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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Compensation Case Due to Disregard of Income Tax Return and Incorrect Deduction for Personal Expenses. Income Tax Return Held to Be Statutory Document for Computing Income; Deduction for Personal Expenses Reduced to 1/5th for Seven Dependents Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The present appeal arises from a motor accident claim where the deceased, Rajesh, aged 28, died in a collision on 15th August 2010. The appellants, his heirs and legal representatives, filed a claim p...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Against Drug Trader for Lack of Prima Facie Offence Under Drugs and Cosmetics Act — Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate Held to Be Food Supplement Not Exclusively a Drug....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Hasmukhlal D. Vora and another against the State of Tamil Nadu, quashing the criminal complaint against them under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Insurance Company for Ante-Dated Postponement of Life Insurance Policy After Death of Insured in Home Loan Case. The Court Held That the Insurer's Conduct Was Malafide and Constituted Deficiency in Service, Directing Payment of the Sum Assured to Settle the Loan Account....

The appeal arose from a home loan transaction where the appellant's husband, Gokal Chand, obtained a loan from Axis Bank, which required him to obtain a life insurance policy from Max Life Insurance. ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Refusal to Quash Summons in Cheque Dishonour Case — Factual Defences Cannot Be Adjudicated Under Section 482 CrPC. Legal Presumption Under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Favours Complainant at Pre-Trial Stage....

The appellant, Rathish Babu Unnikrishnan, was the accused in a criminal complaint filed by Satish Gupta (respondent no. 2) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act). The compl...

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Supreme Court Allows Employer's Appeal in Corruption Case, Upholds Dismissal of Employee Despite Pending Criminal Trial. Departmental Proceedings and Criminal Trial Operate in Different Fields; Participation in Enquiry Waives Right to Stay....

The case arises from a disciplinary action taken by Eastern Coalfields Limited against its employee, Rabindra Kumar Bharti, who was arrested by the CBI on 31 August 2015 for demanding a bribe to clear...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Manufacturer's Appeal in Airbag Non-Deployment Case. Non-Disclosure of Airbag Deployment Threshold Constitutes Unfair Trade Practice Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986....

The appeal arose from a consumer complaint filed by Shailendra Bhatnagar against Hyundai Motor India Limited regarding non-deployment of airbags in his Hyundai Creta vehicle during an accident on 16 N...

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Supreme Court Allows Union of India's Appeal in Pay Anomaly Case - Stepping Up of Pay Not Permissible Under FR 22 When Junior's Higher Pay Is Due to ACP Scheme, Not Promotion. The Court held that FR 22 does not apply when the junior's higher pay is due to ACP upgradation, which is not a promotion....

The case involves an appeal by the Union of India against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court, which had allowed writ petitions filed by two employees (respondents) seeking stepping up of pay under...

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Supreme Court Allows Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case — Amalgamated Company Must File Return for Pre-Amalgamation Period. Section 153A Notice Validly Issued to Transferor Company Despite Amalgamation, and Failure to File Return Attracts Penalty Under Section 276CC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) against the order of the Delhi High Court, which had upheld the ITAT's decision quashing the assessment...