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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for LIC Policyholder Due to Deficiency of Service in Jeevan Aastha Plan. LIC's failure to process proposal and wrongful retention of premium for five years amounts to deficiency of service under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986....

The appellant, Madhav Hari Joshi, submitted a proposal to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) under its Jeevan Aastha Plan on 31 January 2009, paying Rs.1,75,000 including Rs.10,000 as addit...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Order Permitting Examination of Handwriting Expert After 13-Year Delay in CBI Case. Section 311 CrPC Cannot Be Used to Perpetuate Prosecution's Laches and Cause Prejudice to Accused....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Swapan Kumar Chatterjee against the order of the Calcutta High Court confirming the Trial Court's permission to examine a handwriting expert, Mr. H.S. Tut...

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Supreme Court Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Respondent in Licence Fee Dispute — No Intentional Violation Found as Execution Petition Pending. Court held that pendency of execution petition before competent court negates inference of intentional violation of order directing payment of admitted licence fee and common area maintenance charges....

The contempt petition was filed by M/S MDDA Ramky ISBT Ltd. against Ombir Singh Tomar alleging violation of an order dated 17th April, 2017 passed in I.A. No.2 of 2016 in SLP(C) No. 29876 of 2016. The...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Indigent Person Case — Dismissal of Application Under Order 33 CPC Not a Bar for Filing Appeal Under Order 44 CPC. The Court held that the appellate court must conduct a fresh inquiry into the applicant's indigent status at the appellate stage under Order 44 Rule 3 CPC....

The appellant, Sushil Thomas Abraham, filed a civil suit for recovery of Rs.74,66,107/- as an indigent person under Order 33 Rule 1 CPC, claiming inability to pay ad valorem court fees of Rs.3,96,610/...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal Against Quashing of Non-Compoundable Offence Proceedings. Settlement Between Complainant and Accused Cannot Justify Quashing of Section 307 IPC Charges as Offence is Non-Compoundable Under Section 320 CrPC....

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court's order quashing criminal proceedings against Kalyan Singh and others for offences under Sections 307, 294 read with Section 34 IPC. The com...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Complainant's Appeal Against Quashing of Section 307 IPC Charge — Fracture of Nasal Bone Does Not Constitute Attempt to Murder. High Court Correctly Held That Injuries Sustained Did Not Indicate Intent to Cause Death, and Charge Under Section 325 IPC for Grievous Hurt Was Appropriate....

The appellant, Champa Lal Dhakar, the original complainant, lodged an FIR against the respondents (original accused) for offences under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Section 307...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against U.P. Jal Nigam in Workmen Reinstatement Dispute — No Willful Disobedience Found. Court Held That the Order Dated 07.09.2015 Only Required Giving Preference to Retrenched Workmen for Future Vacancies, Not Automatic Reinstatement....

The present contempt petitions arose from an order dated 07.09.2015 passed by the Supreme Court disposing of a batch of Special Leave Petitions filed by U.P. Jal Nigam Construction Division against Hi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Jeevan Aadhar Policy Condition That Annuity Payable Only After Death of Proposer Under Section 80DD Income Tax Act. Court Holds That Policy Terms Align with Statutory Scheme and No Violation of Article 14....

The petitioner, Ravi Agrawal, a differently abled person, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the condition in the Jeevan Aadhar Policy (Table 114) issu...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Arbitration Appointment Dispute — ICA's Substitution of State's Nominee Arbitrator Held Unjustified. Section 15(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Requires Substitute Arbitrator to Be Appointed Per Original Procedure; Former Employee Not Disqualified Per Se....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Government of Haryana against the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had dismissed the State's civil revision petition challenging the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeals in Special Pay Pension Case for Scientists. Special pay of Rs.2,000/- and Rs.4,000/- granted to Scientists in DRDO, DAE, and DOS is to be counted for pension and pensionary benefits....

The Union of India filed a batch of appeals against judgments of the Central Administrative Tribunal and various High Courts that allowed the claims of Scientists working in the Department of Defence ...