, one of the basic rights that should be given to the public is the right to know and understand how the government works and functions so that the officials in the government or any other public institution do not partake in corrupt or arbitrary […]

Validity of Non- Disclosure Agreements as per Indian Law

INTRODUCTION A Non-Disclosure Agreement or NDA is an agreement in which one or more parties to the agreement agree to share confidential information or trade secrets which would be vital to the parties to the NDA and further to restrain from disclosing such information to any third party. These agreements can be agreed to and […]

Supreme Court: Temporary acquisition cannot be continued for approximately 20 to 25 years.

Supreme Court: Temporary acquisition cannot be continued for approximately 20 to 25 years. In the previous week, the Apex Court in Manubhai Sendabhai Bharwad and anr vs Oil & Natural Gas Corporation and ors held that the temporary acquisition for a longer period can be said to be unreasonable and infringes the rights of the […]

No reason for police atrocities: Bombay High Court

The Aurangabad Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprised of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Abhay Waghwase who ordered the State government on Wednesday to pay a compensation amounting to more than Rs. 15 Lakhs to the kin of a man who died in police custody.  [Sunita Kalyan Kute v. State of Maharashtra] Facts of […]

Contract of Indemnity vs Contract of Guarantee: An analysis

Contract of Indemnity vs Contract of Guarantee: An analysis   Introduction Contracts of Indemnity and Guarantee are special contracts governed under the Indian Contract Act of 1872 which are specifically provided for in Chapter 8 of the same. Both these contracts have similar purposes, that of saving of particular companies, partnerships, associations of people, and […]

Supreme Court on Nursing Allowance entitled to Assistant Nurses

Supreme Court on Nursing Allowance entitled to Assistant Nurses. The Supreme Court on Monday restated that the academic or educational qualifications or experience of the employees are valid criteria and effects in the paying structure even though the work undertaken by the said employees is similar in nature more or less. [Union of India and […]