04/04/2016Comments Off on COURT ORDERS: Instead of jail term, High Court orders convict to pay compensation
Instead of jail term, High Court orders convict to pay compensation Court orders unwilling sons to pay allowance SC asks states to sterilise, vaccinate stray dogs as per law Himachal Pradesh High Court orders Rs 20 lakh to parents of each student drowned in Beas river States must take steps to cut alcohol intake: SC More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 22, 2016 Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court has asked a man to pay compensation of Rs 15,000 to his victim, in lieu of a three-month prison term, for a brick blow to the victim some 22 years ago. …
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. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 30, 2015 New DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a thumbs up to the Kerala government’s decision to limit sale of liquor to shops and five-star hotels and threw out petitions by owners of three and four-star hotels that the policy is arbitrary and discriminatory. ….
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. …
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03/04/2016Comments Off on WOMEN: Shani Temple Faceoff: Despite HC Ruling, Women Prevented From Entering …
Shani Temple Faceoff: Despite HC Ruling, Women Prevented From Entering 86,000 girls apply to be power angels in Uttar Pradesh International Women’s Day 2016: All you need to know about the femininity and their day-to-day struggle More …
Newindianexpress.com 02nd April 2016 AHMEDNAGAR: A day after Bombay High Court held that entry to temples was a fundamental right of women, scores of women activists today made a bid to storm the inner sanctum of Shani Shinganapur temple in Maharashtra to break the ban but they were stopped by scores of villagers. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 28, 2016 LUCKNOW: Aparna had to stop going to college for some time due to a stalker. She didn’t have the courage to report the matter to police. …
India.com International Women’s Day was first celebrated on March 19, 1911 as several women’s demanded rights including right to vote, to hold public office and also raised a voice against employment sex discrimination. March 7, 2016 … …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 4, 2016 NEW DELHI: A proposal to increase the representation of women in urban local bodies from the present 33% to 50% was under consideration, the government said on Thursday. …
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03/04/2016Comments Off on SERVICES: DA increase by 6%; 7th CPC; Take timely action to avoid prolonging of cases: Govt to departments …
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DA increase by 6%; 7th CPC; Take timely action to avoid prolonging of cases: Govt to departments LTC: Centre Allows Non-entitled Employees To Travel By Air 7th Pay Commission: If not hefty pay hike, govt likely to restore allowances Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees Maharashtra first state to grant 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases More …
According to the GOI Circular, it is primarily the responsibility of the Administrative Ministry to, inter alia, ensure that timely action is taken at each stage a Court case goes through and that a unified stand is adopted on behalf of Government of India at every such stage.
Economictimes.indiatimes.com Mar 17, 2016 NEW DELHI: All central government departments have been asked to take timely action at each stage of a litigation and take unified stand in defending them so as to avoid prolonging of cases filed by employees. …
Profit.ndtv.com March 08, 2016 New Delhi: All non-entitled central government employees have been allowed to travel by air while availing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) with a condition that reimbursement in such cases shall be restricted to the fare of their entitled class of train or actual expense. …
Zeenews.india.com March 7, 2016 New Delhi: Some good news for government employees anticipating Centre’s response to their demands on salary hike! As per reports, government may agree to reinstate some of the allowances that were subsumed by the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 25, 2016 NEW DELHI: Presenting his second budget, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday unveiled pillars of strategy that would reflect the new thought process for the railways. Here are the highlights of the Rail Budget 2016 …
Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees
World’s finest beaches in Andamans (Image Courtesy: Andamans.gov.in)Sea in Andamans (Image Courtesy: Andamans.gov.inAirport (Pixabay Image)
Dtf.in : Feb 22, 2016 New Delhi. The Central Government employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC, on an appropriate forum. (cf. para 5 of the DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016). To remove the bottlenecks in the processing of the LTC claims, it has been decided by the Department of Personnel & Training to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time-bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.
