Trai calls for data protection, says soon to recommend policies on privacy, net neutrality Trai makes way for internet telephony, call from Wi-Fi Government simplifies Aadhaar-based verification of existing SIMs Stagefright hack returns: Millions of Android smartphones at risk via videos 7 hidden features in Truecaller Hackers can now steal fingerprints from Android phones
Businesstoday.in October 27, 2017 Trai Chairman RS Sharma on Wednesday said that the telecom regulator was committed to data protection and was in favor of defining the responsibility of various stakeholders in the value chain to ensure that customers’ data is safeguarded. He was speaking at ‘i-Bharat 2017’ organized by FICCI in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and IT. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 25, 2017 NEW DELHI: You may soon be able to make calls to any mobile or landline number using your home, office or public Wi-Fi — even if you do not have any signal on your smartphone — with telecom regulator Trai giving its nod to internet telephony. The move — being opposed by older telecom companies — will be particularly beneficial for making voice calls even when there are no mobile signals in some area or when the conventional network is patchy (which often leads to poor and disturbed call quality.) …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 25, 2017 NEW DELHI: The process of re-verification of existing mobile subscribers using Aadhaar is set to become simpler and more convenient, according to an official source. The government has initiated a series of measures, including allowing re-verification at subscribers’ doorstep and One Time Password (OTP) based authentication of existing users, to make the entire exercise easier for telecom subscribers. …
Mobile Phone – Representational Image (Pixabay Image)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 17, 2016 NEW DELHI: Researchers at Israeli software firm NorthBit have claimed to have exploited a newly found Stagefright bug to hack a into Android smartphones remotely. …
Fortune.com AUGUST 6, 2015 New research reveals security threats in fingerprint scanners on Android mobile devices. …
It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. If you have any complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
31/10/2017Comments Off on RESERVATION: Rajasthan House passes quota Bill for Gujjars and four other castes; Panel to examine splitting of OBCs …
Rajasthan House passes quota Bill for Gujjars and four other castes Panel to examine splitting of OBCs Panel to split OBCs into sub-categories OBC reservation: ‘Creamy layer’ bar may be raised to Rs 8 lakh/annum Those found using fake caste certificate for education or employment will lose degree, job: Supreme Court More …
However, the Bill, tabled by the Vasundhara Raje government on Wednesday, also increases the current 49 per cent reservation to 54 per cent, exceeding the 50 per cent limit set by the Supreme Court Indianexpress.com Oct 27, 2017 The Rajasthan Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill which grants 5 per cent reservation to Gujjars and four other castes in the state, amid concerns raised even by BJP MLAs. The Rajasthan Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in the State and of Appointment and Posts in Services under the State) Bill, 2017, seeks to increase the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota from 21 per cent to 26 per cent by creating a section for More Backward Classes for Banjara, Gadiya Lohar, Gujjar, Raika and Gadariya castes. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 3, 2017 NEW DELHI: Former Delhi high court chief justice G Rohini has been appointed to head a commission to examine the proposal for sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), an issue with significant political ramifications. The commission’s members include J K Bajaj, director of the Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai. On Monday, the President gave his nod to the panel, which will seek to ensure the most backward get the benefits of reservation. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Aug 24, 2017 NEW DELHI: The government is set to constitute a commission to examine how the Central list of OBCs can be divided into sub-groups, an act that appears to be a BJP move to win over the “most backward castes” by addressing their grievance of “inequitable” distribution of Mandal reservation benefits. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of a commission for sub-categorisation of OBCs. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Aug 21, 2017 NEW DELHI: A ministerial panel is learnt to be taking a final look at a proposal which seeks to raise the income bar defining “creamy layer” for OBC reservation to Rs 8 lakh per annum. The Cabinet note sent by the social justice ministry has been lying with the government for nearly one year and is in the final stages of approval. According to those in the know, it has been referred to a Group of Ministers for a second view before being sent to the Cabinet for government assent. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 6, 2017, NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said anyone found guilty of using a forged caste certificate for getting education and employment will lose their degree and their job. In addition, they will also be punished, said the top court. In the case of employment, the top court said it doesn’t matter how long a person has held their job. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 17, 2017 Vadodara: Six persons including five candidates, who had applied as Lok Rakshak in police force were arrested for allegedly forging caste certificates. Two other candidates are absconding. …
Thehindu.com February 16, 2017 The Regional Office of the Civil Rights Enforcement Cell, Belagavi, has registered a criminal case against Sanjeev, son of Nagaraj Alur of Shivanand Nagar in Dharwad, for using a fake caste certificate to claim a government job, besides educational and monetary benefits. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 23, 2017 CHANDIGARH: Can a person avail the benefits of reservation under Scheduled Caste (SC) if he was born a Brahmin but was adopted and brought up by SC parents? In an order that will have wide-ranging ramifications, the Punjab and Haryana high court has held that such a person cannot be denied a government job under the reserved category. …
