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High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim -- Tribunal's Award Set Aside Due to Lack of Additional Premium for Legal Liability Towards Paid Driver -- Compensation to be Recalculated Under Workmen Compensation Act

The High Court allowed an appeal by United India Insurance Company Limited, challenging a Tribunal's award of compensation to the legal heirs of a dec...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case -- Overturns High Court's Contributory Negligence Finding -- Restores Tribunal's Award for Full Compensation

The Supreme Court heard an appeal challenging the High Court's finding of 50% contributory negligence on the deceased car driver in a motor accident c...

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Motor Accident Death - Widow and Six Dependents Granted Additional Rs. 2,22,180/- Over High Court Award - Income Reassessment, Multiplier Correction, and Conventional Heads Properly Awarded Under Motor Vehicles Act

The Supreme Court enhanced the compensation awarded to the dependents of Sobran Singh who died in a motor accident at age 33. The Court reassessed the...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals by Truck Owner Against Insurance Company's 'Pay and Recovery' Direction in Fake Driving Licence Case - Insurance Company Directed to Indemnify Owner as Breach Not Proved

The Supreme Court allowed civil appeals filed by Hind Samachar Ltd. (Delhi Unit) against the National Insurance Company Ltd. regarding an accident tha...

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Supreme Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Tehsildar in Land Settlement Case, Citing Unexplained Delay and Lack of Malafide. Inordinate Delay and Absence of Extraneous Influence Bar Disciplinary Proceedings Against Quasi-Judicial Officers

Major Acts and Provisions: Judges Protection Act, 1985 (JPA 1985) – Para 4 Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 – Section 57(2) �...

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Supreme Court Upholds Enhanced Share Valuation, Awards Interest at 6% Pre-Decree and 9% Post-Decree in Decades-Old Dispute. Balancing Equity and Commercial Realities: SC Modifies Interest Rates in Rajasthan State Mines Share Acquisition Case

Valuation of Shares – The Supreme Court affirmed the High Court’s valuation of shares at ₹640 per share, rejecting the State’s objections. Th...

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Supreme Court Condones Delay in Filing Second Appeal by the State – Upholds High Court's Order Allowing Condonation of Delay. Condonation of Delay – Sufficient Cause – Merits of the Case – Liberal Approach for State Litigations

Delay in government litigation should not be condoned automatically, but a liberal approach may be taken when public interest is involved. Substantial...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Convictions in Workplace Electrocution Case – Appellants Discharged

Safety Measures and Employer Liability – Apex Court Emphasizes Absence of Prima Facie Case Under Indian Penal Code, 1860 a) The essential ingredien...