S.No. Course of action Time limit 1 Leave Sanction 5 working days + 3 working days* 2 Sanction of LTC advance/ 5 working days + 3 working days* Leave Encashment 3 Time taken by Administration 10 working days + 3 working days* for verification of LTC claim after the LTC bill is submitted by the Government employee for settlement. 4 Time taken by DDO 5 working days + 3 working days* 5 Time taken by PAO 5 working days + 3 working days* * (a) Additional 3 days transit-time may be allowed where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters. The Government employee may proceed on LTC after action on S.No.1. (b) Efforts should be made to reduce the duration of processing of LTC application/claims at the earliest. The maximum time limit should be strictly adhered to and non-compliance of time limit should be adequately explained. The Government servants are required to inform their Controlling Officer before the journey(ies) on LTC to be undertaken. It has been decided by that Department that the Leave Sanctioning Authority shall obtain a self-certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The pro forma for self-certification has been annexed to the aforesaid DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016. It has also been decided by that Department that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she may be provided with a copy of the guidelines (enclosed with the aforesaid O.M. dated 18.02.2016) which needs to be followed while availing LTC. More: DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016 – CCS (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of procedural requirements >>> LTC Rules
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Maharashtra Govt. to allow 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases (Representative Pixabay Image)
Indianexpress.com Jan 21, 2016 Maharashtra will be the first state in the country where women employees in government jobs can avail up to 180 days’ maternity leave while having a baby through surrogacy. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 15, 2016 NEW DELHI: Bureaucrats can go on a maximum of four overseas trips in a year, the finance ministry has directed in fresh guidelines which also say secretaries should only undertake foreign travel when no one else can be deputed. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 9, 2016 NEW DELHI: Exactly a year after holding that officers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes can claim reservation in promotion from level 1 to level VI grade, the Supreme Court on Friday admitted that it had committed a mistake while passing the verdict and clarified that there can be no reservation in promotion. …
The Chairman, PFRDA, Shri Hemant Contractor speaking at the conference on implementation of National Pension System by the State Governments, organised by the PFRDA, in New Delhi on December 10, 2015. The Special Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha is also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Ndtv.com December 22, 2015 New Delhi: Government is considering a proposal to provide gratuity to its employees covered under National Pension System (NPS) on retirement, Parliament was informed today. …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com 20 Dec, 2015 Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, a former Supreme Court judge and chairman of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), has returned to his home town Jodhpur in Rajasthan after spending two years in Delhi and submitting a 900-page humongous report recommending a hike in pay, allowances and pension for 47 lakh government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. …
Financialexpress.com Central government employees will now enjoy adventure tourism, under special casual leave, granted by the Government of India … December 9, 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Image Courtesy: Wikemedia.org)
Indianexpress.com December 1, 2015 A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his government’s resolve to do away with interviews for non-gazetted jobs in the central government from January 1, online tests are set to replace the objective-type written examinations as a “viable and practical alternative”. …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com Nov 27, 2015 NEW DELHI: Remember the iconic scene in the Munnabhai sequel of movies where a senior citizen strips in an office to get his pension? Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh did not have to do that but did concede on Thursday that he too had to wait for a year for his pension to start after taking voluntary retirement. …
Dnaindia.com 16 October 2015 “RTI replies should be timely, transparency and trouble- free. It will help in reducing possibilities of errors,” he said at the function which was boycotted by leading RTI activists, including Aruna Roy, after authorities restricted the invitations to some activists citing security reasons. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: It is often seen that departmental enquiries against government servants involved in illegal activities don’t make much headway. However, to make sure that enquiries are conducted in a fair manner, the government has decided to engage retired officers with “impeccable integrity” and a “clean service record” to probe serving officers. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 09, 2015 Security fears, dowry demands and the possibility of their spouses giving misleading information about their assets were some of the reasons cited by desperate bureaucrats trying to avoid disclosing their as well as immediate family’s wealth. …
India.com September 21, 2015 All central government departments have been asked to verify services of employees working under them mandatorily five years before retirement in order to check delay in processing pension cases. …
