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Clinical Depression Constitutes Sufficient Cause to Condonе 250-Day Delay: Delhi Consumer Commission [Read Judgment]
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Clinical Depression Constitutes Sufficient Cause to Condonе 250-Day Delay: Delhi Consumer Commission [Read Judgment]

Delhi Consumer Commission condones a widow’s 250-day delay in challenging Tata AIG’s repudiation of a ₹25.73 lakh mediclaim.

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Litigant Should Not Suffer For Lawyer’s Mistake, Condon​es 1,093-Day Delay: MP High Court [Read Order] Judiciary
Litigant Should Not Suffer For Lawyer’s Mistake, Condon​es 1,093-Day Delay: MP High Court [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore condones a 1,093-day delay in filing an application under Order IX Rule 13 CPC, holding that a litigant should not suffer for a lawyer’s failure to advise him to challenge an ex parte decree. The Court imposes ₹50,000 in costs and remands the matter for consideration on merits.

Supreme Court Rejects ₹57.74 Lakh Electricity Demand As Time-Barred [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Supreme Court Rejects ₹57.74 Lakh Electricity Demand As Time-Barred [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court dismissed a DISCOM’s appeal, holding that its ₹57.74 lakh demand for Minimum Consumption Guarantee Charges relating to 1998 was barred by limitation under Section 56(2) of the Electricity Act.

Customs Adjudication Within Limitation Despite ₹20.18 Crore Duty Demand: Delhi HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Customs Adjudication Within Limitation Despite ₹20.18 Crore Duty Demand: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court upheld the ₹20.18 crore customs duty adjudication against GKEM International, holding that the Order-in-Original was passed within the limitation period under Sections 28(9) and 28(9A) of the Customs Act.

Advocate Cannot Recover Professional Fees Through Writ Petition : Allahabad HC Judiciary
Advocate Cannot Recover Professional Fees Through Writ Petition : Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court holds that an Advocate's claim for unpaid professional fees is contractual and cannot ordinarily be enforced through writ jurisdiction where the liability is disputed.

Winding-Up Proceedings Cannot Extend Limitation For Later Money Recovery Suit : SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that time spent in winding-up proceedings cannot be excluded under Section 14 of the Limitation Act for a separate money recovery suit, as the two remedies are fundamentally differ...

Probate Of Will Need Not Be Filed Within Three Years of Testator's Death: SC

The Supreme Court held that limitation for filing a probate application begins when the right to apply accrues, not on the testator's death, and restored a probate petition rejected as time-barred.

Limitation for Continuous Breach Runs Only Till Contract Expiry: Kerala High Court Clarifies [Read Judgment]

Kerala HC clarifies that for continuous breach of contract, limitation under Article 55 starts when breach ceases; once contract ends, breach cannot continue.


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