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Interest on Compensation – Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 – Statutory Mandate of 12% Interest on Delay – Insurer’s Liability for Payment – Supreme Court Clarifies Position

Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 – Section 4A(3) – Interest at 12% per annum held to be mandatory on delay in payment of compensation – Insur...

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Forfeiture of Gratuity – No Conviction Required for Moral Turpitude – Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Position. Termination for misconduct constituting an offence involving moral turpitude permits forfeiture of gratuity even without a criminal conviction.

Conviction Not Necessary for Forfeiture – The Supreme Court overruled the earlier interpretation in C.G. Ajay Babu (2018), holding that Section 4(6)...

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Review Jurisdiction, Suppression of Evidence, and Award of Back Wages. Supreme Court Upholds Review Jurisdiction, Condemns Suppression of Evidence, and Modifies Back Wages Award.

The Supreme Court held that MSRTC was guilty of suggestio falsi and suppresio veri by not disclosing its pleadings before the MACT to the Labour Co...

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Bail Granted Due to Long Incarceration. Article 21 of the Constitution of India – Right to Speedy Trial – Bail is the Rule, Jail is the Exception – Long Incarceration Without Trial Violates Fundamental Rights

The prolonged incarceration of an undertrial accused, without reasonable certainty of trial completion, violates Article 21 of the Constitution. (Para...

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Supreme Court Holds HUDCO in Breach of Contractual Obligations, Orders Refund of Forfeited Amount to Tomorrowland Limited. Forum Shopping and Unclean Hands Doctrine Bar Interest on Refund – Appeal Partly Allowed

The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, holding that HUDCO was in breach of its contractual obligations and ordered a refund of the principal amo...

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Penalty under Section 271AAA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 imposed partially; Supreme Court held penalty not leviable on Rs. 2,27,65,580/- as conditions under Section 271AAA(2) were fulfilled, but imposed 10% penalty on Rs. 2,49,90,000/- as undisclosed income found during search.

Constitution of India (COI) – Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) – Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act 1961): – Section 271AAA – Penalty for undisclosed ...

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Sections 24 and 25 – Grant of Maintenance and Permanent Alimony in Void Marriages – Supreme Court Clarified the Legal Position on Alimony to Spouses of Void Marriages

Matrimonial Law – Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Sections 24 and 25 – Spouse of a Void Marriage Entitled to Seek Maintenance – Discretionary Power...

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Supreme Court Set Aside High Court’s Order Directing Compassionate Appointment – Lump Sum Ex-Gratia Granted Under Article 142. Compassionate Appointment – Financial Condition Consideration – High Court Erred in Overlooking Suitability Criterion – Article 142 Invoked for Equitable Relief

Acts And Sections Discussed Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 142 – Extraordinary Power Exercised for Equitable Relief – Para 49 Civil P...

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Compensation Enhanced – Notional Income Considered – Interest @ 7.5% – Multiplier Applied – Supreme Court Directed Payment After Deducting Delay Period

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Section 166 – Claimant Entitled to Just Compensation – High Court’s Reliance on Minimum Wages Reversed – Notional...

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Compounding of Offences – Definition of First Offence – Discretion of Tax Authorities.

Income Tax Act, 1961 – Section 276CC – Compounding of Offences – Discretionary Relief – Interpretation of Guidelines – Supreme Court’s Rev...