Court orders Emami to pay Rs 15 lakh fine for misleading ad after Delhi man doesn’t turn ‘Fair and Handsome’, ET LegalWorld
A Delhi consumer court fined Emami Ltd Rs 15 lakh for deceptive advertising of its Fair and Handsome cream. A man complained the product didn’t deliver the promised skin-lightening effect despite using it as directed. He bought the cream in 2013 for Rs 79. The Central Delhi District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission ruled against Emami […]
‘Satanic Verses’ ban order missing, have to presume it doesn’t exist: HC, ET LegalWorld
Delhi high court ended proceedings on a plea challenging the ban on the import of Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel, The Satanic Verses, after noting that the authorities had failed to produce the 1988 notification on the ban and it must be “presumed that it does not exist”. In an order passed on November 5, a […]
Every arrest and detention doesn’t amount to custodial torture: Allahabad HC, ET LegalWorld
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that every arrest and detention does not amount to custodial torture. A bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi was hearing a plea seeking direction to register an FIR against two police officials for committing custodial torture on the petitioner by confining him in police custody without any rhyme or […]
NCLT rejects JC Flowers’ claim against HDIL, says collateral alone doesn’t meet IBC standards, ET LegalWorld
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) dismissed a liability claim by JC Flowers ARC Pvt Ltd against Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd. (HDIL), ruling that the debt did not qualify as a “financial debt” under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) as it was not due or payable at the time of HDIL’s corporate insolvency […]
Negligence only if doctor lacks qualification or doesn’t treat patients with expertise: SC, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Friday said a doctor can be held liable for negligence only when there was no requisite qualification and skill, or a failure to exercise reasonable expertise during treatment. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal said when reasonable care, expected of the medical professional, was extended or rendered […]