Insurance Claim Liable To Be Rejected If Premium Was Not Paid On Due Date : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that it is not permissible to rewrite the contract while interpreting the terms of the Insurance Policy.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi said that the terms of insurance policy have to be strictly construed. In a contract of insurance there is a requirement of Uberrima fides i.e. good faith on the part of the assured, the court...

'Karva Chauth' Ad Had To Be Withdrawn Due To Public Intolerance : Justice DY Chandrachud

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud has made a comment about the recent controversy relating to an advertisement of Dabur, which showed a lesbian couple celebrating "karva chauth" festival. While speaking at a function, Justice Chandrachud said that the advertisement had to be pulled down due to "public intolerance"."Just two days ago,all of you would know, of this advertisement which...

Encounter Killings- National And State Human Right Commissions Are Doing Nothing, What Are The Use Of These Bodies, Abolish Them: Justice Lokur

"The Judiciary has been a bit of a disappointment. From what we read in the newspapers, the Manipur extra-judicial killings matter was mentioned thrice before the Supreme Court but not taken up", Justice Madan B. Lokur has expressed.He was speaking on 'Encounter' Killings In India' at the Release of 'Extinguishing Law In Life: Police Killings And Cover-Up In The State Of UP' (a report by...

WhatsApp Chats Not Enough To Show Aachit Kumar Was Aryan Khan's "Supplier" : NDPS Court In Bail Order

The Narcotics Control Bureau has failed to prima facie show that Aachit Kumar, a 22-year-old student was dealing in drugs, even as the agency accused him of being Aryan Khan's 'supplier,' the Special NDPS Court has said while granting him bail.Special Judge VV Patil has observed that mere WhatApp chats were not enough to demonstrate that Kumar supplied contraband to Khan and his friend...

At NALSA Event, Justice Lalit Hands Over Sanction Order For Burial Site For Transgender Persons; Distributes Benefits To COVID Orphans

As part of the ongoing Pan India campaign, Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court and the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority(NALSA), inaugurated a Mega Legal Services Camp at Kanyakumari, which was hosted by the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority in association with the local District Administration. The inauguration commenced with Justice Lalit...

Firecracker Ban Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Till 3 PM Today To Hear West Bengal Govt [LIVE UPDATES]

A vacation bench of the Supreme Court will hear today the petition filed by firecracker manufacturers against the order passed by the Calcutta High Court imposing a total ban of use of firecrackers in the State of West Bengal.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi is hearing the matter..A Division Bench comprising Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Aniruddha Roy of...

Plea Moved In Supreme Court By Firecracker Manufacturers Challenging Complete Ban On Firecrackers By Calcutta HC

A Special Leave Petition has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the order dated October 29, 2021 of the Calcutta High Court banning the use of firecrackers in West Bengal during upcoming festivities of Kali Puja, Diwali, Chatt Puja, Jagadhatri Puja, Guru Nanak's Birthday, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve this year. The plea has been filed by one Goutom Roy, the Chairman of...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup, October 25 To October 31, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Employee Can't Claim Change Of Date Of Birth As A Matter Of Right : Supreme CourtCase Title: Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited v. T.P. Nataraja & Ors.| Civil Appeal No.5720 Of 2021Citation : LL 2021 SC 612The Supreme Court has observed that application for change of date of birth by an employee can only be as per the relevant...

"Awareness About The Rights Of Women Can Be Truly Meaningful If That Awareness Is Created Amongst The Younger Generation Of Men In Our Society": Justice Chandrachud

"Our Constitution is a transformative document that sought to remedy the structural inequalities rooted in patriarchy", said Justice Chandrachud

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act- Mere Dispatch Of Public Analyst's Report To Accused Not A Sufficient Compliance Of Mandatory Requirement To Serve It On Him: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mere dispatch of the report of public analyst to the accused is not a sufficient compliance with the requirement of subsection (2) of Section 13 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, to serve the report on him/her.Apart from the right of the accused to contend that the report is not correct, he has the right to exercise an option of sending the...

'You Are Discouraging NGO Activities' : Supreme Court Tells Centre On FCRA Amendments

The Supreme Court on Thursday(October 28) orally observed that the impact of the Foreign Contributions Regulation (Amendment) Act 2020 will be the discouragement of NGO activities.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar was hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of FCRA amendments. The bench noted that the amendments imposed an...

Rehabilitation Of Street Children : Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From States

The Supreme Court on Friday issued directions in the suo motu case In Re Contagion of COVID-19 Virus in Children Protection Homes to the State Governments on the status report regarding rehabilitation of the street childre.A division bench of Justices Nageswara Rao and B.R.Gavai directed state governments/union territories to file status reports of their implementation of the Standard...