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Enhanced Compensation for Functional Disability. Constitution of India – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

Compensation in Motor Accident Claims – Functional Disability – Just Compensation Held: The Supreme Court enhanced the compensation granted to the Claimant-Appellant from ₹6,61,690/- to ₹20,5...

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case, Emphasizes Just and Fair Compensation Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Court Reiterates Principle of "Just Compensation" Beyond Claimed Amount, Modifies High Court and Tribunal Awards....

Just Compensation – The Supreme Court reiterated the principle that compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, should be "just" and "reasonable," even if it exceeds the amount claimed by the ...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal and Reduces Sentence in Attempt to Murder Case Due to Sentencing Error. Maximum Sentence Under Section 307 IPC Without Life Imprisonment Cannot Exceed 10 Years, High Court's 12-Year Sentence Set Aside....

The appellant, Ganesan, was convicted for attempting to murder his mother-in-law and causing simple injuries to his wife, along with other offences under the Indian Penal Code. The trial court sentenc...

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Supreme Court Allows Insurance Claim for Truck Fire Despite Permit Technicality — National Permit Valid Without Authorization Fee for Intra-State Use. Insurance Claim Cannot Be Repudiated on Ground of Non-Payment of Authorization Fee When Vehicle Was Used Within Home State Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Shri Binod Kumar Singh, owned a truck (TATA-251625.0LPKTC, registration BR-02-Q9220) insured with the National Insurance Company Ltd. from 18.09.2013 to 17.09.2014. On 08.06.2014, the t...

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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 Review of Rejection by Tax Authorities Compounding o...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Peon's Claim for Promotion to Tracer Post, Upholds Direct Recruitment Requirement. Post of Tracer Must Be Filled by Direct Recruitment Under Rule 5(1)(e) of Orissa Subordinate Architectural Service Rules, 1979, Not by Promotion from Peon Cadre....

The petitioner, Jyostnamayee Mishra, was appointed as a peon in the Works Department of the State of Odisha in 1978. She sought promotion to the post of Tracer, filing multiple representations and app...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Quashes FIR for Rape Against Husband in Marital Rape Exception Case. Marriage Found Consensual, No Prima Facie Case Under Section 376 IPC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Kuldeep Singh against the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing his petition under Section 482 CrPC for quashing FIR No. 148 of 2022. The ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Medical Faculty Promotion Dispute — Interference with Executive Order Held Unwarranted. High Court erred in reading 'after acquiring postgraduate degree' into experience criteria for teaching posts where the Government Order did not contain such requirement....

The case involves a dispute over the promotion of Dr. Sharmad to the post of Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Education Service, Kerala. Dr. Jyothish, a rival candidate, ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Domestic Worker Trafficking Case — Upholds High Court's Rejection of Compounding and Discharge Orders. Court holds that Section 370 IPC trafficking offence is non-compoundable and that prima facie case exists against accused for wrongful confinement and trafficking....

The Supreme Court of India dismissed two appeals arising from a common FIR involving allegations of wrongful confinement and trafficking of a female domestic worker belonging to a Scheduled Tribe. The...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitness Testimony and Material Omissions. Conviction Based on Two Eyewitnesses Whose Testimony Contained Material Omissions and Contradictions, and Recovery of Weapon Alone Insufficient to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Vinobhai, was convicted by the Trial Court under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of Ramakrishnan on 31 December 2010. The prosecution alleged that the appellan...