The apex consumer court on Monday issued notice to Nestle India Limited on a Rs 640-crore or Rs 6.40 billion suit against it by the Centre.
In yet another blow for Nestle India, live larvae and worms have been found in their milk powder in Coimbatore.
'Some cases do not get a single hearing for 6 to 8 months, while some have been pending for as long as 8 years.'
Maggi ban: SC orders fresh testing at Mysore lab.
Nestle relaunched its instant noodles Maggi in the country after satisfying the conditions laid down by the High Court.
The government has filed a lawsuit against Swiss food firm Nestle's Indian unit, seeking Rs 640 crore ($99 million) in damages on behalf of consumers after the country's worst packaged food scare in a decade.
The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded a whopping Rs 5.96 crore as compensation to be paid by Kolkata-based Advanced Medical and Research Institute Hospital and three doctors to a United States-based Indian-origin doctor for medical negligence which led to the death of his wife in 1998.
The claim is filed with a consumer body.
'We have done what we needed to do on behalf of the consumers'.
Section 19(4) of the RERA Act entitles allottees to a refund if the developer doesn't comply with the terms of the sale agreement.
State real estate regulators are the best option for home-buyers when it comes to seeking relief. The cases are disposed much faster, and the individuals don't need to engage lawyers as the process is simpler, says Tinesh Bhasin.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed Parsvnath developers to hand over possession of a flat in its Gurgaon project to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in two days.
On August 13, Bombay High Court lifted the ban on nine variants of the fast food.
Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi is representing the government.
In the Union Budget for Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had held forth on the need for better governance and investor protection in the banking sector. She had proposed certain amendments to the Reserve Bank of India Act (RBI Act), 1934; the Banking Regulation Act (BR Act), 1949; and the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970.
Keep revising the sum insured at the time of renewal to keep it in line with inflation.
Nestle relaunched Maggi noodles on November 9.
A case was lodged on Saturday against Nestle India in a local court here over safety standards of its Maggi product, while actors Amitabh Bachhan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta have also been separately dragged to the court for promoting the 'two-minute' noodles brand.
The bank was rapped for not activating a debit card of a couple 'trapped in a foreign country'
Nestl India is preparing a blueprint for a possible relaunch.
The SC bench said the report of CFTRI, where the samples of Maggi noodles were tested following earlier orders of the court, will form the basis for the proceedings before the NCDRC.
In fresh troubles for Nestle over safety standards of its famous Maggi noodle brand, the Uttrakhand Food Safety Department has collected samples of the 'two-minute' noodles from the company's Pantanagar plant and other places in the state.
The development is significant for Nestle since arguments in the Bombay High Court over testing and sampling went in the company's favour, too.
Nestle India had re-launched Maggi earlier this month with a mandate of being safe for consumption amid much fanfare
Nestle India on Monday said it has started production of Maggi noodles from its fourth plant at Pantnagar in Uttarakhand.
For the time being, digital lending remains a grey area, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The top court drew parallel between driving and technology and said if one doesn't know how to handle technology then he or she can't be a judge and questioned the approach of some of the high courts.
The judiciary has started going beyond the technicalities of the agreements and awarding compensation to buyers.
Nestle says newly manufactured Maggi found safe in tests; to start retail sales this month.
Of the 289 faulty hip implant victims identified, 93 patients had undergone revision surgeries. The company, however, said it could reach only 67 patients and would pay Rs 25 lakh each to the other 26 as well after verifying their claims and if those patients approached J&J.
Recently, the company has released videos on Maggi.
Studies have shown that milk is the most common form of adulteration in India
Experts question Nestle's silence over Maggi controversy.
Amid rising consumer complaints, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Monday barred hotels and restaurants from levying service charge automatically or by default in food bills and allowed customers to file complaints in case of violation. The CCPA has issued guidelines for preventing unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights with regard to levying of service charge. "No hotels or restaurants shall add service charge automatically or by default in the bill," CCPA chief commissioner said in the guideline.
The complaint is against Nestle's 'unfair trade practices'.
Maggi banned in Delhi for 15 days.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
The Supreme Court Monday said the Centre was testing its "patience" and "emasculating" tribunals by not appointing officials to the quasi-judicial bodies which are facing severe crunch of presiding officers as well as judicial and technical members and sought action on the matter by September 13.
From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.
Indian fliers regularly face issues like lost baggage, refund on cancellation and harassment by staff at airports
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