Barandbench.com Dec 02, 2016 The government’s reservation policies, including how the benefactors are identified, is up for scrutiny in the Supreme Court of India. On Monday, J Chelameswar and Prafulla Pant JJ issued notice in a batch of petitions challenging the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) policies on identifying the “creamy layer” within Other Backward Classes. x x x Along with issuing notice, the bench also noted that selections made under the OBC category in the UPSC Civil Service Examination of 2015 would be subject to the “final result” of these petitions. … See related DoPT O.M. >>> DoPT O.M. dated 20.12.2016-Supreme Court Order dated 28.11.2016 in WPs filed by Jogindher G. and Ors. etc. Vs. UOI & Ors. etc. (Creamy Layer of OBCs)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 11, 2016 Hubballi: The Karnataka government is mulling 70% quota for Dalits and backward classes. Addressing the Madigara Maha Samavesh here on Sunday, CM Siddaramaiah said that Tamil Nadu has already provided 69% reservation for SCs and STs, adding that the state will consult legal experts to make amendments to the existing laws and put forth a resolution in the next Assembly session. …
Indianexpress.com The court pointed out several flaws in the SBC reservation while saying that the ceiling of 50 per cent can be exceeded in exceptional cases. December 10, 2016 The Rajasthan High Court on Friday struck down five per cent reservation for Gujjars and four other castes under the Special Backwards Classes (SBC) category, underlining that reservation should not be provided “to achieve political goals”. “Five castes (Gujjars, Banjaras, Gadarias, Raikas and Gadia Lohars), earlier falling in the category of OBCs and getting benefit of reservation, have been brought in the category of SBCs to provide five per cent reservation exceeding the ceiling of 50 per cent,” the court said. “…it is not that the Gujjars/Gurjars and others were having no representation either for admission in the educational institutions or in services.’’ …
Cabinet approves inclusion/amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes notified in respect of 8 States
Nov 30, 2016 “The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to notify inclusion/Amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes notified in respect of States of Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand. On the recommendation of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), a total of 2479 Entries for inclusion, including its synonyms, sub-castes, etc. in the Central List of Other Backward Classes have been notified in 25 States and 6 Union Territories. The last such notification was issued till September, 2016. Meanwhile more advices for inclusion of castes/communities and corrections in the existing list of OBCs for the State of Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand have been received from NCBC. Accordingly, a total of 28 changes recommended by NCBC in respect of 8 states including Jammu and Kashmir (15 new entries, 09 synonyms/sub-castes and 04 corrections) have been notified. The changes will enable the persons belonging to these castes/ communities to avail the benefits of reservation in Government services and posts as well as in Central Educational Institutions as per the existing policy. They will also become eligible for benefit under the various welfare schemes, scholarships etc. being administered by the Central Government, which are at present available to the persons belonging to the Other Backward Classes. Background The NCBC was set up in pursuance to the Supreme Court judgement in the Indra Sawhney case as per the NCBC Act 1993. Section 9 (“Functions of the Commission”) of the NCBC Act 1993 states as under: (i) The Commission shall examine requests for inclusion of any class of citizens as a backward class in the lists and hear complaints of over-inclusion or under-inclusion of any backward class in such lists and tender such advice to the Central Government as it deems appropriate. (ii) The advice of the Commission shall ordinarily be binding upon the Central Government.” (Source: pib website)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 16, 2016 AHMEDABAD: Union HRD Ministry has proposed to introduce reservation in teaching positions at Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and will hold talks with the chiefs of these premier B-schools in this regard. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 29, 2016 NEW DELHI: The national commission for SCs is examining if the Centre is using the concessions given to Dalits and backwards to appear in examinations as the basis to classify them as “reserved candidates” irrespective of merit. …
Indianexpress.com July 04, 2016 The court was ruling on two petitions which challlenged this policy in recruitment to state-run Prasar Bharati. S K Rungta, the only visually impaired senior counsel in the country, led the legal challenge. QUASHING THE central government’s earlier orders on restricting reservation for the differently-abled in promotion to Group A and Group B posts, the Supreme Court has ruled that three per cent reservation shall be provided to them in all posts and services under the Government of India. …
Hindustantimes.com Mar 11, 2016 The state is not duty-bound to give reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees, the Supreme Court said on Friday. …
Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. However, if you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
31/10/2017Comments Off on CONSUMER FORUM: Cadbury fined Rs 50,000 for chocolates with bugs; Insurer can’t deny claim on grounds of delayed filing, says SC …
Cadbury fined Rs 50,000 for chocolates with bugs Insurer can’t deny claim on grounds of delayed filing, says Supreme Court Unlocked car no grounds to reject theft claim, insurer made to pay SBI, PNB asked to pay compensation to customer Consumer forum to SBI: Return land documents More …
GUNTUR: Mondelez India Foods Private Ltd, the parent company of Cadbury India, was fined by the Consumer Forum of Guntur for supplying bacteria-contaminated chocolates to a consumer. Apart from paying a penalty of Rs 50,000 for causing mental agony, Mondelez has also been ordered to pay Rs 5,000 to the complainant, Darla Anupama. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 8, 2017 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that insurance claims cannot be denied to a person merely on the grounds of delay in filing the claim, holding that “mechanical” denials on technical bases will cause people to lose confidence in the industry. A bench of Justice R K Agrawal and Justice S Abdul Nazeer set aside the verdicts of various consumer courts, including the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which had ruled that insurance companies could deny the benefit of cover for delay in filing the claims …
Pixabay image used for representational purpose only.
