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The Court observed that ignorance of law and bona fide mistake cannot be valid grounds for granting condonation of delay particularly when there is inordinate delay in filing the appeal.”
The Commission held that an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), even though not itself participating as a bidder in public procurement, can incur liability under Section 3(3) read with Section 3(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 where it actively facilitates coordination amongst competing downstream resellers through exchange of commercially sensitive information, selective issuance of Manufacturer Authorisation Forms (MAFs), allocation of customers, coordination of bids and arrangement of cover bids. The Commission further held that the conduct of HP India and the resellers amounted to a contravention of the provisions relating to anti-competitive agreements and bid rigging under the Act.
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.
“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.”
Supreme Court: Dealing with the question relating to admissibility of confessional statement made by an accused under Section 27 of the Evidence