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Why isn’t marital rape a criminal offence in India?
Marital rape may soon be a crime in India
Cohabitation of man, woman for long time is valid marriage proof: HC
Wife’s letter talking of divorce, remarriage an act of cruelty: HC
Honeymoon fight: Man walks off plane, leaves wife behind
Unwed mother can be child’s guardian without dad’s consent: SC
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Why isn’t marital rape a criminal offence in India?

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, …

Marital rape may soon be a crime in India   

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.” …

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Cohabitation of man, woman for long time is valid marriage proof: HC    

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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. …

Wife’s letter talking of divorce, remarriage an act of cruelty: HC   

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. …

Honeymoon fight: Man walks off plane, leaves wife behind  

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. …

Unwed mother can be child’s guardian without dad’s consent: SC    

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 husband   Business-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 charge  Timesofindia.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’ victim   Mumbaimirror.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: HC   Timesofindia.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. …

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INDIA NEWS

Padma Awards Goes Public, Now Citizens Can Nominate Any Achiever
Trade Union strike today likely to hit banking, transport
Avoid plastic made National Flag, display paper flags, dispose with dignity: MHA Advisory
International Yoga Day 2016: Kareena Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, other Bollywood celebs who practice yoga
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Padma Awards Goes Public, Now Citizens Can Nominate Any Achiever

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September 09, 2016
New Delhi:  Any Indian can now recommend any achiever for the prestigious Padma Awards, with the government throwing open the nomination process to general public to make it transparent and curb the crony culture of influence and lobbying. …

Trade Union strike today likely to hit banking, transport

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Sep 2, 2016
NEW DELHI: Essential services such as banking and public transport are likely to be hit on Friday as trade unions go on a nationwide strike to protest the government’s alleged “indifference” to their demand for better wages and “anti-worker” changes in labour laws. Railway services will not be affected. …

Avoid plastic made National Flag, display paper flags, dispose with dignity: MHA Advisory

Aug 13, 2016
New Delhi. Ahead of the Independence Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory to the Chief Secretaries / Administrators of all State Governments / UT Administrations, Secretaries of all Ministries / Departments of Govt. of India to ensure strict compliance of the provisions contained in the ‘Flag Code of India. 2002’ and ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971’. The Advisory directs that mass awareness programmes be carried out in this regard and also give wide publicity through advertisements in the electronic and print media.
The Advisory states that on important national, cultural and sports events, Flags made of paper only are used by public in terms of the provisions of the ‘Flag Code of India, 2002’ and such paper Flags are not discarded or thrown on the ground after the event. Such Flags are to be disposed of, in private, consistent with the dignity of the Flag. Wide publicity, for not using the National Flag made of plastic, should be made along with its advertisement in the electronic and print media.
Further, it has been brought to notice of the MHA that on important events the National Flags made of plastic are also being used in place of paper Flags. Since plastic flags are not biodegradable like paper flags, these do not get decomposed for a long time and ensuring appropriate disposal of National Flags made of plastic commensurate with dignity of the flag, is a practical problem. It may also be noted that as per Section 2 of ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971’- Whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view bums, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or otherwise shows disrespect to or brings into contempt (whether by words, either spoken or written, or by acts) the Indian National Flag or any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine, or with both.
The Advisory reiterates that the National Flag represents the hopes and aspirations of the people of our country and hence should occupy a position of honour. There is universal affection and respect for, and loyalty to, the National Flag. Yet, a perceptible lack of awareness is often noticed amongst people as well as organizations/agencies of the Government in regard to laws, practices and conventions that apply to display of the National Flag. A copy each of ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971’ and ‘Flag Code of India, 2002’ which governs display of National Flag, are available on the links below for strict compliance of the provisions contained in the Act and the Flag Code (copy also available on this Ministry’s website www.mha.nic.in).
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‘Flag Code of India, 2002‘: http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/flagcodeofindia_070214.pdf 
‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971‘:
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International Yoga Day 2016: Kareena Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, other Bollywood celebs who practice yoga [PHOTOS + VIDEOS]

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June 18, 2016
International Yoga Day, which is about spreading awareness to achieve a healthier lifestyle, will be celebrated across the world on June 21. On this occasion, we would like to show you a few pictures and videos of Bollywood celebs who practice yoga. …

In age of e-tailing, drab dakiya to get smart & look smart too

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Jun 6, 2016
New Delhi: The good old dakiya is in for a corporate makeover. Out goes dull khaki, in come baseball caps and a colourful uniform. …

