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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Mother of Deceased Entitled to Dependency Compensation, Married Daughter Only Entitled to No-Fault Liability Under Section 140 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988...

The case arises from a motor accident claim under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. On 26 January 2008, the deceased, Paras Sharma, was riding a two-wheeler when a Roadways bus negligently took a sudden r...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against IAS Officer in Arms License Case Due to Inordinate Delay and Lack of Sanction. The court held that unexplained delay of 20 years and absence of valid sanction under Section 197 CrPC vitiate the prosecution....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Robert Lalchungnunga Chongthu @ R L Chongthu, an IAS officer of the Bihar Cadre, against the judgment of the Patna High Court refusing to quash criminal p...

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Supreme Court Quashes NCLT Approval and NCLAT Judgment in Bhushan Power CIRP, Remands for Fresh Resolution Plan. Approved Plan Set Aside Due to Inordinate Delay, Illegal Extension Clause, Waterfall Violation, and Non-Compliance with IBC Provisions Including Sections 30, 31, and 53....

The Supreme Court adjudicated a batch of civil appeals under Section 62 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) challenging the approval of the Resolution Plan for Bhushan Power and Steel Li...

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Supreme Court Considers Appeals Against Convictions in Honour Killing Case Involving Inter-Caste Marriage. Multiple Accused Challenged Convictions Under Sections 302/149 IPC and SC/ST Act Provisions for Murder and Atrocities Against Dalit Victim....

The Supreme Court considered appeals challenging the Madras High Court's judgment dated 08.06.2022, which had modified convictions and sentences in a case involving the murder of a young inter-caste c...

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High Court Dismisses Manufacturer's Appeals in Central Excise Classification Dispute. Classification of Benzene and Toluene Based on Purity Under Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 and Procedural Compliance Under Central Excise Rules, 1944 Were Upheld by Tribunal....

The appeals arose from a common order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) concerning classification and duty demands on excisable goods. The appellant, a manufacturer, h...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Arbitration Case Upholding Liquidated Damages for Delay in Construction Contract. The Court Affirmed the Division Bench's Restoration of the Arbitral Award, Holding that Judicial Interference Under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is Limited and the Award Was Valid Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872....

The appeal arose from a construction contract dispute between Software Technology Parks of India (respondent) and M/s Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd. (appellant). The respondent awarded a co...

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Supreme Court Converts Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Mother Killing Daughters Case — Lack of Premeditation and Sudden Provocation Due to Mental Distress Considered. The Court applied Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC and Section 304 Part I IPC, reducing the sentence to 10 years rigorous imprisonment....

The Supreme Court considered an appeal against the conviction of the appellant, Chunni Bai, under Section 302 IPC for the murder of her two daughters, aged 5 and 3 years, by assaulting them with an ir...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Company in Contract Dispute Under Section 482 CrPC Due to Absence of Prima Facie Offence. Allegations of Suppression of Restrictive Covenant in Sub-Contract Merely Constitute Civil Breach, Not Criminal Offences Under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 34 IPC, as Complaint Essentially Seeks Recovery of Dues....

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against a High Court judgment that refused to quash an FIR registered against a company and its officers under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468 and 471 read with Section 3...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Insolvency Case Involving Trademark Ownership Dispute. The Court upheld NCLAT's finding that NCLT's declaration of trademark ownership impermissibly modified the approved Resolution Plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016....

The appeal arose from a dispute over trademark ownership in the context of a corporate insolvency resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The appellant was the successful re...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Employee's Compensation Case on Interest Calculation Error. Interest Under Section 4A(3)(a) of Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 is Payable from Date of Accident, Not from Commissioner's Order Date, as Compensation Falls Due Immediately on Death....

The appeal arose from a dispute over compensation under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, involving the heirs of a deceased sugarcane cutting labourer who died from a snake bite during work. The ...