Vineet Upadhyay
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Woman’s truck for livelihood ‘constantly broke down’, she wins free repairs, Rs 25,000 (opens the original)
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A Punjab consumer commission has ordered the manufacturer and authorised dealer of a BharatBenz truck to repair it free of cost and pay a woman Rs 25,000 after she spent months taking the vehicle to workshops over repeated mechanical problems instead of using it to earn a living for her family. The Gurdaspur District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission president Lalit Mohan Dogra and member Bhagwan Singh Matharu were hearing Lakhbir Kaur’s complaint against Daimler India Commercial Vehicles P
Delhi man asked to pay Rs 10,000 ‘other charges’ in power bill, wins Rs 30,000 payout (opens the original)
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The Delhi State consumer commission has ended a 15-year electricity bill dispute over penalty charges by directing Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited to refund Rs 10,000 collected as “other charges” in 2011 after finding it failed to substantiate the levy with documentary evidence. The commission also awarded Rs 20,000 towards compensation and litigation costs, in addition to interest on the refund. The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission president, Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehg
Government offices cannot delay business nods indefinitely: Allahabad High Court (opens the original)
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The Allahabad High Court has held that government offices cannot indefinitely delay business approvals, ruling that a two-year delay in issuing a no objection certificate (NOC) for a petrol pump was arbitrary and amounted to “malice in law”. The court said unexplained administrative inaction that prevents a citizen from carrying on a lawful trade cannot withstand scrutiny under Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution. Justices J J Munir and Indrajeet Shukla heard a writ petition filed b
‘Man’s attitude towards disabled wife real disability’: Madras High Court denies divorce (opens the original)
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The Madras High Court has refused to dissolve a marriage on the plea of the husband claiming the wife had hidden her physical disability existing before their marriage. The court said that “true disability in the case was the husband’s inability to acknowledge the positive side of his wife” and that discrimination based on disability violates the constitutional values of equality, dignity and non-discrimination. Justices N Anand Venkatesh and K K Ramakrishnan were hearing a man’s appeal against
Dealer ‘fails to transfer’ SUV ownership, buyer wins Rs 12.30 lakh refund, payout (opens the original)
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Vineet Upadhyay is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express (Digital), where he leads specialized coverage of the Indian judicial system. Expertise Specialized Legal Authority: Vineet has spent the better part of his career analyzing the intricacies of the law. His expertise lies in "demystifying" judgments from the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, and District Courts. His reporting covers a vast spectrum of legal issues, including: Constitutional & Civil Rights: Reporting on land
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