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Now, 112 will be India’s national emergency number     

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Mar 29, 2016
NEW DELHI: India has decided to adopt ‘112’ as the national emergency number, similar to ‘911’ in the US and ‘999’ in the UK, with the inter-ministerial telecom commission giving a go-ahead to the move. …

Digital India Summit: Post Offices pip SBI to have largest core banking footprint, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

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Mar 22, 2016
Listing out the achievements of the Government as it looks to complete two years in power, Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad today said during his tenure and because of a sustained push, 20494 post offices have been connected under core banking solution, which is more than the 16333 enabled core banking branches of State Bank of India (SBI). …

Govt mulls Europe-style water law to save resource

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nov 24, 2015
NEW DELHI: Concerned by the future projections of water availability in India, the government is mulling the legislation route to save the scarce resource from depleting any further. It plans to come out with a new draft National Water Framework Bill – on the lines of the one in effect in Europe – and improvising on the existing draft law of 2013. …

Cross mark is now NOTA symbol     Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 20, 2015
AHMEDABAD: The ‘None Of The Above’ (Nota) option on electronic voting machines (EVMs) finally got its own symbol — a small ballot paper with a black cross on it. The Nota symbol will make its debut in the forthcoming Bihar assembly elections and Surat bypolls. …

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RAILWAYS NEWS

Railways to introduce surge pricing for Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto trains
Cancel your train tickets by just dialling 139
Now you can get railway tickets confirmed for emergency travel
Railways mulling dynamic fares in reserved classes of all trains
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Railways to introduce surge pricing for Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto trains

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The fares will increase by 10 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths sold.
September 7, 2016
The Ministry of Railway on Wednesday said that it will introduce flexi fare pricing in its Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains from September 9. The fares will increase by 10 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths sold. …

Cancel your train tickets by just dialling 139   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com  
Apr 30, 2016
NEW DELHI: Railway passengers can now cancel their confirmed train tickets by just dialling 139.
A person has to dial 139 and give details such as PNR number and train number of the confirmed ticket to get it cancelled. …

Now you can get railway tickets confirmed for emergency travel

Railways mulling dynamic fares in reserved classes of all trains

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nov 28, 2015
NEW DELHI: Railways is considering introduction of dynamic fare pricing for all reserved classes in all express and mail trains, similar to the mechanism followed by airlines. …

3-tier AC train fares dearer than 2-tier ones   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 3, 2015
MUMBAI: Premium trains that run with dynamic fare pricing based on demand have strange “dynamics” that may make travel by 3-tier airconditioned (3A) coaches costlier compared to 2-tier AC (2A) ones and in some cases, even to air fares. …

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IRCTC to offer baggage insurance for train passengers   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 19, 2015
NEW DELHI: Aiming at providing passengers more facilities for booking tickets online, IRCTC is planning to offer a new service of ‘baggage insurance’ for them. …

Now, Railways to give ‘wake-up’ call   Indianexpress.com
Apr 09, 2015
So you can’t sleep in a train journey worrying about missing your destination station?

Railways limits one ticket per login in rush hour   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NEW DELHI: Now only one train ticket can be booked online with one login after which the booking session will expire during the peak hours. …

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Your kitchen appliances are watching you, security experts warn
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Your kitchen appliances are watching you, security experts warn

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Sep 02, 2016
Your fridge is getting so smart, security-software maker Kaspersky Lab thinks you probably shouldn’t trust it. …

More: Soon, smart refrigerators to help in shopping and planning meals

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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response on WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing

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August 31, 2016 WhatsApp’s recent decision to share user data with parent company Facebook has reached the doorstep of the Delhi High Court, which sought the government’s response on the modification of the new privacy policy.
In a controversial move, the popular messaging platform has said it will begin “coordinating” accounts with Facebook by sharing users’ mobile phone numbers and device information with Facebook. It is, however, giving users a 30-day window to opt out of sharing their details. …

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Obscene act in pvt place no offence: Bombay HC   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 20, 2016
MUMBAI: Any obscene act in a private place causing no annoyance to others does not constitute offence, ruled the Bombay high court while recently quashing a complaint against 13 men who were arrested from a private party in a flat at Andheri (west). …

US wrestler Hulk Hogan wins at least $115 million in sex-tape suit   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 19, 2016
PETERSBURG (Florida): A Florida jury on Friday awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million with the possibility of more after finding the Gawker website violated his privacy by publishing a sex tape of the celebrity wrestler. …

