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Company Which Suffered Loss Due To Offence Can File Appeal As 'Victim' Against Acquittal Under S.372 CrPC : Supreme Court
Reiterating that the victim need not necessarily be a complainant/informant for filing an appeal under proviso to Section 372 CrPC, the Supreme Court today (July 14) ruled that a company that suffers loss/damages due to acts of the accused can filed appeal against acquittal as a 'victim' under proviso to Section 372 CrPC. The bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra heard the case where the Appellant-Asian Paints Ltd. suffered loss due to the acts of the accused...
Aided School Teacher's Post Akin To Post Under State Govt; Gratuity Governed By State Rules : Supreme Court
Observing that a teacher working in a government-aided school is holding a post similar to a post under the State Government, the Supreme Court held that the gratuity of an aided-school teacher would not be governed by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (“1972 Act”), but by the State service rules relating to pay and allowances.The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran heard the case where the Appellant's mother (now deceased) was a teacher in the Maharashtra...
No Illegality In Awarding Interest On Future Prospects In Motor Accident Claims : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (July 14) observed that there's no illegality in awarding interest on future prospects in motor accident compensation claim cases.The Court advised the insurance companies to settle the claim on a computation proactively, on receipt of intimation of the accident, at least provisionally, to avoid interest on future prospects and driving into protracted litigation."When the matter is pending before the Tribunal or in appeal before the higher forums, the claimants are...
'High Courts Can Suo Motu Confer Senior Designation' : Supreme Court Upholds Orissa HC's Sr Advocate Designations
The Supreme Court today(July 14) set aside the decision of the Orissa High Court, which struck down Rule 6(9) of the High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2019. Rule 6(9) gave suo moto powers to the full court of the High Court to designate an advocate as 'Senior Advocate'. The Court relied upon its recent decision in Jitender @ Kalla v. State (Govt.) of NCT of Delhi & Anr (2025) in the matter of senior advocates' designation to uphold the suo moto designation.In...
Secretly Recorded Telephonic Conversation Of Spouse Admissible Evidence In Matrimonial Cases : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 14) set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court's judgment that held that recording a wife's telephonic conversation without her knowledge amounts to a "clear breach" of her fundamental right of privacy and cannot be admitted in evidence before a Family Court.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma thus held that a secretly recorded telephonic conversation of the spouse is admissible as evidence in matrimonial proceedings.Section 122...
Know The Law | Whether Employment Bonds Are Legally Enforceable In India? Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court recently resolved the contentious issue of whether employment bonds are valid and legally enforceable in India.It held that employment bond agreements mandating a minimum service period or imposing a financial penalty for early resignation are legally valid. The Court ruled that such clauses do not violate Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which prohibits...
