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Supreme Court Constitutes Committee Headed By Former Allahabad HC Judge To Resolve 20-Year Old Stalled Housing Project In Greater Noida
The Supreme Court has directed the constitution of a one-member committee headed by Justice Pankaj Naqvi (Retd.), former Judge of the Allahabad High Court, to conduct an independent inquiry into the long-pending housing dispute involving the Shiv Kala Charms Project in Greater Noida. The case, pending for nearly two decades, involves hundreds of defrauded homebuyers who had invested in the project developed under the Golf Course Sahkari Awas Samiti (GCSAS), in collaboration with M/s Shiv Kala...
Supreme Court Prohibits Use Of 'Split Multiplier' In Motor Accident Claims, Holds That Income At Time Of Death Must Be Considered
The Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling on the computation of compensation in motor accident claim cases, holding that the 'split multiplier' method should not be applied. The Court clarified that compensation must be calculated solely on the basis of the deceased's income at the time of death. “we hold that the income as on the date of death is to be taken to calculate the compensation…. In other words, split multiplier is a concept foreign to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and is...
Mere Use Of Word 'Arbitration' Does Not Create Arbitration Agreement Unless Parties Clearly Intend So: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision refusing to refer the dispute to arbitration, observing that the mere use of the term “arbitration” in a clause is not sufficient to mandate reference to arbitration unless the parties clearly intended to resolve their disputes through arbitration. “mere use of the word 'arbitration” is not sufficient to treat...
Supreme Court Revives CBI's Appeal In Chhattisgarh High Court Against Acquittal Of Ex-CM Ajit Jogi's Son In Murder Case
In a significant development, the Supreme Court revived the CBI's appeal before the Chhattisgarh High Court against the acquittal of Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, in a high-profile murder case of political leader Ramavatar Jaggi. Against the acquittal of Amit Jogi, three appeals were filed. One was filed by the CBI, and the other two were filed by the state government and the complainant. The High Court had dismissed CBI's appeal on the ground of delay and...
Suppression Of Candidate's Conviction Renders Election Void; Irrelevant Whether Non-Disclosure Affected Results : Supreme Court
Observing that 'non-disclosure of a conviction' constitutes a suppression of material information violating the electorate's fundamental right to make an informed choice, the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) upheld the disqualification of a former councillor, who had not disclosed her criminal antecedent in an election affidavit that she was convicted in a cheque dishonor matter and suffered one-year incarceration. Dismissing the former councillor's appeal, a bench of Justices PS...
No Motor Accident Claim Should Be Dismissed As Time-Barred : Supreme Court's Interim Order In Plea Challenging S.166(3) MV Act
The Supreme Court passed an interim order directing the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals and High Courts to not dismiss any motor accident compensation petition as time-barred.The Court passed this order while hearing a petition challenging Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, which prescribes a 6-month limitaiton period from the date of the accident to file a claim petition. This provision was added by the 2019 amendment. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria...