Violation of privacy through CCTV cameras rampant, say experts  

Business-standard.com
April 4, 2015
Blatant misuse of closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras installed in retail shops, hotels and public places is a “de facto norm” in India, experts say. For the offence, cases of which are multiplying on a daily basis, one can take legal recourse under section 66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000. So far, however, there has been no reported conviction under the provision. …

How your ‘safe’ password may not actually be safe  

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 26, 2015
TORONTO: Are you sure the password you created for your gmail or Facebook account strong enough? …

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Woman given laughing gas for oxygen, Tamil Nadu to pay Rs 28 lakh
Court orders DDA to compensate builder
HC: Lokayukta cops can file chargesheets in graft cases
Supreme Court orders Madhya Pradesh to pay Rs 10 lakh in damages to illegally held women
Supreme Court orders probe into wife-swap by navy officers
Allahabad high court dismisses 15 judges
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Woman given laughing gas for oxygen, Tamil Nadu to pay Rs 28 lakh

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. …

Court orders DDA to compensate builder

Hindustasntimes.com
Jun 21, 2016
NEW DELHI: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has been directed by a court here to allot an alternative plot and pay compensation to a builder for illegally ousting him from his building which was demolished to construct a public road. …

HC: Lokayukta cops can file chargesheets in graft cases

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. …

Supreme Court orders Madhya Pradesh to pay Rs 10 lakh in damages to illegally held women

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. …

Supreme Court orders probe into wife-swap by navy officers

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. …

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Supreme Court orders protection from trafficking for adopted children   

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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. …

Court orders unwilling sons to pay allowance   

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. …

SC asks states to sterilise, vaccinate stray dogs as per law    

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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. …

Himachal Pradesh High Court orders Rs 20 lakh to parents of each student drowned in Beas river

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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. …

CDs are documents, can be considered as evidence under law, says Supreme Court

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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 complaint   News.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. …

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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response on WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing
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US wrestler Hulk Hogan wins at least $115 million in sex-tape suit
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response on WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing

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August 31, 2016 WhatsApp’s recent decision to share user data with parent company Facebook has reached the doorstep of the Delhi High Court, which sought the government’s response on the modification of the new privacy policy.
In a controversial move, the popular messaging platform has said it will begin “coordinating” accounts with Facebook by sharing users’ mobile phone numbers and device information with Facebook. It is, however, giving users a 30-day window to opt out of sharing their details. …

More: Facebook’s WhatsApp changes to face scrutiny in EU

Obscene act in pvt place no offence: Bombay HC   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 20, 2016
MUMBAI: Any obscene act in a private place causing no annoyance to others does not constitute offence, ruled the Bombay high court while recently quashing a complaint against 13 men who were arrested from a private party in a flat at Andheri (west). …

US wrestler Hulk Hogan wins at least $115 million in sex-tape suit   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 19, 2016
PETERSBURG (Florida): A Florida jury on Friday awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million with the possibility of more after finding the Gawker website violated his privacy by publishing a sex tape of the celebrity wrestler. …

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Violation of privacy through CCTV cameras rampant, say experts  

Business-standard.com
April 4, 2015
Blatant misuse of closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras installed in retail shops, hotels and public places is a “de facto norm” in India, experts say. For the offence, cases of which are multiplying on a daily basis, one can take legal recourse under section 66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000. So far, however, there has been no reported conviction under the provision. …

How your ‘safe’ password may not actually be safe  

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 26, 2015
TORONTO: Are you sure the password you created for your gmail or Facebook account strong enough? …

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CONSUMER FORUM NEWS

Consumer forum directs sports shop to refund excess VAT
Supreme Court to lay down guidelines for post-operative medical care
Doctors asked to pay Rs 3.2 lakh for medical negligence
Consumer forum directs firm to pay Rs13.5 lakh to widow
Consumer forum orders 3-yr imprisonment to builder 
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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

Consumer forum directs sports shop to refund excess VAT

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Aug 26, 2016
CHANDIGARH: District consumer disputes redressal forum, Chandigarh directed Winners Sports located at a city mall to refund excess of VAT charged on the discounted pair of socks to Sorabh Sharma, resident of Sector 59, Mohali. …

Supreme Court to lay down guidelines for post-operative medical care

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. …

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Doctors asked to pay Rs 3.2 lakh for medical negligence

