Advocates cannot be made liable under the Consumer Protection Act for deficiency of services. Supreme Court Bar of Indian Lawyers Through Its President Jasbir Sigh Malik vD.K.Gandhi Ps National Institute of Communicable Diseases Hon’ble Justice Bela Trivedi & Hon’ble Justice Pankaj Mithal Decided on 14th May, 2024

Non reporting of the seizure forthwith by the police officer to the jurisdictional court would not vitiate the seizure order. Supreme Court 2024 KLT OnLine 1490 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar Shento Varghese v. Julfikar Husen Decided on 13th May, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

Section 145 of the Evidence Act is a rule of fairness as it has the requirement of confronting the witness by showing him the relevant part of his prior statement so that the witness has a chance to explain the contradiction. 2024 KLT OnLine 1483 (SC) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Alauddin v. State of Assam Decided on 3rdMay, 2024 For full judgment 'click here'

One who pleads must prove. A service provider who pleads that the service was obtained for a commercial purpose has the onus of proving the same. Supreme Court The service provider, a Chit Fund company engaged in Chit business had illegally stopped the chit business against which a complaint under Consumer Protection Act was filed seeking redressal of consumer grievance relating to non-refund of the subscription amount. Supreme Court favouring the consumer dismissed the pleas of the service p...

[Delhi Excise Policy scam] Supreme Court grants Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail till June 1 The Court while granting interim bail observed that despite serious accusations, Kejriwal has no criminal antecedents and is not considered a threat to society. The court emphasized that the ongoing investigation, the legality of his arrest, and the significance of the General Elections warranted a more lenient approach. The Court rejected the argument that the grant of interim bail/re...