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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Enhancement of Compensation and Limitation of Insurer Liability in Motor Accident Claims. Statutory Liability of Insurer Under Section 95(2)(b) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 Limited to Rs 2,000 per Passenger Absent Contractual Enhancement....

The Supreme Court dealt with four civil appeals arising from a motor accident claim involving a passenger bus owned by the appellant transport company. The accident occurred on February 11, 1959, when...

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Supreme Court Upholds Alienee in Hindu Widow Estate Dispute, Holding Compromise Conferred Absolute Estate on Widow and Reversioners Estopped. Compromise deed using 'Malik Mustakal' granted absolute ownership to widow, and presumptive reversioners who were parties to the compromise could not challenge subsequent alienations....

The dispute arose from a suit filed in 1926 by Bulakichand against certain relatives for possession of ancestral firm property. Bulakichand died during pendency and his widow Pattobai was substituted ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Customs Act Case; Statement Under Section 108 Not Barred by Section 24 Evidence Act. Person Under Inquiry Not an Accused Under Section 24; Warning to Tell Truth Does Not Amount to Threat....

The appellant, Percy Rustam Basta, was convicted by the Presidency Magistrate, Mazgaon, Bombay for offences under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962 a...

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Supreme Court Allows Accused Constable in Police Act, 1861 Prosecution Due to Time-Barred Proceedings. Prosecution Under Section 29 for Absence from Duty Barred by Section 42 as Commenced Beyond Three Months After Act Complained of....

The Supreme Court of India addressed a criminal appeal by special leave arising from the conviction of a police constable under Section 29 of the Police Act, 1861 for absence from duty. The appellant ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Corporation's Property Tax Levy in Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act Case. Assessment on Basis of Single Assessment Book Valid and Section 129 Not Excessive Delegation....

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal by certificate from a judgment of the Gujarat High Court in a batch of seventy Special Civil Applications filed by rate payers of the Municipal Corporation o...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Acquittal in Bigamy Case Due to Lack of Proof of Essential Marriage Ceremonies. Conviction Under Section 494 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 Requires Proof That Second Marriage Was Validly Performed with Homa and Saptapadi, and Prior Admission in Maintenance Proceedings Cannot Substitute Such Proof....

The appeal arose from a criminal complaint filed by the appellant against her husband, the respondent, alleging that he married a second wife during the subsistence of their marriage, thereby committi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Civilian Defence Employee in Service Termination Case Due to Inapplicability of Article 311. Civilian Employee Holding Post Connected with Defence Cannot Claim Protection Under Article 311 of Constitution of India, 1950 and Must Follow Statutory Rules for Termination....

The Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal by certificate from a judgment and decree of the Punjab High Court (Circuit Bench, Delhi) in a service termination dispute. The appellant, Lekh Raj Khura...

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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Murder and Theft Case Due to Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302/34 and 382 IPC Set Aside as Chain of Circumstances Not Complete and Recovery/Identification of Stolen Articles Unreliable....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Allahabad High Court affirming the conviction of the appellant Matru alias Girish Chandra under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for th...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Civil Suit Over Collusive Sale and Gift Deeds — Upholds High Court's Remand Limited to Res Judicata. Pleas of Fraud and Antedating Not Raised in Pleadings Cannot Be Entertained, and Amendment to Introduce Time-Barred New Cause of Action Is Impermissible....

This appeal arose from a suit for declaration of title and possession over immovable property. The appellant, a mortgagee, purchased the mortgaged property from the original owner through two sale dee...

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Supreme Court Quashes Dismissal of Police Officer; Government Cannot Exceed Appellate Powers Under Police Manual. Appellate Authority Under Rule 851(b) Cannot Set Aside Exonerating Findings Without a Cross-Appeal, Upholding Inspector-General's Power Under Section 7 of Police Act, 1861....

The appellant, a police officer in the State of Bihar, was promoted to officiate as Inspector of Police. In 1955, he faced departmental inquiry on charges of misappropriation and connivance in a polic...