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Group Insurance or contractual benefits cannot be deducted from motor accident compensation

Group Insurance or contractual benefits cannot be deducted from motor accident compensation

Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decision on Motor Accident Compensation, Rejects Deductions of Group Insurance Benefi...

Air Force Group Insurance Society performs public function, it is 'State' under Constitution: SC

Air Force Group Insurance Society performs public function, it is 'State' under Constitution: SC

A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M Pancholi overturned the view taken by the Delhi High Court on February 1, 2...

Murshidabad violence: SC dismisses West Bengal govt's plea against HC order

Murshidabad violence: SC dismisses West Bengal govt's plea against HC order

The top court was hearing a plea filed by the state against the February 26 order of the high court that refused to stay...

36 years after Rs 500 bribe, SC reduces 75-yr-old ex-constable's jail term

36 years after Rs 500 bribe, SC reduces 75-yr-old ex-constable's jail term

The protracted legal proceedings began after the former constable was nabbed taking a Rs 500 bribe during a trap proceed...

Need to get out of mindset that only Delhi requires greenery: SC

Need to get out of mindset that only Delhi requires greenery: SC

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi observed there was a need ...

SC appoints ex-CJI UU Lalit as mediator to resolve dispute over Rs 500 cr UAE money decree

SC appoints ex-CJI UU Lalit as mediator to resolve dispute over Rs 500 cr UAE money decree

RAKIA is seeking to enforce a UAE civil judgment for AED 267,941,374 (approximately Rs 543 crore principal and Rs 643 cr...

SC refuses to entertain journalist Ravi Nair's plea against Gujarat Police notice, asks to move HC

SC refuses to entertain journalist Ravi Nair's plea against Gujarat Police notice, asks to move HC

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which also refused to grant Nair interim protection from any coercive...

Not granted sanction to prosecute professor Mahmudabad as one-time magnanimity: Haryana to SC

Not granted sanction to prosecute professor Mahmudabad as one-time magnanimity: Haryana to SC

The bench said that since the state has decided not to grant sanction to prosecute Mahmudabad, the proceedings pending b...

SC to hear PIL seeking 4-year LL.B instead of 5-yr course after Class 12

SC to hear PIL seeking 4-year LL.B instead of 5-yr course after Class 12

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the submissions made by advocate an...

SC refuses to interfere in plea on 'mercury leakage risk' from Bhopal gas waste

SC refuses to interfere in plea on 'mercury leakage risk' from Bhopal gas waste

“With all the incineration, they now say they have detected no mercury at all. After all that, it is all dumped in a con...

SC to hear next week suo motu case concerning victims of digital arrest

SC to hear next week suo motu case concerning victims of digital arrest

On February 9, the top court described the siphoning of more than Rs 54,000 crore by digital frauds as absolute "robbery...

SC gives final opportunity to Noida Authority to comply with orders on stalled sports city project

SC gives final opportunity to Noida Authority to comply with orders on stalled sports city project

In its November 24 order, the top court had approved a structured revival framework for the project being developed by L...

SC directs Centre to submit comprehensive report on encroachments along Ganga

SC directs Centre to submit comprehensive report on encroachments along Ganga

A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan asked the Union government to place on record steps taken so...

Supreme Court Stays Order Against Mythri Movie Makers

Supreme Court Stays Order Against Mythri Movie Makers

Apex Court Grants Relief Citing Non-Compliance with Representation Rights Under Telangana Cinemas Regulation Act...

Supreme Court Directs Formulation of Model Policy for Welfare of Young Working Women

Supreme Court Directs Formulation of Model Policy for Welfare of Young Working Women

Apex Court Acknowledges Petitioner's Efforts; Urges Competent Authority to Consider Previous Observations...

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Pawan Kumar Bishnoi in Punjab Case

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Pawan Kumar Bishnoi in Punjab Case

After prolonged incarceration, the Supreme Court orders the release of petitioners on bail, mandates trial cooperation....

Conviction based solely on the prosecutrix's testimony without explanation for delay in filing FIR held

Conviction based solely on the prosecutrix's testimony without explanation for delay in filing FIR held

Supreme Court Acquits Convicts in Gang Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Delayed FIR, The Supreme Court overturn...

