Why is Air India liable for a charge it had itself called refundable? Because the Chandigarh District Consumer Commission saw no proof that the refund the airline acknowledged was ever made, and held that to be deficiency in service. Chandigarh: Air India must return USD 500 (Rs 31,440), the fee a passenger paid to reschedule […]
Holding the Bihar Government and a stone-block bidder equally responsible for a nine-year delay in executing a mining lease in Sheikhpura, a Division Bench of the Patna High Court set aside forfeiture of the bidder’s Rs 2.90 crore deposit, ordered its refund with 12% interest, and laid down binding timelines for future mining tenders.
A Division Bench of the Patna High Court has held that Rule 52(5) of the Bihar Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1972 permits 24 per cent simple interest on a delayed instalment only up to two months, after which the Rule contemplates cancellation, and quashed the Mines and Geology Department’s demands for further interest on three Rajouli stone blocks in Nawadah.
The Supreme Court has directed Bihar and Jharkhand to pay a one-time Rs 1 lakh to each daily-wage worker of five defunct corporations of erstwhile Bihar, with 12% simple interest on delayed provident fund dues and 6% on delayed salary and other dues, while closing the exercise to trace remaining employees with a 12-month window for claims.
Where a contract expressly bars interest not only on money withheld due to a dispute but also, as a separate ground, on delayed payments, the bar is complete and disables an arbitral tribunal from awarding pre-reference interest, the Supreme Court held, setting aside a High Court order that had restored such interest. New Delhi: The […]
In a 47-page judgment, the court determined that the suit was filed within the limitation period and that only the appellant husband had the right to file it. The high court noted that the family court had erred in dismissing the case. Allahabad: In allowing an appeal against a family court decision, the Allahabad High […]
