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Drugs Controller’s Circular Restricting Misleading Discount Boards at Medical Shops Upheld: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has upheld a circular issued by the State Drugs Controller requiring pharmacy licence applicants to give an undertaking that they will not display misleading or vague discount boards relating to medicine prices. The Court held that the circular is intended to protect consumers and ensure…
Rape Accused Acquitted After Spending 9 Years in Jail; Inconsistencies in 8-Year-Old Victim's Testimony and Lack of Medical Evidence Cited: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Kuntesh, who had spent more than nine years in jail after being convicted in a case involving allegations under Section 376 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act). The Court found serious inconsistencies in the…
Courts Cannot Compel Plaintiff to Accept Compensation in Lieu of Injunction When No Such Relief Is Sought: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment dealing with the powers of appellate courts under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the Supreme Court has held that a court cannot grant a relief that was never sought by a party in its pleadings. The Court also clarified that once a decree is set aside, an Executing Court…
POSH Act Sexual Harassment Complaints Against Senior Government Officer: Delhi High Court
In an important judgment concerning workplace sexual harassment complaints against senior government officers, the Delhi High Court emphasized that inquiries must be conducted by an independent and unbiased Internal Complaints Committee (ICC). The Court held that when allegations are made against officers holding very…
Registered Will Recognised as Final Testament; Later Unregistered Will Rejected Due to Doubtful Circumstances: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the rights of the legal heirs of a deceased beneficiary over a disputed residential property in Kakinada after finding that a registered Will executed in 1990 was validly proved in accordance with law. The Court rejected the claim based on a later unregistered Will, holding…
Negotiable Instruments Act: Woman Convicted in ₹8 Lakh Cheque Bounce Case, Ordered to Pay ₹8.90 Lakh Compensation: Bengaluru Court
A Bengaluru court has convicted Godha Krishnaprasad in a cheque bounce case filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The XIX Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Bengaluru, held that the complainant successfully proved that the cheque was issued towards repayment of a legally enforceable…
Husband's Transfer Plea Rejected; Family Court's Insistence on Personal Appearance Does Not Indicate Bias: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a transfer petition filed by a husband seeking shifting of matrimonial proceedings from the Family Court at Tirupati to another court in Chittoor district. The case arose out of a dispute relating to a restitution of conjugal rights petition pending before the Family Court.…
Employee Who Failed to Inform Employer of Address Change Cannot Claim Non-Receipt of Show-Cause Notice: Supreme Court
In a significant ruling relating to employment disputes and unauthorized absence from service, the Supreme Court set aside the orders of the Labour Court and the Allahabad High Court which had directed reinstatement of an employee with back wages. The Court held that an employee who remains absent without…
Relief Denied to Debarred Bidder; Bar on Tender Participation Continues Until Ban Period Ends: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant relief to R.K. Jain Infra Projects Private Limited in a dispute relating to participation in a tender floated by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The Court held that a company debarred from participating in tenders cannot be permitted to submit a bid while the…
Amazon and Seller Directed to Pay Customer ₹4.68 Lakh in Compensation: Consumer Court
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Darjeeling, has directed Amazon and a listed seller to pay a total compensation of ₹4.68 lakh to a customer who received a wrong camera model and was later denied a refund despite returning the product. The Commission held both parties guilty of deficiency in…