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 29, 2017 MUMBAI: A consumer forum has ruled against an insurance company that rejected a car theft claim on the grounds that the driver left the vehicle unlocked while visiting a washroom for a few minutes. The forum has ordered the insurance company to pay Rs 5.22 lakh, along with a compensation of Rs 40,000, to the owner of a Skoda car stolen from a heavily secured and guarded Marine Lines building in 2012. …
Newsindianexpress.com 09th September 2017 HYDERABAD: The case in which a nationalised bank was ordered to pay compensation to one of its customers after his cheque got encashed by someone else proves that even the cheque drop boxes in banks are not safe.The District Consumer Forum passed the order after a businessman found that his cheque was stolen and encashed by a miscreant.The negligence shown by State Bank of India (SBI) in failing to safeguard the drop box and Punjab National Bank (PNB) in recognising a forged cheque presented by the miscreant was taken up before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-III, Hyderabad, by the businessman. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 14, 2017, KOCHI: The state consumer forum has upheld the district consumer forum’s order directing the State Bank of India to return the land documents of a Muvattupuzha native as the consumer has already repaid the whole loan amount. As per the complaint of Thomas, he took a Rs 4 lakh loan on August 31, 2005 which was supposed to be repaid in 60 installments of Rs 8,645 each. He paid back Rs 5.18 lakh by September 11, 2011. After the loan’s closure, he approached the bank for the title deed but the bank demanded Rs 34,020 in addition to the amount he had paid. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 27, 2017 CHENNAI: A consumers’ forum, pulling a switch on the railways’ train of thought regarding its “service motives and customer-centric attitude”, fined the state-owned organisation Rs 15,000 for the shoddy state of a toilet on one of its coaches. …
Outlookindia.com Feb 03, 2017 The apex consumer body has ruled that shops can’t charge extra VAT on items sold on discount price, which is rebate on the MRP that includes all taxes and cess. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that shops selling goods at 40% discount cannot charge VAT or any other duty on the discounted price as the rebate was on MRP, which includes all taxes and cess as per Section 2(d) of Consumer Goods Act, reported The Times of India. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 15, 2017 Nashik: The local consumer forum’s decision to hold parking facilitator Trimbak Municipal Council responsible for a lost vehicle may soon make institutions more responsible towards vehicles parks on their premises. The decision is also likely to bring to fore the benefits of orderly parking of vehicles. The three-member forum stated in its order: “…since the vehicle was parked in the parking facility created by the council and a parking ticket was issued to the consumer, it becomes the responsibility of the facilitator till the owner returns. Hence we conclude that the council has to compensate for the value of the vehicle that has not been found till date.” …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 15, 2017 NEW DELHI: A youth’s plea against an institute for allegedly not providing him with an internship or job as promised at the time of admission, has been rejected by a consumer forum here which observed that “education is not a commodity”. A Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (West) rejected the plea of the youth who sought refund of the Rs 3.52 lakh fee paid by him to pursue PG Diploma in Event Management and Public Relations at a private institute here. …
Mid-day.com 19-Dec-2016 District Consumer Forum directs bank to compensate doctor for losing her cheque, because of which she lost an opportunity to rent a place for her clinic A city doctor who lost nearly Rs 90,000 a couple of years ago due to the carelessness of the bank where she had deposited the cheque has finally got relief. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in Central Mumbai has directed Bank of India’s Parel branch to compensate Dr Urmila Dhupkar, a Parel resident, for losing her cheque of Rs 93,299, because of which she lost the opportunity to rent a place for opening her clinic. …
Hindustanteims.com Aug 19, 2016 In the wake of increasing numbers of medical negligence complaints against private hospitals, the Supreme Court has decided to lay down guidelines to be followed during operations and post-operative care. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra issued notices to the Centre, Medical Council of India and all state health secretaries after it was told no proper care is taken by hospital staff to save critically ill patients after they are operated. …
Tribuneindia.com Amritsar, July 10, 2016 The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed a private insurance company to pay Rs.13,50,000 to the widow of a person, who died eight days after purchasing the policy. …
Hindustanteims.com Jun 14, 2016 A consumer court in Thane has ordered the Union Bank of India branch at Dombivali and Punjab National Bank at Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh to pay a compensation of Rs 100 per day from June 7, 2014 to a complainant for deficiency in services. …