Treat paramilitary forces as organized services: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 4, 2015 NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict which will benefit thousands of Group A paramilitary personnel, the Delhi High Court Thursday paved the way for their smooth career progression by declaring them to be “organized services.”.…
Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to CentreTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 10, 2015 NEW DELHI: At least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings prematurely for their respective state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took office. …
A delegation of officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi on July 04, 2015. (Photo Courtesy: [pib website]
Officials dispatched to states to inspect toilets in schoolsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 300 senior officials of Central government of the rank of director and deputy secretary have been dispatched to states for “spot inspection” of toilets in schools and they have been asked to submit the report by next week. …
Babus flying abroad must give fund info Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: If you are a central government official planning a trip abroad, henceforth, you will have to let your employer know whether you handle large amounts of cash or if your department is privy to sensitive information. …
UPSC allows blind candidates to use scribes Thehindu.com June 21, 2015 Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said. …
Government employees to participate in Yoga Day event Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 14, 2015 NEW DELHI: A large number of central government employees are expected to participate in International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Rajpath on June 21 here, to make the event a grand success. …
Mystery of the missing IAS dozen Telegraphindia.com New Delhi, June 13: Twelve IAS officers have been “missing” from the country for years and are believed to be surreptitiously working with private organisations abroad for more lucrative pay packets. …
30% IPS Officers Ignore Property Disclosure Indiaspend.com June 5, 2015 New Delhi: More than 30% officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) and about 15% officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have not disclosed details of their immovable property for the year 2014, according to government data. …
Centre can no longer stall trial of corrupt babus Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has amended the process of granting sanction to fast-track trial against government officials under probe by CBI and other agencies for corruption charges, reducing delays in deciding on such requests. …
Rotate officials to prevent leaks: Home ministry Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 13, 2015 NEW DELHI: The home ministry has asked all ministries and departments to carry out periodic rotation of officials among different sections in order to prevent leak of sensitive information. …
Govt bans Gmail for official work, to monitor staff’s online activities Economictimes.indiatimes.com 28 Feb, 2015 NEW DELHI: The government will be monitoring online activities of bureaucrats on official computers, block content which it feels is adversely affecting the productivity of the babus and also have a right to delete e-mails or internet history on such computers after intimating the user. …
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Government wants PF cover in 10-worker units Online transfer of PF accounts likely to start from August 15 Provident Fund commissioner’s duty to settle dues More …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com March 11, 2016 NEW DELHI: Companies employing 10 or more workers may soon have to pay provident fund, a move aimed at increasing the coverage of the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme and in line with the government’s plan to ensure social security to a larger section of workers. …
NEW DELHI: Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to start online transfer of PF accounts on changing jobs by this Independence Day on August 15, a move that would benefit over 13 lakh such applicants every year.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has started registering digital signatures of employers from Thursday which is a prerequisite for providing the facility and is expecting an overwhelming response from employers. …
MUMBAI: The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner should take action against any company that has not deposited the dues of a beneficiary and try to recover the money, the state consumer disputes redress commission has said. …
Contribution Cards for CPF Subscribers
Aug 13, 2012
There are 11.18 Crore member accounts with Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) as on 07.08.2012. An e-Passbook facility, which can serve as Contribution Card, has been provided to EPFO subscribers. Members can access all the entries in their account with the facility to take a print out of their account statement.
The e-Passbook facility is already implemented in EPFO w.e.f. 20.07.2012. As the facility is being provided electronically, it is free of cost to the EPF subscribers.
The above e-Passbook facility is available for all the EPF members working in both organized as well as unorganized sectors.
There are 11.18 Crore member accounts with Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) as on 07.08.2012. An e-Passbook facility, which can serve as Contribution Card, has been provided to EPFO subscribers. Members can access all the entries in their account with the facility to take a print out of their account statement.
