Sell Rs 12 water bottles at same price everywhere, rules consumer commission

Saturday 21 March '09

Rupees 12 and no more. That’s the State Consumer Commission’s directions to manufacturers on the price of branded one-litre mineral water bottles...

Will air Games in high-definition format, claims DD

Wednesday 18 March '09

Amid much speculation regarding the airing of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the high-definition format, Doordarshan...

Sons bound to provide for elderly parents, says court

Tuesday 17 March '09

Having a roof over his head does not disqualify a father from seeking maintenance from his children in the twilight of his life. So held a city court as it directed the three sons of a 75-year-old man to provide for him.

Resolve disputes conclusively, says consumer panel

Sunday 15 March '09

Advocating the settlement of consumer disputes once and for all, the Delhi State Consumer Commission, in a recent order, directed Sony India Pvt Ltd to pay a sum of around Rs 1.2 lakh to a private entrepreneur...

Unpaid, workers drop out of Games

Friday 13 March '09

Recession has slowly begun to deplete the manpower that is propping up Commonwealth Games projects. It is reported that more than 5,000 workers, mostly migrants, have withdrawn from the various projects...

Allotment gone wrong, DDA to pay up

Wednesday 11 March '09

When Sirish Chandra Sharma applied for a flat under the Delhi Development Authority housing scheme in 1980, he could hardly imagine the trouble that lay ahead.

Pak-based Lashkar man named as police file 2 chargesheets

Saturday 28 February '09

Naming Lashkar operative based in Pakistan as one of the conspirators in last September’s serial blasts in the Capital, the Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Friday filed two fresh chargesheets.

Where is Runu Ghosh?

Thursday 26 February '09

As the order in Sukh Ram’s disproportionate assets case came on Wednesday, one name that had been closely linked with the former Union minister and the scandal 13......

Rs 10 lakh compensation for ex-army man who lost leg in 2004 accident

Tuesday 24 February '09

A city court has awarded a sum of Rs 10 lakh as compensation to an ex-army person who was hit by a Haryana transport bus in 2004.

In a first, govt bank opts for Lok Adalat, settles huge backlog

Monday 23 February '09

Seventy-year-old Jaspal Singh had been struggling for over a year to get back his property in Defence Colony that he had mortgaged against a loan taken from a bank.

High-volt supply: NDPL asked to pay up Rs 1.25 lakh

Saturday 21 February '09

The state consumer commission has directed the North Delhi Power Limited to cough up Rs 1.25 lakh as compensation to a consumer whose house caught fire due to a sudden supply of high voltage in 2003.

With no arrests, cops summoned in Delhi blasts case

Thursday 19 February '09

A city court has pulled up the special cell of Delhi Police for dereliction of duty in the September 13 serial blasts case and issued a summon against Assistant Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Yadav, the Investigation Officer in the case.

City court dismisses CBI report, refuses to release terror outfit suspects

Saturday 14 February '09

Delivering a blow to the defence in the Al Badr frame-up case, a city court on Friday dismissed the CBI’s closure report filed in the case declining the plea for discharge of the accused Irshad Ali and Moarif Qamar.

Decision on fate of ‘falsely implicated’ Kashmiri militants soon

Tuesday 10 February '09

Three years after Irshad Ali and Moarif Qamar were picked up by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell for their association with the Kashmiri militant group, Al Badar, the two finally have a date to look forward to.

Seek compromise in cheque bounce cases before they reach court, SC judge tells banks

Monday 9 February '09

With the mounting backlog of cheque bounce cases, Justice Arijit Pasayat of the Supreme Court on Sunday urged the banks to make use of “pre-litigation conciliation” to check the problem.

Accused Al Badr militant alleges abuse, calls for inquiry

Saturday 7 February '09

In yet another twist to the Al Badr case, a city court has sought a report from the Tihar Jail superintendent after Irshad Ali, an accused in the case, alleged that he was beaten up by some inmates inside the jail premises.

ICICI Bank sponsors mega Lok Adalat for 1 lakh cheque bounce cases

Thursday 5 February '09

To deal with the mounting backlog of cases of cheque bounce, the five district courts will take up over one lakh such cases in a mega Lok Adalat on February 8.

Lack of FIR no excuse to delay settlement of claims, says consumer panel

Wednesday 4 February '09

Pulling up insurance companies yet again for delaying the settlement of claims, the State Consumer Commission has now ruled that insurance companies cannot reject a consumer’s claim for want of an FIR.

Insurance claims not to be rejected on ‘flimsy grounds’: consumer body

Saturday 31 January '09

Coming as a reason to cheer for those seeking settlement of insurance claims, the State Consumer Commission has now ruled that insurance firms cannot reject claims of settlement on “flimsy grounds”.

Panel upholds widow’s appeal to seek refund on husband’s air ticket

Tuesday 27 January '09

“Any unfair term of contract, whatever it may be, entitles a person to compensation for the mental agony suffered or for deficiency in service...

AIIMS recruits 57 senior resident doctors

Tuesday 27 January '09

More than two weeks after the controversy surrounding the extension of terms of senior resident doctors at AIIMS...

UTI fined Rs 1 lakh for failure to allot shares

Saturday 24 January '09

If a party claims that the signatures on any particular document are not his or hers, the onus to establish or negate the statement immediately shifts upon the party who claims otherwise.

6 yrs after child’s death in cylinder blast, Bharat Petroleum fined Rs 4 lakh

Wednesday 21 January '09

His birthday was an occasion Kailash and his parents had been preparing for weeks in advance.

Special Cell threatening officer: CBI

Thursday 15 January '09

Adding a new twist to the Al Badr frame-up case, the CBI officer probing the case has now moved court saying a sub-inspector of Delhi Police’s Special Cell had threatened him.