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Compensation enhanced for quadriplegic accident victim – Future prospects, attendant charges, special diet, pain & suffering considered.

Income Assessment: The Supreme Court held that ₹5,600 per month (assessed by the High Court) was too low. Instead, ₹7,500 per month was considered...

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Eviction Suit on Grounds of Bonafide Requirement under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Landlord’s Right to Evict Tenant for Bonafide Requirement Upheld – Unregistered Rent Agreement Not a Bar to Eviction

Bonafide Requirement – The landlord (Plaintiff) sought eviction of the tenant (Defendant) on the grounds of bonafide requirement under Section 16(1...

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Public Interest Litigation – Suppression of Material Facts – Criminal Contempt – Maintainability of PIL. High Court dismissed the PIL on grounds of suppression of facts, lack of bona fides, and scandalizing the court. Criminal contempt was noted but no proceedings were initiated.

Litigants filing PIL must disclose all material facts and approach the court with clean hands. Scandalizing the court through social media can constit...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in International Arbitration Agreements. Supreme Court Rules on Applicability of Indian Law and Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Arbitration Disputes

Governing Law of Arbitration Agreement: The Court applied the three-step test from Sulamérica Cia Nacional De Seguros S.A. v. Enesa Engenharia S.A....

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Supreme Court Upholds Auroville Foundation’s Authority, Sets Aside High Court’s Decision on Standing Order No. 1/2022. Governing Board’s Powers Prevail Over Residents’ Assembly in Auroville Development Dispute

Suppression of Material Facts: A litigant invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution must come wi...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Land Acquisition After 38 Years, Citing Delay and Laches. Petition Barred by Inordinate Delay – Abuse of Process of Law – Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 – Article 226 of the Constitution of India

Delay and Laches: The Court held that a petition filed after an inordinate delay, without any justification, is barred by the principles of delay and ...

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Bombay High Court Held That Retirement Includes Resignation—Entitlement to Pension Upheld

Resignation of a High Court Judge Does Not Forfeit Pensionary Benefits—Interpretation of “Retirement” Under High Court Judges (Salaries and Cond...