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Supreme Court Restores Workmen's Compensation for Deceased Helper, Criticizes Insurer for Dragging Poor Family into Litigation. Employer's admission of wages is binding; interest under Section 4-A of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 is payable from date of accident....

The appellants, parents of a deceased workman, filed a claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, for the death of their son who worked as a helper in a truck. The accident occurred on 30 Octob...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Hospital's Appeal Against NCDRC Order Exonerating Insurer in Medical Negligence Case. Insurance Policies Taken by Doctors Cannot Be Used to Fasten Liability on Insurer for Hospital's Own Negligence....

The appellant, M/s Sheth M L Vaduwala Eye Hospital, a charitable trust registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1961, conducted an eye camp between 21 and 23 June 2000 where cataract surgeries we...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against High Court's Direction to Retrospectively Appoint Compassionate Appointee to Higher Post. Candidate Who Accepted Lower Post with Undertaking Is Estopped from Claiming Retrospective Appointment to Higher Post....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the State of Tamil Nadu against the judgment of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) dated 8 December 2016. The respondent's fathe...

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Supreme Court Allows Housing Board Appeal in Consumer Dispute Over Cancellation of Registration — Limitation Bar Under Section 24A of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Applied. The Court held that the consumer complaint filed 11 years after cancellation was time-barred and the allottee was in default....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the Rajasthan Housing Board against the judgment of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which had dismissed the Board's revision ...

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Supreme Court Reverses High Court's Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Against Public Servants in Corruption Case. The High Court Erred by Conducting Mini-Trial Under Section 482 CrPC; Allegations of Criminal Conspiracy and Misconduct Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and IPC Prima Facie Made Out, Requiring Trial....

The dispute arose from criminal proceedings initiated against public servants of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and the Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha, for...

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Supreme Court Remands Caste Validity Case for Fresh Consideration Along with Relatives' Cases. The Court set aside the High Court's dismissal and directed the Scrutiny Committee to consider the appellant's caste certificate validity together with his father and cousins' cases to avoid conflicting orders....

The appellant, Rushikesh Bharat Garud, challenged the order of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nashik, which invalidated his caste certificate. The High Court of Bombay dismissed h...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Distribution Licensee, Holds Captive Users Not Liable for Additional Surcharge Under Section 42(4) of Electricity Act, 2003. Captive generation and open access for self-consumption are statutory rights under Section 9, not requiring State Commission permission, thus additional surcharge is not leviable....

The case involves an appeal by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (the distribution licensee) against the order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, which held that captive cons...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted by High Court in Murder Case Due to Lack of Reasoning and Failure to Consider Criminal Antecedents. The High Court's orders granting bail were cryptic and did not consider the gravity of the offence or the criminal antecedents of the accused....

The appeals were filed by the informant-appellant, the mother of the deceased Rupesh Kumar, challenging the orders dated 22.07.2021 and 13.09.2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna grant...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decree Granting Letters of Administration in Will Dispute. Will Proved in Accordance with Law, No Suspicious Circumstances Found Under Section 68 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The case involves a dispute over the estate of E. Srinivasa Pillai, who died on 19th January 1978. The plaintiffs, C. Saradambal (widow of the testator's son) and her two daughters, sought Letters of ...