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Prosthetic Limb Costs Must Also Be Compensated To Restore Accident Victims To Dignified Life: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that compensation awarded to motor accident victims must include the cost of prosthetic limbs and their maintenance, emphasizing that such devices are essential to restoring mobility, confidence, and dignity to amputees.Observing that a prosthetic limb is integral to the life of a person who has lost a limb, the Court underscored that compensation must aim to place...
Maintenance Can't Be Demanded From Man If DNA Test Shows He's Not Child's Father : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that when a DNA test conclusively establishes that a man is not the biological father of a child, he cannot be directed to pay maintenance, even though the child was born during the subsistence of marriage.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh dismissed an appeal filed by a mother challenging the denial of maintenance to her...
SDO Has No Power To Alter Land Classification Under UP Zamindari Abolition And Land Reforms Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, a Sub-Divisional Officer has no authority to change the classification of land recorded as public utility land so as to enable grant of bhumidhari rights.“Even otherwise, the Abolition Act, does not confer any authority upon the Sub-Divisional Officer to alter the category of land so as...
High Court Cannot Decide Appeal Lying Before A Statutory Appellate Authority Merely Because Of Delay: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that High Courts cannot assume the role of statutory appellate authorities merely because proceedings are delayed while setting aside orders of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which had directly decided a mutation dispute instead of allowing the statutory appeal to be adjudicated.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Vipul M Pancholi said that once a...
'Jail Shouldn't Dilute Rights Of Prisoners With Disabilities': Supreme Entrusts Oversight To High-Powered Committee
The Supreme Court on April 21 referred certain issues related to prisoners with disabilities to the High Powered Committee constituted in Suhas Chakma case for effective redressal of the prisoners' concerns. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the judgment, having regard to the need for an "effective, structured, and uniform mechanism" to address the issues raised in...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 21, 2026
Links to today's reports :Sabarimala Reference | If Believer Prevented From Touching Deity Only Due To Birth, Can't Constitution Intervene? Supreme Court AsksLegal Representatives Can Challenge Arbitral Award Only Under S 34 Arbitration Act, Not Article 227: Supreme Court'Appointments To Uniformed Services Require Greater Caution' : Supreme Court Restores Dismissal Of Medically Unfit...
Foreign Judgment Passed Without Fair Opportunity To Defend Not Enforceable In India: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a foreign judgment rendered in summary proceedings without affording a meaningful opportunity to defend, despite the presence of triable issues, is unenforceable in India under Section 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.A Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed a civil appeal filed by Messer Griesheim GmbH (now Air Liquide...
Accountability Important For Liquor License : Supreme Court Allows UP To Reopen Action Against Country Liquor Trader
The Supreme Court recently allowed the Uttar Pradesh government to restart action against a wholesale country liquor licence holder for alleged licence violations, while holding that the earlier cancellation of his licence was not legally sustainable due to procedural violations.A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe observed that accountability in liquor...
S. 100 CPC | Findings Of Fact, Even If Erroneous, Cannot Be Disturbed In Second Appeal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that while hearing a second appeal, it is impermissible for the High Courts to reopen and disturb the factual findings of the Court below by re-appreciating the evidence. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale dismissed an appeal filed by the defendant, who was aggrieved by the High Court's affirmation of the First Appellate...
POCSO Act | Presumption Of Guilt Under S.29 Does Not Arise On Testimony Of Child Victim Alone If It Is Unreliable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that the presumption of guilt under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 will arise only after the prosecution proves the basic facts of the alleged sexual assault, and cannot be applied if the victim child's testimony itself is not fully credible and trustworthy.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K Vinod Chandran...
Mere Possession Of Higher Qualification Cannot Substitute Minimum Experience Criteria : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that essential qualifications for an advertised post cannot be compromised merely because the candidate possesses a higher qualification. A bench of Justices J. K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar heard an appeal filed by a candidate who had appeared for the post of Computer Hardware Engineer under the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education. Although...
