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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...

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Supreme Court Allows Union of India in Railways Act Case — Demand Notices After Delivery Valid for Misdeclaration Under Section 66. Penal Charges for False Description of Goods Can Be Imposed at Any Stage, and the High Court Erred in Applying Provisions for Overloading to a Misdeclaration Case Under Section 66 of Railways Act, 1989....

The dispute arose when the Indian Railways raised demand notices against several consignors for misdeclaration of goods carriage. The respondents paid the demands and then filed claim petitions before...

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Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal in Child Rape Case — Upholds Conviction After 40 Years....

The case involved a nearly four-decade-old incident where a minor girl, referred to as 'V', was allegedly sexually assaulted. The incident occurred on March 3, 1986, when 'V' was found unconscious and...

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Supreme Court Enhances Permanent Alimony in Divorce Case Due to Husband's Higher Income and Wife's Financial Dependence. The Court modified the High Court's alimony award from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 50,000 per month with periodic increases, considering the husband's income and the wife's standard of living during marriage....

The appeal arose from a divorce decree granted by the Calcutta High Court, which dissolved the marriage between Rakhi Sadhukhan and Raja Sadhukhan on grounds of mental cruelty and irretrievable breakd...