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Supreme Court Allows Claimant's Appeal in Motor Accident Case, Rejects Contributory Negligence and Enhances Compensation. Court found trailer driver solely negligent based on FIR and charge sheet, applying preponderance of probabilities standard under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and held learner's licence violation does not establish negligence....

The dispute arose from a motor accident on 03.11.1999 involving a Block Development Officer (claimant) riding pillion on a scooter that collided with a trailer, resulting in amputation of both his leg...

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Supreme Court Modifies Conviction from Murder to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder in Road Rage Case. The court held that the offence fell under Section 304 Part I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 due to lack of premeditation, sudden provocation, and the deceased's group being aggressors, reducing the sentence to 7 years rigorous imprisonment....

The judgment arose from a criminal appeal concerning a road rage incident that resulted in a fatal injury. The appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for murder and s...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case by Enhancing Compensation Based on Comparable Sale and Applying Deductions. Compensation Fixed at Rs.95 per sq. mt. After Adjusting GIDC Allotment Rate of Rs.180 per sq. mt. for Time Gap and Deducting 50% for Development and Largeness of Area Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The dispute arose from the acquisition of agricultural land in Village Ranoli, Gujarat, by the Government of Gujarat for the benefit of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation under the Land Acquis...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Civil Appeal in Property Dispute, Upholding Decree Setting Aside Sale Deeds and Granting Relief to Executor. Title to Property Was Acquired Through Court Auction Sale, Making Subsequent Sale Deeds Void, and Relief Was Moulded in Favor of Executor to Execute Terms of Probated Will Under Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The Civil Appeal arose from a confirming judgment and decree dated 08.09.2016 in O.S.A. No. 230 of 2007 of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, at the instance of defendants 3 to 6 in C.S. No. 504 ...

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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Absence of Public View Allegation. Essential Ingredient for Offenses Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Not Made Out as Caste Slur Not Alleged in Presence of General Public....

The appeal arose from the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's appeal against rejection of anticipatory bail by the Trial Court. The FIR alleged that the appellant, who had set up a Trust with th...

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Supreme Court Facilitates Settlement in Consumer Dispute Involving Flat Buyers, Builder, and Bank Under Consumer Protection Act. Court Records Amicable Resolution Terms Including Waiver of Charges, Interest Discounts, and Payment Adjustments, Directing Compliance with Timelines....

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals under Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, against a common judgment of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission that had rejected consumer c...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Director Convicted for Electricity Theft — Acquittal Restored Due to Lack of Evidence of Personal Involvement. Vicarious liability under Sections 39 and 44 of Indian Electricity Act, 1910 cannot be imposed without proof of direct participation or knowledge of tampering....

The appellant, Mahaveer, was a director of M/s Rushi Steels and Alloys Pvt. Ltd., a company in Jalana, Maharashtra. The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) officials noticed a 36.6% disparity b...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Title Dispute Against Government — Holds That Government Cannot Unilaterally Resume Land Without Following Due Process and Payment of Compensation. Court Restores Trial Court Decree Declaring Appellants' Title Based on Valid Sale Deed and Pattadar Passbook, Setting Aside High Court's Reversal....

The case involves a dispute over 3.34 acres of land in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. The appellants claimed title through a chain of transactions starting from a mortgage in 1943, followed by a co...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's CBI Investigation Direction in Bail Application Due to Jurisdictional Overreach. High Court Exceeded Limits Under Section 439 CrPC by Issuing CBI Directions After Granting Bail, Without Exceptional Circumstances Required Under Article 226....

The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed against directions issued by a learned Single Judge of the High Court in a bail application. The High Court had directed the Director of the Central Bureau of Inves...

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Supreme Court Reverses High Court Judgment in Property Dispute, Declaring 1985 Document as Will, Not Gift. The Court Held That the Disposition Took Effect on Death, Not in Praesenti, Under Transfer of Property Act, 1882, and That the High Court Erred in Setting Aside Concurrent Findings Without a Substantial Question of Law Under Section 100 CPC....

The appeal arose from a property dispute between siblings over a document executed by their father in 1985. The respondent, the daughter, filed a suit claiming the document was a gift deed granting he...