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Who can sue on behalf of a Cooperative Society in Kerala?

By K Rajasekharan 16 December 2024Others, UncategorizedNo Comments

As per the registered bye-laws of most of the Co-operative Society, the Society can sue and be sued through its Secretary, etc. Therefore, the Act and the Rules clearly envisage that the registered bye-laws should provide provisions as to who is the Officer, who can sue or be sued, in the name of the Co-operative Society concerned says Kerala High Court in J.S.Prakash v The Thiruvananthapuram Service Cooperative Bank.

Medical Negligence means the Patient does not Get Due Care

By K Rajasekharan 3 December 2024Others, Uncategorized

A medical doctor may be held liable for medical negligence when he is not possessed with the qualification or skill or when he fails to exercise reasonable skill which he processes in giving treatment, says the Supreme Court ( SC) in Neeraj Sud & Another v Jaswinder Singh ( Minor) & Another [2024 INSC 825].

Priority in Hearings be Given in Exceptional Cases

By K Rajasekharan 11 October 2024Others

Litigants should be allowed to seek early disposal of their cases only in exceptional cases where justifiable and genuine reasons are made out before the appropriate court, says the High Court of Kerala in Prema Joy v John Britto.

Objections on Appointment cannot be Raised Post Retirement

By K Rajasekharan 29 September 2024Others

The objections regarding an employee's appointment cannot be raised post-retirement, if no such objections were made during the employee's service period, says Jharkhand High Court, in Phul Chandra Thakur v The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Higher Education, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Jharkhand & Another.