The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. (Courtesy: pib press release)
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31/03/2016Comments Off on WOMEN: 86,000 girls apply to be power angels in Uttar Pradesh …
86,000 girls apply to be power angels in Uttar Pradesh International Women’s Day 2016: All you need to know about the femininity and their day-to-day struggle More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 28, 2016 LUCKNOW: Aparna had to stop going to college for some time due to a stalker. She didn’t have the courage to report the matter to police. …
India.com International Women’s Day was first celebrated on March 19, 1911 as several women’s demanded rights including right to vote, to hold public office and also raised a voice against employment sex discrimination. March 7, 2016 … …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 4, 2016 NEW DELHI: A proposal to increase the representation of women in urban local bodies from the present 33% to 50% was under consideration, the government said on Thursday. …
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29/03/2016Comments Off on CONSUMER FORUM: Postal authorities accountable for tampered parcels: Consumer Forum …
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Postal authorities accountable for tampered parcels: Consumer Forum AIIMS to pay Rs 25 lakh for negligence HDFC Bank has no love and respect for India: NCDRC Failure to provide veg food trays to 2 children costs Railway Rs 15,000 Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 14, 2016 Chandigarh: In a significant move, the Consumer Forum clarified that postal authorities are to be held responsible if a parcel is received tampered. In a recent case, the district consumer disputes redressal forum directed the postmaster, Manimajra Post Office to refund Rs 29,042 and pay compensation of Rs 20,000 for failing to safely deliver a parcel sent by the sector 37-based complainant through speed post. …
Zeenews.india.com March 13, 2016 New Delhi: The HDFC Bank “has got no love and respect for India” as it put the country’s reputation at stake by not activating a debit card of a couple “trapped in a foreign country”, the apex consumer court has said. …
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….
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. …
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
Tribuneindia.com November 21, 0215 The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has found HDFC Bank Ltd deficient in service and directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000, including litigation costs, for mental agony and harassment caused to the complainants in a draft case. …
Legallyindia.com Nov 09, 2015 Amity Law School student Paras Jain recovered Rs 15 lakh in damages from India’s first and biggest fairness cream brand Emami, for causing psychological hardship to his brother Nikhil Jain, through its allegedly false claims of fairness, reported The Telegraph. …
The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma releasing the “Discover India” fares of Air India & other Airlines, on the occasion of World Tourism Day on the Topic of “One Billion Tourist One Billion Opportunities”, in New Delhi on September 27, 2015. The Secretary of Tourism, Shri Vinod Zutshi and other dignitaries are also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Thehindu.com Sep 28, 2015 Offloading a passenger due to overbooking has cost Air India Rs. 50,000 with a consumer forum holding that the airlines did it for commercial gains. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 7, 2015 CHENNAI: The state consumer commission has slapped Emirates Airlines with a fine of 55,000 for losing the baggage of a passenger about seven years ago, and said, payment of damages could not be restricted to the terms of any act, as “there is no bar to grant justifiable compensation for causing mental agony.” …
Kingfisher fined for ‘duping’ flyers to take low-cost flightTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 15, 2015 MUMBAI: The problems don’t seem to be ending for Vijay Mallya. Sending a strong signal to all airlines, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Thursday ordered the defunct Kingfisher Airlines to deposit Rs 25 lakh in the Consumer Welfare Fund of the Government of India as fine. …
Pay compensation for poor stitching, forum tells tailorTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 14, 2015 INDORE: District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum ordered a tailor and a garment shopkeeper to compensate a consumer for goofing up in stitching a school dress of complainant’s daughter. …
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29/03/2016Comments Off on CONSUMER FORUM: AIIMS to pay Rs 25 lakh for negligence …
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AIIMS to pay Rs 25 lakh for negligence HDFC Bank has no love and respect for India: NCDRC Failure to provide veg food trays to 2 children costs Railway Rs 15,000 Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 24, 2016 Holding the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) responsible for negligence, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) asked it to pay Rs 25 lakh in compensation to the kin of a cardiac patient who died after being “tossed like a chattel”. …
Zeenews.india.com March 13, 2016 New Delhi: The HDFC Bank “has got no love and respect for India” as it put the country’s reputation at stake by not activating a debit card of a couple “trapped in a foreign country”, the apex consumer court has said. …
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….