Hindustantimes.com Apr 18, 2016 The best bet for a swift response over a faulty product or service is to drag it to social media — the people’s court in this digital age — and share it extensively and force the brand to take notice. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 15, 2016 CHENNAI: A consumer forum in Chennai has slapped Southern Railway with a fine of Rs 30,000 for wrongly fining a couple for ticketless travel. Thendral Kumar and Saranya Thendral Kumar said they were travelling in a first class ticket in Rockfort Express from Trichy to Egmore on September 6, 2013. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 30, 2016 Chennai: A consumer forum has slapped Southern Railway with a fine of Rs 15,000 for allowing unreserved passengers to travel by a reserved coach. A Srinivasan of Hasthinapuram said he and his wife – both senior citizens – were travelling by the Sanghamaitra Express from Bengaluru to Chennai Central in a sleeper class coach on February 24, 2015. …
Indianexpress.com March 07, 2016 Jagjit Singh, 47, a resident of Mohali, was travelling along with his family. Not providing vegetarian food trays to two children travelling by Kalka Shatabdi has cost the Northern Railway as the consumer court has directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 15,000, including the cost of litigation, to the complainant….
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 19, 2016 MUMBAI: In a rare instance, a consumer forum has ordered the Western Railway to pay a compensation of Rs 64,000 to a Valsad woman and her four-year-old son after they were robbed at knifepoint in the first-class compartment of the Vapi passenger train as it left Bandra station in 2014. …
Indianexpress.com December 9, 2015 On receiving the complaint, the court said, the opposite party is required to be given notice directing him to give his version within 30 days. In what will help speed up decisions in consumer cases, Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum. … More: LANDMARK JUDGEMENT – Sec. 13(2)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum. The court said this period cannot be extended under any circumstances. – SC Judgment dated 04.12.2015 – New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. >>> Supreme Court Judgments
Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. If you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
27/10/2017Comments Off on COURT ORDERS: Unemployed hubby of biker hit by truck gets Rs 1 crore relief …
Unemployed hubby of biker hit by truck gets Rs 1 crore relief Google saves student from murder rap Two bank officials get jail for a week for contempt In a first, Supreme Court slaps contempt charge on sitting High Court judge Give reasons for orders, HC tells lower courts More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 16, 2017 MUMBAI: In one of the highest payouts in recent months, a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal has ordered an insurance company and a truck owner to pay Rs 1 crore to the widower of a 26-year-old business development Carlsberg executive who died after her scooter was run over by a truck below the Andheri flyover in 2008. Making no distinction between sexes in financial dependency by a spouse, the tribunal found the widower, now 37, was unemployed at the time of the incident and dependent on his wife. The tribunal said he deserved compensation under such circumstances. Vivek Satam, the complainant from Tardeo, had filed the complaint in April 2011. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 30, 2017 KANPUR: A college student arrested last year for the alleged murder of an 11-year-old boy has managed to prove his innocence and get acquitted with the help of Google. Jai Pratap Singh, alias Mohit, was let off on Thursday by additional district and sessions judge Rajat Singh Jain, who also observed that the role of police in the case was suspicious. The judge wrote to the director-general of police, urging action against investigation officer Hari Shankar Mishra. …
Newindianexpress 24th March 2017 CHENNAI: TWO disciplinary authorities attached to a nationalised bank were on Wednesday punished under the Contempt of Courts Act and directed to undergo simple imprisonment for a week with a fine of ` 2,000 each. KS Ganapathy Subramanian, Chief Manager, Disciplinary Authority (DA), knowing fully well about the ambit of the order of the court in the vacate stay petition, had intentionally and willfully violated the same. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 8, 2017 NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented step, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar decided on Tuesday to initiate contempt of court proceedings against sitting Calcutta high court judge C S Karnan for continuously levelling allegations against the Madras HC chief justice and other judges. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 25, 2016 AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has observed that the lower courts should not pass any order without assigning proper and adequate reasons for arriving at a particular conclusion. In one such “cryptic” order passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Junagadh, the high court noticed, “It is a settled proposition of law that the courts are required to support their orders with cogent reasons as it introduces clarity in an order. Appropriate brief reasons, though not like a judgement are a necessary concomitant for a valid order.” …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 3, 2016 MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay Rs 28.37 lakh as compensation to the family of a woman who died in 2012 due to medical negligence at a hospital in Kanyakumari district. Rukmani, 34, was administered nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, instead of oxygen while admitted at Government Nagercoil Medical College and Hospital at Asaripallam. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 21, 2016 Bengaluru : The high court on Monday said Lokayukta police can file chargesheets or final reports before the jurisdictional courts on corruption cases of which they have completed investigation. …