Auction sale - Rights of bona fide auction purchaser  third-party bidder must be protected

Auction sale - Rights of bona fide auction purchaser third-party bidder must be protected

Supreme Court Upholds Auction Sale Validity, Orders Revaluation of Property, Supreme Court affirms auction sale but rema...

Supreme Court Dismisses Mizo Chief Council's Decades-Old Land Compensation Claim

Supreme Court Dismisses Mizo Chief Council's Decades-Old Land Compensation Claim

The Apex Court Upholds the Doctrine of Laches, Finds No Violation of Fundamental Rights...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Exemption in Muslim Personal Law

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Exemption in Muslim Personal Law

Petition Against Section 129 of the Transfer of Property Act Directed to Law Commission for Review...

Acquittal in criminal case based on benefit of doubt does not guarantee suitability for appointment in Police

Acquittal in criminal case based on benefit of doubt does not guarantee suitability for appointment in Police

Supreme Court Upholds Screening Committee's Discretion in Police Recruitment, Acquittal on Benefit of Doubt Not a Guaran...

Justice PS Narasimha lauds book on Indian contract law for providing new perspectives

Justice PS Narasimha lauds book on Indian contract law for providing new perspectives

The perspective in which you (Swaminathan) have handled various topics of the contract act is an eye-opener, and this ki...

SC asks HCs to extend civil judge application deadline to April 30 amid review of 3-yr practice rule

SC asks HCs to extend civil judge application deadline to April 30 amid review of 3-yr practice rule

Justice Chandran, who was part of the May 20, 2025, judgement which is under review, said coaching centres for judicial ...

SC orders status quo in defamation case against lawyer over sharing excerpts on Mamata Banerjee

SC orders status quo in defamation case against lawyer over sharing excerpts on Mamata Banerjee

A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the West Bengal government on a plea file...

Cash-for-query: SC stays Delhi HC order on Lokpal sanction for CBI to try Moitra

Cash-for-query: SC stays Delhi HC order on Lokpal sanction for CBI to try Moitra

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to Moitra, the CBI and BJP MP and...

SC stays Telangana HC order on 90-day notice rule for film ticket price hikes

SC stays Telangana HC order on 90-day notice rule for film ticket price hikes

A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar issued notice to the Telangana government and others on a plea ...

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking menstrual leave policy across country

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking menstrual leave policy across country

Look at the practical reality in the job market. The more unattractive the human resource, the less is the possibility o...

Tirumala laddu row: SC refuses to entertain plea for action against those spreading 'misinformation'

Tirumala laddu row: SC refuses to entertain plea for action against those spreading 'misinformation'

On Friday, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said a criminal case has been registered in t...

SC notice to Centre on fresh plea challenging provision of 2023 data protection law

SC notice to Centre on fresh plea challenging provision of 2023 data protection law

The fresh petition, filed by Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri, has sought a direction to declare that provisions of the ...

Plea over NAT in blood banks: Why should we pretend we know medical science, says SC

Plea over NAT in blood banks: Why should we pretend we know medical science, says SC

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked petitioner 'Sarvesham Mangalam Foundation' to subm...

Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Sentence in Atul Nihale Case

Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Sentence in Atul Nihale Case

Comprehensive Reports Ordered for Sentencing Review in Capital Punishment Appeal...

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against 90 percent Disabled Man Under Anti-Gangster Act

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against 90 percent Disabled Man Under Anti-Gangster Act

Apex Court Finds No Justifiable Cause for Proceedings Against Disabled Appellant Shahid...

Candidates with benchmark disabilities entitled to appointment in identified posts

Candidates with benchmark disabilities entitled to appointment in identified posts

Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Disabled Candidates in Job Allocation Case, Sudhanshu Kardam and Amit Yadav to be appoin...

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation Criteria, Clarifies Creamy Layer Exclusion

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation Criteria, Clarifies Creamy Layer Exclusion

Judgment affirms non-consideration of salary income for creamy layer status, mandates supernumerary posts for eligible c...

Company Petition alleging oppression and mismanagement - Supreme Court orders status quo

Company Petition alleging oppression and mismanagement - Supreme Court orders status quo

Interim arrangement protecting subject matter of dispute in Company Petition alleging oppression and mismanagement to co...

Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal in High-Profile Bihar Murder Case

Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal in High-Profile Bihar Murder Case

Investigation Lapses and Unreliable Evidence Lead to Supreme Court Upholding High Court’s Decision...