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. …
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
Tribuneindia.com November 21, 0215 The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has found HDFC Bank Ltd deficient in service and directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000, including litigation costs, for mental agony and harassment caused to the complainants in a draft case. …
Legallyindia.com Nov 09, 2015 Amity Law School student Paras Jain recovered Rs 15 lakh in damages from India’s first and biggest fairness cream brand Emami, for causing psychological hardship to his brother Nikhil Jain, through its allegedly false claims of fairness, reported The Telegraph. …
The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma releasing the “Discover India” fares of Air India & other Airlines, on the occasion of World Tourism Day on the Topic of “One Billion Tourist One Billion Opportunities”, in New Delhi on September 27, 2015. The Secretary of Tourism, Shri Vinod Zutshi and other dignitaries are also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Thehindu.com Sep 28, 2015 Offloading a passenger due to overbooking has cost Air India Rs. 50,000 with a consumer forum holding that the airlines did it for commercial gains. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 7, 2015 CHENNAI: The state consumer commission has slapped Emirates Airlines with a fine of 55,000 for losing the baggage of a passenger about seven years ago, and said, payment of damages could not be restricted to the terms of any act, as “there is no bar to grant justifiable compensation for causing mental agony.” …
Kingfisher fined for ‘duping’ flyers to take low-cost flightTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 15, 2015 MUMBAI: The problems don’t seem to be ending for Vijay Mallya. Sending a strong signal to all airlines, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Thursday ordered the defunct Kingfisher Airlines to deposit Rs 25 lakh in the Consumer Welfare Fund of the Government of India as fine. …
Pay compensation for poor stitching, forum tells tailorTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 14, 2015 INDORE: District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum ordered a tailor and a garment shopkeeper to compensate a consumer for goofing up in stitching a school dress of complainant’s daughter. …
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28/03/2016Comments Off on CONSUMER FORUM: HDFC Bank has no love and respect for India: NCDRC …
CONSUMER FORUM NEWS
HDFC Bank has no love and respect for India: NCDRC Failure to provide veg food trays to 2 children costs Railway Rs 15,000 Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told More …
Zeenews.india.com March 13, 2016 New Delhi: The HDFC Bank “has got no love and respect for India” as it put the country’s reputation at stake by not activating a debit card of a couple “trapped in a foreign country”, the apex consumer court has said. …
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….
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. …
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
Tribuneindia.com November 21, 0215 The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has found HDFC Bank Ltd deficient in service and directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000, including litigation costs, for mental agony and harassment caused to the complainants in a draft case. …
Legallyindia.com Nov 09, 2015 Amity Law School student Paras Jain recovered Rs 15 lakh in damages from India’s first and biggest fairness cream brand Emami, for causing psychological hardship to his brother Nikhil Jain, through its allegedly false claims of fairness, reported The Telegraph. …
The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma releasing the “Discover India” fares of Air India & other Airlines, on the occasion of World Tourism Day on the Topic of “One Billion Tourist One Billion Opportunities”, in New Delhi on September 27, 2015. The Secretary of Tourism, Shri Vinod Zutshi and other dignitaries are also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Thehindu.com Sep 28, 2015 Offloading a passenger due to overbooking has cost Air India Rs. 50,000 with a consumer forum holding that the airlines did it for commercial gains. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 7, 2015 CHENNAI: The state consumer commission has slapped Emirates Airlines with a fine of 55,000 for losing the baggage of a passenger about seven years ago, and said, payment of damages could not be restricted to the terms of any act, as “there is no bar to grant justifiable compensation for causing mental agony.” …
Kingfisher fined for ‘duping’ flyers to take low-cost flightTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 15, 2015 MUMBAI: The problems don’t seem to be ending for Vijay Mallya. Sending a strong signal to all airlines, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Thursday ordered the defunct Kingfisher Airlines to deposit Rs 25 lakh in the Consumer Welfare Fund of the Government of India as fine. …
Pay compensation for poor stitching, forum tells tailorTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 14, 2015 INDORE: District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum ordered a tailor and a garment shopkeeper to compensate a consumer for goofing up in stitching a school dress of complainant’s daughter. …
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28/03/2016Comments Off on RTI: Central Information Commission does away with need of hard copies for online appeals …