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to an NRI doctor and her septuagenarian mother, a practising lawyer in Pune, Maharashtra, for unlawfully arresting them. India.com June 3, 2016 New Delhi, June 3: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to an NRI doctor and her septuagenarian mother, a practising lawyer in Pune, Maharashtra, for unlawfully arresting them. The court ordered the Madhya Pradesh government to pay the compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to Rini Johar and her mother Gulshan Johar in three months’ time. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com May 13, 2016 NEW DELHI: In what could be a first, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Kerala government to set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the sensational allegations of a Navy officer’s estranged wife that her husband and his colleagues on INS Kochi indulged in wife-swapping and tortured her because of her refusal to join them. The SIT has been asked to complete the investigation within three months. …
Hindustantimes.com New Delhi | Mar 16, 2016 The Supreme Court of India has ordered the government to draw up strong guidelines for screening and tracking adoptions after a charity appealed for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations that adopted children were being abused. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 10, 2016 CHENNAI: They had knocked on the Madras High Court seeking a relief from paying Rs 400 to their father as monthly allowance. After the court’s order and earning rebuke from the judge, they will now have to pay the sum along with pending arrears. …
Zeenews.india.com March 10, 2016 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the states and the civic bodies to take steps to sterilise and vaccinate nuisance-causing stray dogs under the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. …
India.com Jan 02, 2016 The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the parents of each of the 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college who were washed away in river Beas in near Thalot in Kullu district of the state on June 8,2014. …
Indianexpress.com The apex court permitted accused Shamsher Singh Verma to bring on record the taped telephonic conversations to prove his innocence in a child sexual abuse case. Nov 25, 2015 In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed compact discs (CDs) to be treated as a document under the law and said that litigants should be allowed to prove or disprove such electronic proof in judicial proceedings. …
Court orders trial of man for false complaintNews.webindia123.com Feb 14, 2015 A court here has ordered to initiate proceedings against a man for lodging a false complaint against a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) official alleging he demanded a bribe of Rs.600 for allotting him water connection. …
Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. However, in case you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
26/10/2017Comments Off on INSURANCE: Insurance regulator, top co fined for ‘fraudulent’ policy …
INSURANCE NEWS
Insurance regulator, top co fined for ‘fraudulent’ policy Insurer can’t deny claim on grounds of delayed filing, says Supreme Court No insurance claim for theft committed without forcible entry, under the policy for burglary/house breaking
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 16, 2017 CHENNAI: A consumer redressal forum has, in a rare instance, pulled up the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA), the autonomous statutory body that regulates India’s insurance industry, asking the regulator and an insurance firm to pay compensation to a senior citizen for not taking appropriate action on a complaint he had filed. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Chennai (South), summoned the IRDA chairman in person in the case pertaining to a `fraudulent’ insurance policy that a branch manager of Max Life Insurance Company Ltd, in collusion with an agent, issued to Guindy resident Jagannathan, a retired bank manager. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 8, 2017 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that insurance claims cannot be denied to a person merely on the grounds of delay in filing the claim, holding that “mechanical” denials on technical bases will cause people to lose confidence in the industry. A bench of Justice R K Agrawal and Justice S Abdul Nazeer set aside the verdicts of various consumer courts, including the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which had ruled that insurance companies could deny the benefit of cover for delay in filing the claims …
No insurance claim for theft committed without forcible entry, under the policy for burglary/house breaking
Aug 24, 2016 : Dtf.in NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that a forcible entry is required for a claim to be allowed under the policy for burglary/house breaking. Citing a 2004 SC judgment, Justice Rao said, “In the absence of violence or force, the insured cannot claim indemnification against the insurance company. The terms of the policy have to be construed as it is and we cannot add or subtract something. Howsoever liberally we may construe the policy, we cannot take liberalism to the extent of substituting the words which are not intended. “…in common parlance, the term ‘burglary’ would mean theft but it has to be preceded with force or violence. If the element of force or violence is not present, then the insured cannot claim compensation against theft from the insurance company.” According to the counsel for the Appellant, forcible and violent entry is not necessary for making a valid claim under the policy. The claim of the Appellant was repudiated by the insurance company on 31.03.1998 on the ground that the alleged loss did not come within the purview of the insurance policy. The PSU’s appeal has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. More: SC Judgement dated 22.08.2016 – M/s. Industrial Promotion & Investment Corp. of Orissa Ltd. Vs. New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr. >>> Supreme Court Judgments
Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. If you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
26/10/2017Comments Off on GST: Inter-state supplies of up to Rs 20 lakh allowed without GST registration; GST Council meet: No PAN card required for jewellery purchase above Rs 50,000 …
GST
Relief for exporters & SMEs as GST Council reduces compliance issues, rates cut on 27 items GST Council meet: No PAN card required for jewellery purchase above Rs 50,000 Print post-GST rates on items or go to jail, government warns traders MRP rules under GST released. Read here Government, banks kill rumours on card payments under GST
Businessstandard.com October 10, 2017 We are small service providers mostly rendering services within the state, but occasionally receive small amounts from our clients in other states. Our aggregate value of services on an all-India basis does not exceed the threshold limit. Is there any way to avoid registration and compliance rigours of GST? The GST Council has now decided that service providers will be allowed to make inter-state supplies of up to Rs 20 lakh without GST registration. A notification is expected within a week. Is it possible for us to purchase goods from an authorised distributor of a manufacturer and export the same? If so, how? …
Businesstoday.in October 6, 2017 The government on Friday scrapped GST notification on gems and jewellery stating that PAN card will no longer be mandatory on the purchase of jewellery for over Rs 50,000, ANI reported Also, government need not be informed on jewellery purchase of over Rs 50,000, which means that jewellers will not have to report data on buyers to Financial Intelligence Unit, it said. …
Moneycontrol.com 7 Oct, 2017 The Goods and Services tax (GST) council on Friday cut rates on 27 items and 12 services, and approved sweeping changes in rules to soothe frayed nerves of millions of small enterprises and exporters that have been battling with procedural irritants, delayed refunds and technical glitches on returns filing.
The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley-headed panel pushed for big changes in its 22nd meeting to iron out rough edges of the new tax system that has been hit by multiple pain points since it was rolled out on July 1. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 8, 2017, A grocery store in India (PTI photograph)A grocery store in India (PTI photograph) NEW DELHI: The government on Friday warned manufacturer, importer and sellers of pre-packaged goods of penalties ranging from fines of up to Rs 1 lakh or prison terms up to a year for repeat offence of not printing the post-GST rates on product labels. The consumer affairs ministry has come out with the new norm for affixing the revised maximum retail price (MRP) on the old stocks, which were manufactured and packed before July 1. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 4, 2017, The government on Tuesday announced rules regarding MRP or maximum retail price for goods under the GST (goods and services tax) regime that was rolled out at the midnight of Friday and Saturday. There has been ample confusion among both consumers and retailers regarding how the MRP changes will reflect under GST. “Under the GST regime, if a price of a product has increased the manufacturer/ importer/ packer will have to give an advertisement in two newspapers about the new MRP and put a revised sticker on the packaging,”, Department of Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava said. Both the new and the old MRP must show on the packaging, he added. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 2, 2017, MUMBAI: The government and banks have scotched rumours that payments by credit cards or other electronic modes of payment would lead to double taxation under the newly-launched Goods and Services Tax. Revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia clarified by way of a tweet that “A wrong message is doing rounds on social media that if you make payment of utility bills by credit cards, you will be paying GST twice. This is completely untrue. Please do not recirculate such message without checking it with authority,” he said. …
Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. If you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
26/10/2017Comments Off on NEW LAWS: Sex With Wife Below 18 Can Be Punished With Life Imprisonment: Supreme Court …
Sex With Wife Below 18 Can Be Punished With Life Imprisonment: Supreme Court Railways cuts down sleeping hours for passengers by an hour 6-month ‘cooling off’ period for granting divorce can be waived: SC
Ndtv.com October 13, 2017 New Delhi: The Supreme Court judgement criminalising sexual intercourse by a man with his minor wife can attract a jail term of 10 years under the India Penal Code or even a life term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The top court’s landmark decision to amend Exception 2 of Section 375 (definition of rape) of the IPC, which had earlier exempted husbands from being tried for rape for having sexual relations with wives of 15 to 18 years of age, would now make such males liable for prosecution and stringent punishment. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 17, 2017 NEW DELHI: The Railways is trying to put an end to those tiresome quarrels that break out due to oversleeping passengers on the middle and lower berths by reducing official sleeping hours. According to a circular issued by the railway board, the passengers in the reserved coaches can only sleep between 10 pm and 6 am to allow others to sit on the seats for the rest of the time. …
