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Supreme Court Allows Husband's Appeal and Dissolves Marriage on Ground of Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Using Article 142 Powers. Long Separation of 16 Years, Acquittal in Dowry Case, and Failed Mediation Establish Irretrievable Breakdown; Maintenance Enhanced to Rs. 15,000 for Wife and Minor Child....

The dispute centered on a marriage solemnized on 07.05.2008 under Hindu rites. The husband filed a divorce petition under Section 13(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in 2010, alleging cruelty by ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Convictions Under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, Denies Probation to Adult Offenders. Section 20AA of PoFA Act, which excludes application of Probation of Offenders Act and Section 360 CrPC for offenders above 18, is constitutional and does not violate Articles 14, 21, or 20(1) of the Constitution....

The Supreme Court dismissed two criminal appeals arising from convictions under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (PoFA Act). In the lead appeal, Nagarajan and Selvaraj were convicted for ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim and Restores Tribunal Award Due to Unjustified Disbelief of Eyewitness by High Court. Murg Report and Eyewitness Corroboration Upheld; Delay in FIR and Minor Inconsistencies Held Insufficient to Deny Compensation....

The matter arose from a fatal motor accident in which a school peon died after his motorcycle hit a speeding vehicle while returning home. His wife and three minor children filed a claim petition befo...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Cheating Case, Civil Dispute Not a Criminal Offence; High Court Erred in Ordering Mediation with Payment. FIR Under Sections 60(b), 316(2), 318(2) BNS, 2023 Quashed as No Offence Disclosed; High Court's Direction to Deposit Rs. 25 Lakhs as Precondition for Mediation Set Aside....

The Supreme Court dealt with a criminal appeal arising from a High Court order that had referred a quashing petition to mediation and directed the accused to pay Rs. 25 lakhs to the complainant as a p...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Filed by Legal Heirs of Injured in Motor Accident Claim — Compensation Enhanced to Rs.12,53,770/-. Court Holds That Claim for Compensation Accrues to Estate of Deceased Injured and Legal Representatives Can Pursue It Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Relying on Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Kahlon....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal for enhancement of compensation in a motor accident claim where the original injured claimant died during the pendency of the appeal. The accident occurred on 04...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Insurance Claim Dispute Over Flood vs. Seepage — Heavy Rainfall Causing Sudden Inundation Constitutes Flood, Not Seepage, Under Householder Insurance Policy. The court held that the insurer's repudiation based on 'seepage' was unjustified as the damage was caused by flood, a covered peril under the policy....

The appellant, Gopal Dikshit, owned a premises in New Delhi insured with United India Insurance Company Ltd. under a Householder Insurance Policy valid from 13.03.2016 to 12.03.2017 for Rs. 1.50 crore...

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Supreme Court Upholds RBI Circular Denying Arrears of Pension from Date of Retirement in Pension Option Case. Prospective Pension from July 1, 2020, Upheld as Valid Exercise of Employer's Discretion....

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appealed against a Division Bench judgment of the Kerala High Court that had dismissed its appeal against a Single Judge's order. The Single Judge had dismissed the wri...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Culpable Homicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Common Intention. Conviction under Section 304/34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that the appellant shared common intention with co-accused to cause death....

The present criminal appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital dated 25.07.2012, which affirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant and two other co-accused u...