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Central Information Commission does away with need of hard copies for online appeals Ministers are answerable under RTI Act, Central Information Commission says SIC issues show-cause notice to DEO Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act Penny wise, pound foolish? New CIC resurrects Rs 2 absurdity of RTI Act Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts More …
CIC Decision dated 12.03.2016 on Appeal filed by Shri Hemant Dhage Vs. Department of Legal Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi – The CIC, inter-alia, decided: “33. ….. the Commission declares that the office of the Minister for Law as public authority under Section 2(h) of Right to Information Act, and under Section 19(8)(a)(ii) require the Government of India to appoint a Central Public Information Officer to answer the information requests of the citizen and publish the information as per Section 4(1)(b) including facility of meeting people. 34. The Commission strongly recommends to implement the recommendations of NCRWC, Second ARC and replace the ‘oath of secrecy’ with ‘oath of transparency” so that the Minister will respect the right to information of the citizen, which was passed by the Parliament and considered as fundamental right intrinsic in Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, and be answerable/accountable to the citizens.” [Sections 2(h), 4(1)(b), 8(1), 8(2), 19(8) and 22; Appointment with Minister]
CIC Decision dated 08.03.2016 on Appeal filed by Shri Bipin Kumar Vs. Bhakra Beas Management Board, Nangal – CIC: “… without commenting upon the merits of the present appeal, the Commission deems it expedient to set aside the order dated 10.07.2014 passed by the first appellate authority of BBMB. It is directed that the FAA shall decide the first appeal afresh after affording an opportunity of hearing to the appellant.” (First Appellate Authority, Burden of Proof)
Zeenews.india.com March 15, 2016 New Delhi: In a major procedural change, the Central Information Commission has done away with the mandatory provision of sending signed hard copy of appeals through post even though the appellant approached it online. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 13, 2016 NEW DELHI: Ministers in the Union and state cabinets are “public authorities” liable to answer public questions addressed to them under the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …
Tribuneindia.com February 28, 2016 State Information Commissioner Ravinder Singh Nagi has issued a show-cause notice to the District Education Officer (Secondary) for not providing the information to the appellant Hardeep Singh, a resident of Dabwali Road area, sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. …
Feb 16, 2016 Delhi and Bombay high courts, however, mention on their judgements both dates—on which judgement was reserved and when judgement was delivered New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday confirmed a Delhi high court verdict which said the court registry couldn’t be directed to collect information on how long judgements on cases remained pending under the Right to Information Act. …
Hindustantiems.com Feb 15, 2016 Should a government department spend Rs 27 to get an RTI applicant to pay a fee of Rs 8?
Yes, said chief information commissioner RK Mathur in a controversial decision this week, overruling a “common sense” decision delivered by his predecessor, Satyananda Mishra. …
Zeenews.india.com In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, “The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future. January 26, 2016 The Commission admonished the principal of RD Public School and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Directorate of Education (DoE) of Delhi government for disclosing information about a student to his relatives who had a dispute with the student’s family. …
RTI activist Commodore Lokesh Batra had filed an RTI request seeking data on the number of judgments reserved and kept pending between 2007-09.
Indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside the order of its single judge bench that had required the Supreme Court registry to provide information under the RTI Act on the pending cases in the apex court on which orders had been reserved. …
Outlookindia.com New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016 Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …
RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 17 Dec, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and commercial banks cannot hide routine information, such as the names of top defaulters, the losses suffered by banks and details of action taken against erring banks, sought by the public under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …
Bangaloremirror.com Dec 14, 2015 Now, to avoid inordinate delays, the court sets 45-day limit to the second appeal too The verdict over denial of information in a curious case of an RTI application seeking information on the cost of prime minister Narendra Modi’s campaign trail as prime ministerial candidate during 2014 polls, cost incurred on his air travel using chartered flights, and his canvassing costs, has given a new fillip to RTI activism in the state. RTI has been bogged down by inordinate delays and indefinite dates to hear cases. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 3, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 11,000 appeals have been rejected by Central Information Commission (CIC) so far this year as they were not accompanied by the required documents. …
