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Survival Of 'Right To Sue' On Legal Representatives Of Deceased Litigant : Supreme Court Explains Principles
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court has summarised the principles regarding the continuation of the right to sue to the legal representatives, following the death of a party.The Court clarified that traditional maxim actio personalis moritur cum persona (a personal action dies with the person) is not absolute in India and has been modified by statutes such as the Fatal Accidents Act,...
If Right To Speedy Trial Violated, Bail Must Be Considered Regardless Of Crime's Seriousness : Supreme Court
Observing that the right to speedy trial can't be infringed regardless of the seriousness of the crime, the Supreme Court on Monday (May 4) granted bail to an undertrial accused of murder, noting his prolonged incarceration and no reasonable prospects of the trial being completed in the near future. “We are mindful of the fact that the petitioner is charged with the offence of murder but time and again, we have said that howsoever serious the crime may be, if the right of speedy trial is...
Supreme Court Bars Candidates Without Law Degree On Date Of Advertisement From Rajasthan Asst Prosecution Officer Exam
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 4) declared several candidates ineligible for the Rajasthan Assistant Prosecution Officer Exam, 2024, noting that they lacked the requisite law degree at the time of submitting an application for examination. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta allowed the Rajasthan Public Service Commission's appeal, setting aside the High Court's judgment, which had allowed the Respondent candidates to appear in the preliminary examination despite lacking...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Consumer Law
Consumer Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Consumer Protection Act, 1986; Section 2(1)(d) and 2(1)(g) — Maintainability of Complaint — Commercial Purpose vs. Banking Service — Summary Proceedings — Fraud and Forgery - Commercial Purpose and Bank Deposits - The Supreme Court held that the mere earning of interest on a Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR)...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 4, 2026
Links to today's reports :Advocates Who Missed Last AOR Exam By One Paper Challenge Supreme Court Decision To Not Hold AOR Exam In 2026Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea To Deploy Central Forces To Curb Post-Poll Violence In West BengalSupreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Challenge To Transgender Rights (Amendment) Act, Asks If Self-Identification Could Be MisusedSupreme Court...
Supreme Court Quashes Bail Condition Requiring Accused To Vacate Home Solely To Prevent Alleged Offence Against Complainant
The Supreme Court has quashed a bail condition imposed by the Delhi High Court that required the accused to vacate his residence solely to prevent any potential offence against the complainant living in the same building. “The objects for imposing conditions to enjoy the concession of bail need no elucidation; but a condition that amounts to effective ouster from residence could be susceptible to an invalidation unless there is clear and cogent material to show that a lesser restrictive measure...
Supreme Court Extends RPwD Act To Persons Forced To Consume Acid & Suffer Internal Injuries Without External Disfigurement
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court today invoked its special powers to hold that persons forcibly made to consume acid, as well as those suffering internal injuries without visible external harm, fall within the ambit of 'acid attack victims' under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.The clarification was issued since the Act defined 'acid attack victims' as only "a person disfigured due to violent assaults by throwing of acid or similar corrosive substance." The Court further...