Heading Towards Divorce (Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
Timesofndia.indiatimes.com Sep 13, 2017 NEW DELHI: A Hindu married couple may not need to wait six months for a separation order in the case of mutual consent and the marriage can be legally terminated in just a week as the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the “cooling off” period in not mandatory and can be waived off. The court ruled that the stipulation under the Hindu Marriage Act for a six-month wait could be done away with if all efforts for mediation and conciliation intended to reunite the parties had failed. The waiving off can be considered if the parties had already lived separately for at least a year. In such situations, the court could take a view that delay in proceedings will only prolong subsequent resettlement. …
Economicstimes.indiatimes.com Oct 18, 2017 AHMEDABAD: Telecom inventor and entrepreneur Sam Pitroda has said that the central government was lacking “brain power” to understand the importance of innovation for creating more jobs and expressed disappointment at its decision to close the National Innovation Council. Delivering a lecture on innovation at the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) here, Pitroda also opined that people should move on from the issues such as Ram Temple or about history. …
New Delhi World Book Fair 2017 to be held from Jan 7
Jan 06, 2017 New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) held for the past 44 years, is now a major calendar event in the publishing world. NDWBF 2017 will be held from 7 to 15 January 2017 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The Fair is organized by National Book Trust, India, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, working towards promotion of books and the habit of reading in the country. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), under the Ministry of Commerce, Governemnt of India is the Co-organizer of the Fair. Today Indian publishing stands poised at a significant crossroad towards the path of growth. NDWBF offers the participants a unique opportunity of doing business with this growing book industry. It is also an ideal venue for promoting titles, co-publication arrangements and trade. Besides the many literary and publishing conferences and programmes to be organized during the Fair, it also opens up a gateway to the publishing and intellectual world of South Asia. The Fair attracts participation from major publishing houses of the globe. (Source: Newdelhiworldbookfair.gov.in)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec31, 2016 PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation today, 50 days after the demonetisation decision. Here is what the PM said:
8% interest rate will be guaranteed on deposits of up to Rs 7.5 lakh for 10 years for senior citizens; interest will be paid monthly
Rs 6,000 to be put into accounts of pregnant women in 650 districts for vaccination and other medical use … …
Dec 31, 2016 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent out a stern warning of tough action against the “dishonest”, even as he assured that for the honest his government will act as a friend. ….
Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. However, in case there is any complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf[dot]in.
19/10/2017Comments Off on MARRIAGE: Sex With Wife Below 18 Can Be Punished With Life Imprisonment: SC; Marriage under Hindu law is ‘sacrament’, not contract: Delhi HC …
Sex With Wife Below 18 Can Be Punished With Life Imprisonment: Supreme Court Marriage under Hindu law is ‘sacrament’, not contract: Delhi High Court Court rejects wife’s rape charge Why isn’t marital rape a criminal offence in India? Marital rape may soon be a crime in India More …
Go to NEWS. Go to USEFUL LINKS. Central Government Service Rules
Ndtv.com October 13, 2017 New Delhi: The Supreme Court judgement criminalising sexual intercourse by a man with his minor wife can attract a jail term of 10 years under the India Penal Code or even a life term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The top court’s landmark decision to amend Exception 2 of Section 375 (definition of rape) of the IPC, which had earlier exempted husbands from being tried for rape for having sexual relations with wives of 15 to 18 years of age, would now make such males liable for prosecution and stringent punishment. …
Indianxpress.com “Under Hindu Law, marriage is a ‘sacrament’ (solemn pledge) and not a contract which can be entered into by execution of a marriage deed”, the court said. January 29, 2017 Marriage under the Hindu law is “sacrament” and “not a contract” which can be entered into by executing a deed, Delhi High Court has observed while dismissing a plea by a woman who had challenged an order refusing to declare her as the legally-wedded wife. The woman had approached the court seeking her appointment for job on compassionate ground after the death of her alleged husband, a former sanitation staff in a city government hospital, and a direction to the medical superintendent to release consequential benefits and allow her to join duties. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Nov 23, 2016 NEW DELHI: A man was acquitted of rape charges after the court found that the woman complainant hid her marital status from her parents because the groom belonged to a lower caste. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain also noted several inconsistencies in the testimony of the woman who married the accused in a temple as per “Gandharva vivah” rituals, but later claimed she was forced into a physical relationship and the man’s parents had demanded money. ..