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 19 Nov, 2015 NEW DELHI: Central Information Commission has found an innovative way of reducing pendency of cases – not opening the mail it receives. The transparency watchdog has not opened envelopes of about 10,000 RTI cases sent to it by aggrieved applicants over two months. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 7 Nov, 2015 An analysis of CIC data conducted by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative reveals that CIC has increasingly been returning appeals and complaints to the applicants since June. …
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 9 Oct, 2015 NEW DELHI: The number of appeals and complaints with the Central Information Commission (CIC), the final appellate authority for the Right to Information Act, plummeted 96 per cent to 119 in September from 3,356 in May. …
Delhi High Court asks Information Commissioner to hear case in absence of CIC ChiefIbnlive.in.com May 04, 2015 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the senior most Information Commissioner of Central Information Commission (CIC) to hear a case in the absence of its chief, saying any backlog will jeopardise the interest of RTI applicants. …
CIC told to hear DERC plea afreshTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission not to hold its public hearing for fixing power tariff till May 8. Justice Rajiv Shakdher directed the Central Information Commission to once again hear the plea of DERC where the latter wants to go ahead with a public hearing to fix tariff. …
CIC delayed is spirit of RTI deniedIndianexpress.com Apr 27, 2015 Files already piled up on the Chief Information Commissioner’s desk could take up to 2020 to clear. Delay in appointing the CIC hurts the objectives of both the RTI Act and the PM’s pledge of good governance. …
RTI activists demand non-political info commissionerTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 27, 2015 CHENNAI: With the present State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) K S Sripathi’s term coming to an end on Monday, RTI campaigners have urged the state government to appoint an eminent person who is not a retired bureaucrat and affiliated to any political party. …
Medical bills of SC judges can’t be revealed under RTI: HCIndianexpress.com April 19,2015 Observing that giving details of individual medical bills of Supreme Court judges under RTI would “amount to invasion of their privacy”, the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking details of medical reimbursements of Supreme Court judges under the RTI Act. …
RTI overrides privacy norms of MCI in patients records: CICBusiness-standard.com New Delhi April 15, 2015 The provisions of Medical Council of India to protect confidentiality in patients’ records cannot override statutes of Right to Information Act, Central Information Commission has held. …
‘CIC order on avoiding penalty on pol parties contrary to law’Business-standard.com March 18, 2015 RTI activist Subhash Agrawal today alleged that the order issued by the Central Information Commission expressing helplessness in penalising political parties is “contrary to law” as notices were issued an year before complaint was registered in the Commission. …
CIC pulls up green ministry for ‘misleading’ info on effects of mobile radiationTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has pulled up the environment ministry for providing “false and misleading” information that it had conducted no study on the harmful effects of mobile radiations. …
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27/03/2016Comments Off on INCREDIBLE NEWS: Meet Yuvraj, whose semen sells for millions …
Meet Yuvraj, whose semen sells for millions In Detroit, homeless man now takes Visa and Mastercard EBay sued by woman banned from selling plots on the Sun Panchayat fines groom 75 paisa for cancelling engagement More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 20, 2016 NEW DELHI: Even as cricket-lovers’ are looking forward to see one of their favourite players, Yuvraj Singh, in action at the T20 World Cup, it was a four-legged Yuvraj who stole the show here at the ‘ Krishi Unnati Mela’ (agriculture development fair), inaugurated by PM Modi at the sprawling IARI Pusa campus on Saturday. …
Csmonitor.com A homeless man in Detroit now takes credit card donations thanks to an app he set up on his phone. He has also set up a website and homeless collective to improve the lives of homeless around him. January 30, 2016 One Detroit homeless man is taking credit for changing the panhandling game. Abe Hangeston, a homeless man who has been living on the streets of Detroit for roughly seven years, now takes donations in all forms – cash, debit, or credit. The homeless man purchased a card reader for his cellphone that allows him to accept all donations through Square. …
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EBay sued by woman banned from selling plots on the SunTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 8, 2015 LONDON: A 54-year-old Spanish woman banned from selling plots on the Sun on eBay has filed a lawsuit against the internet e-commerce giant. …
Panchayat fines groom 75 paisa for cancelling engagementTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 15, 2015 CHANDIGARH: A community panchayat in Haryana on Monday slapped a fine of 75 paisa on a groom for annulling his engagement nine days before the wedding. …
Class 8 dropout becomes engg college professor, lands in jailTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 8, 2015 CHENNAI: If you can aspire it, you can achieve it with dedication—that’s something R Ashok Kumar Choudhary, 35, from Guntur proved to himself. But when he blended dedication with fraud, his medallions were snatched away, he was dumped behind the bars. …
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