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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Accident Victim in Motor Accident Claim Case — 100% Disability Assessed by Medical Board Must Be Accepted. Compensation Enhanced to Rs.48.70 Lakhs for Comatose Claimant with Full Dependency....

The claimant-appellant, Prakash Chand Sharma, was injured in a motor accident on 23 March 2014 when a Maruti Omni driven negligently on the wrong side hit his motorcycle. He suffered severe injuries i...

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Acquittal in Circumstantial Evidence Case – Conviction Set Aside...

Supreme Court Held – Failure to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Incomplete – Appellant Acquitted (Para 16, 17, 18) Circumstantial evidence did not est...

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Injured Student in Motor Accident Case — Notional Income Fixed at Rs.10,000 Per Month Instead of Minimum Wages. The Court held that a student's notional income should not be based on minimum wages and recomputed compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appeal arises from a motor accident claim where the claimant-appellant, Deepak Singh alias Deepak Chauhan, a student, suffered grievous injuries in a collision on 12 October 2012. The Motor Accide...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Quashes SC/ST Act Proceedings Against Appellant for Alleged Caste Abuse in Private Office — Incident Not in 'Public View' Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Alleged Abuse Occurred Inside Complainant's Office Chamber, Not Open to Public View, Thus Ingredients of Offence Not Made Out....

The appellant, Karuppudayar, approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court of Madras's order dismissing his petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) to quash...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Part-Time Sweepers for Regular Pay Scale Under 1984 Circular — Distinguishes from Ram Naresh Prajapati Case Rejected. Benefit of Regular Pay Scale Extended to Employees Appointed Under Special Recruitment Drive After Completion of Three Years of Service as Per Clause 6 of Circular Dated 10.05.1984....

The case involves nine appellants who were appointed as part-time sweepers (Swachchkar) in the Veterinary Department of Madhya Pradesh under a Special Recruitment Drive initiated in 1996 to fill backl...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction Under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Upheld. Recovery of Blood-Stained Stone and Gold Chains at Appellant's Instance, Coupled with Last Seen Evidence, Established Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Raja Khan, was convicted by the Trial Court under Sections 302 and 201 IPC for the murder of Neeraj Yadav and causing disappearance of evidence. The deceased left home on 29th November ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Case, Restores Tribunal's Compensation with Enhancements. Split Multiplier Method Rejected; Future Prospects and Standardised Consortium Granted as per Pranay Sethi....

The appeal arises from a motor accident claim where the deceased, Laxman Das Mahour, aged 57-58 years, died on 07.03.2014 after being hit by a bus. He was employed as a phone mechanic with BSNL and ea...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — BDA Directed to Exclude Land Based on Division Bench Directions. Appellant's Land Adjoining Excluded Parcels and Having Pre-Notification Structures Entitled to Exclusion Despite Subsequent Constructions....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by D.M. Jagadish against the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and others, setting aside the Division Bench judgment of the Karnataka High Court and rest...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Builder's Appeal in Consumer Dispute Over Forfeiture of Earnest Money — Reduces Forfeiture from 20% to 10% of Basic Sale Price. Court upholds NCDRC's power to strike down unconscionable contractual terms but modifies interest rate and forfeiture percentage based on facts....

The present appeal arises from a consumer complaint filed by the respondents (buyers) against the appellant (builder, Godrej Projects Development Limited) before the National Consumer Disputes Redress...

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Supreme Court Allows PIL Seeking Scribe Facility for Person with Disability Without Benchmark Disability — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Benchmark Disability Not a Precondition for Reasonable Accommodation in Examinations Under Sections 2(s), 2(t), 3, 16, 17, 20 of RPwD Act, 2016....

The petitioner, Gulshan Kumar, a person with 25% permanent disability due to Focal Hand Dystonia (Writer's Cramp), filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking a wri...