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 9, 2016 Jaanki is physically and psychologically distraught. She was raped by her husband, not once but several times. She confides in her mother. To her utter shock, her mother confesses that she has been subjected to a similar fate in her married life. In disbelief, Jaanki snaps, …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 20, 2016 NEW DELHI: Women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi said on Tuesday the Centre was considering criminalizing marital rape. When asked if there was an attempt to push for criminalization of marital rape, Maneka replied, “Now there is.” …
Hindustantimes.com Mar 06, 2016 In the absence of evidence like wedding invitation and photographs, the cohabitation of a man and woman for a long time could be taken as a valid proof of marriage, the Madras high court ruled. …
Shakuntala with friends writing a letter to Dushyanta [Raja Ravi Varma [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons]
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 22, 2016 NEW DELHI: A single letter can constitute an act of cruelty, the Delhi high court has said, granting divorce to a man living separately from his estranged wife for the past 28 years. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 19, 2015 NEW DELHI: A Lucknow-based couple went to Goa on honeymoon but on the flight back home, they had such a fight that the husband simply walked off the flight at a stopover. Unbelievable as it may sound, this is what was witnessed on IndiGo’s Goa-Kolkata-Patna-Lucknow-Delhi flight (6E 633) on Thursday. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 7, 2015 NEW DELHI: An unwed mother must be recognized as the legal guardian of her child and she cannot be forced to name the father, nor does she need his consent, while deciding guardianship rights, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a path breaking verdict on gender equality. …
HC directs police to register FIR against husbandBusiness-standard.com May 8, 2015 The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court here today directed police to register a case against a man who was charged with not consummating the marriage after the wedding in 2011, on the basis of the complaint from his wife. …
Man, LLB, turns tables on wife’s rape chargeTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 29, 2015 AHMEDABAD: An insurance agent studied law to fight rape charges levelled by his wife. Acquitted by courts, practising advocate Pankaj Chavda, 37, has now slapped a Rs 50 lakh defamation suit against his wife for implicating him and a friend in a false rape case. …
Woman ‘rapist’ says she ‘married’ victimMumbaimirror.com Apr 4, 2015 38-year-old Chembur resident Rahat Zakira Khan, booked for sexually assaulting minor, claims she tied the knot with him in a Vashi temple. …
Matrimonial website not liable for online fraud: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 11, 2015 MUMBAI: A matrimonial website cannot be held responsible if a user is “careless and negligent” and falls for one of the common “internet scams”, Bombay high court has ruled. …
Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. If you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
18/10/2017Comments Off on WORLD: US economist Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize; British author Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature …
US economist Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize British author Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature How the World Celebrated International Women’s Day 2017 China sets precedent in handling bank defaulters, restricts them buying plane tickets
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 9, 2017 STOCKHOLM: US economist Richard Thaler won the 2017 Nobel Economics Prize for his contributions in the field of behavioural economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday. “In total, Richard Thaler’s contributions have built a bridge between the economic and psychological analyses of individual decision-making,” the award-giving body said on announcing the 9 million Swedish crown ($1.1 million) prize. …
financialexpress.com October 5, 2017 Kazuo Ishiguro, the British author of “Remains of the Day”, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday. Japan-born Ishiguro won the Man Booker Prize for the 1989 novel that was made into an Oscar-nominated movie. The Swedish Academy hailed his ability to reveal “the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”. The award of the 9 million crown ($1.1 million) prize marks a return to a more mainstream interpretation of literature after it went to American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan last year. The works of Ishiguro, who moved to Britain as a young child, often touch on memory, time and self-delusion, the Academy said. “He is a little bit like a mix of Jane Austen, comedy of manners and Franz Kafka. If you mix this a little, not too much, you get Ishiguro in a nutshell,” said Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. …
Time.com Mar 08, 2017 On March 8, people around the world observed International Women’s Day — a day to commemorate the struggle for women’s rights and celebrate the political, social, economic and cultural achievements of women throughout history. …
Newsnation.in February 21, 2017 New Delhi : It could be a precedent for India that how to handle bank defaulters and debtors, the Supreme People’s Court of China passed a stern order restricting them travelling by plane, applying for loans and credit cards. The court has also blacklisted 6.73 million bank defaulters. As per report of Global Times, the Chinese government had launched a massive crackdown on defaulters and had barred 6.15 million people from buying plane tickets and 2.22 million from travelling by high-speed train. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 18, 2017 Zealandia meets all the criteria that are satisfied by the existing seven continents There is an entire, submerged and unrecognised continent that has been hiding until now, according to scientists. New Zealand is sitting on top of the geological entity, most of which sits underneath the South Pacific and so can’t be seen, according to a major new paper. In a paper published in the Geological Society of America’s Journal, researchers explain that Zealandia measures five million sq km which is about two thirds of neighbouring Australia.
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 25, 2016 A celebrated photographer has sold a picture of an Irish potato for 1m (£750,000). Kevin Abosch, 46, confirmed he had sold the photograph of an organic potato shot on a black background to an unnamed European businessman. …
Harbin Ice Festival, China (Image Courtesy: Icefestivalharbin.com)
Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. If you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
Disciplinary and Transparency Forum – India Diciplinary & Transparancy Forum
![Shakuntala with friends writing a letter to Dushyanta [Raja Ravi Varma [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons]](https://dtf.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Shakuntala-with-friends-writing-a-letter-to-Dushyanta-1.png)
British author Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature