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August 2, 2016
Thane (Maha), Aug 2 (PTI) The Thane District Consumer Forum has directed two doctors to pay a compensation of Rs 3.20 lakh to a Kochi-based woman for medical negligence.
Consumer Forum President Sneha Mhatre and member N D Kadam, in their order, last week, held that the two doctors, Baliram Parsewar and orthopaedic surgeon Bharat Rathod, were deficient in their services. …

Consumer forum directs firm to pay Rs13.5 lakh to widow

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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. …

Man gets Rs 100 per day compensation for banks’ deficient

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. …

Builder gets 3 years in jail for defying consumer court orders

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
May 12, 2016
Pune: The consumer court here sentenced a developer to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday for wilful and deliberate defiance of its order and orders passed by the state and national consumer commissions. …

Consumer forum issues bailable warrants against Sony MD

Tribuneindia.com
Jalandhar, May 4, 2016
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has issued bailable warrant of arrest against the MD of Sony India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, for failing to appear in a case pertaining to a defective 3D LED TV purchased by a local resident since the past nearly four and a half years. …

Consumer complaint? Courts aside, social media’s the new activism forum

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. …

Consumer forum slaps Southern Railway with Rs 30,000 fine 

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. …

Panel fines S Rly Rs15k for allowing unreserved travel   

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. …

Failure to provide veg food trays to 2 children costs Railway Rs 15,000   

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….

Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told    

Tribuneindia.com
Mohali, February 29, 2016
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has directed Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) to refund Rs 466 to a Chandigarh resident along with interest at 9 per cent and pay a lump sum compensation of Rs.10,000 for mental agony, harassment and cost of litigation. …

Pay Rs 64,000 to woman robbed on train to Vapi, Mumbai consumer forum tells Western Railway   

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. …

Can’t give beyond 45 days for replying to complaint in consumer cases: Supreme Court   

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

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Trade Union strike today likely to hit banking, transport
Avoid plastic made National Flag, display paper flags, dispose with dignity: MHA Advisory
International Yoga Day 2016: Kareena Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, other Bollywood celebs who practice yoga
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Trade Union strike today likely to hit banking, transport

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Sep 2, 2016
NEW DELHI: Essential services such as banking and public transport are likely to be hit on Friday as trade unions go on a nationwide strike to protest the government’s alleged “indifference” to their demand for better wages and “anti-worker” changes in labour laws. Railway services will not be affected. …

Avoid plastic made National Flag, display paper flags, dispose with dignity: MHA Advisory

Aug 13, 2016
New Delhi. Ahead of the Independence Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory to the Chief Secretaries / Administrators of all State Governments / UT Administrations, Secretaries of all Ministries / Departments of Govt. of India to ensure strict compliance of the provisions contained in the ‘Flag Code of India. 2002’ and ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971’. The Advisory directs that mass awareness programmes be carried out in this regard and also give wide publicity through advertisements in the electronic and print media.
The Advisory states that on important national, cultural and sports events, Flags made of paper only are used by public in terms of the provisions of the ‘Flag Code of India, 2002’ and such paper Flags are not discarded or thrown on the ground after the event. Such Flags are to be disposed of, in private, consistent with the dignity of the Flag. Wide publicity, for not using the National Flag made of plastic, should be made along with its advertisement in the electronic and print media.
Further, it has been brought to notice of the MHA that on important events the National Flags made of plastic are also being used in place of paper Flags. Since plastic flags are not biodegradable like paper flags, these do not get decomposed for a long time and ensuring appropriate disposal of National Flags made of plastic commensurate with dignity of the flag, is a practical problem. It may also be noted that as per Section 2 of ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971’- Whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view bums, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or otherwise shows disrespect to or brings into contempt (whether by words, either spoken or written, or by acts) the Indian National Flag or any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine, or with both.
The Advisory reiterates that the National Flag represents the hopes and aspirations of the people of our country and hence should occupy a position of honour. There is universal affection and respect for, and loyalty to, the National Flag. Yet, a perceptible lack of awareness is often noticed amongst people as well as organizations/agencies of the Government in regard to laws, practices and conventions that apply to display of the National Flag. A copy each of ‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971’ and ‘Flag Code of India, 2002’ which governs display of National Flag, are available on the links below for strict compliance of the provisions contained in the Act and the Flag Code (copy also available on this Ministry’s website www.mha.nic.in).
(Source: pib website)
‘Flag Code of India, 2002‘: http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/flagcodeofindia_070214.pdf 
‘The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971‘:
http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/pdf/Prevention_Insults_National_Honour_Act1971.pdf

International Yoga Day 2016: Kareena Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, other Bollywood celebs who practice yoga [PHOTOS + VIDEOS]

Ibtimes.co.in
June 18, 2016
International Yoga Day, which is about spreading awareness to achieve a healthier lifestyle, will be celebrated across the world on June 21. On this occasion, we would like to show you a few pictures and videos of Bollywood celebs who practice yoga. …

In age of e-tailing, drab dakiya to get smart & look smart too

.Timesofindia.indiatimescom
Jun 6, 2016
New Delhi: The good old dakiya is in for a corporate makeover. Out goes dull khaki, in come baseball caps and a colourful uniform. …

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Now, 112 will be India’s national emergency number     

.Timesofindia.indiatimescom
Mar 29, 2016
NEW DELHI: India has decided to adopt ‘112’ as the national emergency number, similar to ‘911’ in the US and ‘999’ in the UK, with the inter-ministerial telecom commission giving a go-ahead to the move. …

Digital India Summit: Post Offices pip SBI to have largest core banking footprint, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Economictimes.indiatimes.com

Mar 22, 2016
Listing out the achievements of the Government as it looks to complete two years in power, Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad today said during his tenure and because of a sustained push, 20494 post offices have been connected under core banking solution, which is more than the 16333 enabled core banking branches of State Bank of India (SBI). …

Govt mulls Europe-style water law to save resource

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nov 24, 2015
NEW DELHI: Concerned by the future projections of water availability in India, the government is mulling the legislation route to save the scarce resource from depleting any further. It plans to come out with a new draft National Water Framework Bill – on the lines of the one in effect in Europe – and improvising on the existing draft law of 2013. …

Cross mark is now NOTA symbol     Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 20, 2015
AHMEDABAD: The ‘None Of The Above’ (Nota) option on electronic voting machines (EVMs) finally got its own symbol — a small ballot paper with a black cross on it. The Nota symbol will make its debut in the forthcoming Bihar assembly elections and Surat bypolls. …

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CONSUMER FORUM NEWS

Supreme Court to lay down guidelines for post-operative medical care
Doctors asked to pay Rs 3.2 lakh for medical negligence
Consumer forum directs firm to pay Rs13.5 lakh to widow
Consumer forum orders 3-yr imprisonment to builder 
More …

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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

Supreme Court to lay down guidelines for post-operative medical care

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. …

Doctors asked to pay Rs 3.2 lakh for medical negligence

Indiatoday.intoday.in 
August 2, 2016
Thane (Maha), Aug 2 (PTI) The Thane District Consumer Forum has directed two doctors to pay a compensation of Rs 3.20 lakh to a Kochi-based woman for medical negligence.
Consumer Forum President Sneha Mhatre and member N D Kadam, in their order, last week, held that the two doctors, Baliram Parsewar and orthopaedic surgeon Bharat Rathod, were deficient in their services. …

Consumer forum directs firm to pay Rs13.5 lakh to widow

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. …

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Consumer forum orders 3-yr imprisonment to builder

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 5, 2016
Bhopal: District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum on Monday ordered three-year imprisonment and slapped a fine on Vivek Malhotra, a partner in Girija Colonizers, for ignoring State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission’s orders. …

Man gets Rs 100 per day compensation for banks’ deficient

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. …

Builder gets 3 years in jail for defying consumer court orders

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
May 12, 2016
Pune: The consumer court here sentenced a developer to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday for wilful and deliberate defiance of its order and orders passed by the state and national consumer commissions. …

Consumer forum issues bailable warrants against Sony MD

Tribuneindia.com
Jalandhar, May 4, 2016
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has issued bailable warrant of arrest against the MD of Sony India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, for failing to appear in a case pertaining to a defective 3D LED TV purchased by a local resident since the past nearly four and a half years. …

Consumer complaint? Courts aside, social media’s the new activism forum

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. …

Consumer forum slaps Southern Railway with Rs 30,000 fine 

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. …

Panel fines S Rly Rs15k for allowing unreserved travel   

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. …

Failure to provide veg food trays to 2 children costs Railway Rs 15,000   

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….

Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told    

Tribuneindia.com
Mohali, February 29, 2016
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has directed Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) to refund Rs 466 to a Chandigarh resident along with interest at 9 per cent and pay a lump sum compensation of Rs.10,000 for mental agony, harassment and cost of litigation. …

Pay Rs 64,000 to woman robbed on train to Vapi, Mumbai consumer forum tells Western Railway   

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. …

Can’t give beyond 45 days for replying to complaint in consumer cases: Supreme Court   

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

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