section 27

employee cannot invoke consumer jurisdiction for gratuity
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In a writ petition challenging an order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directing payment of balance gratuity to a retired employee, the Court held that disputes relating to gratuity and other service benefits arise out of an employer-employee relationship and do not give rise to a consumer dispute under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

Will can be registered Posthumously
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The combined reading of Sections 23 and 27 of the Registration Act, 1908, clearly do establishes that, Wills are not subject to the four months limitation period applicable to other documents, and may be registered either before or after the death of the testator.”

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: Dealing with the question relating to admissibility of confessional statement made by an accused under Section 27 of the Evidence