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Supreme Court Takes Note Of Fake MACT Claims With Insured Vehicles Planted In Accidents
The Supreme Court has recently raised concerns over what appears to be a “wide racket” involving alleged fraudulent motor accident claims, in which multiple stakeholders are suspected of colluding to use insured vehicles strategically to stage accidents and fabricate compensation claims. A Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prasanna B. Varale heard a plea filed by Oriental...
Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Safeguards Against Inadvertent TDS Default By Buyers In Property Purchases Above Rs. 50 Lakh
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking directions to introduce safeguards so that property buyers do not unknowingly default on their obligation to deduct and deposit tax at source while purchasing property valued at more than Rs. 50 lakhs.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the matter.Section 194IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 requires a buyer of...
Supreme Court Issues Directions To HCs To Ensure Disclosure Of Necessary Information In Bail Applications
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued directions to the High Courts to ensure that bail applications disclose certain necessary details.The Court directed that the applications should ordinarily reflect the following particulars:(A) CASE DETAILS FIR Number & Date Police Station, District and State Sections invoked Maximum punishment prescribed (B) CUSTODY & PROCEDURAL...
4 Assamese Individuals Approach Supreme Court Seeking FIR & SIT Probe Against CM Himanta Biswa Sarma For Hate Speech Offences
Another writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking urgent intervention against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a series of alleged hate speeches targeting a minority community in the State.The petitioners include Dr Hiren Gohain, a retired professor and public intellectual; Harekrishna Deka, former Director General of Police...
Supreme Court Approves Assam Govt Mechanism To Evict Encroachers From Forest Lands
The Supreme Court, on February 10, modified the order of the Gauhati High Court in terms of the latest affidavit filed by the State of Assam on the mechanism adopted in carrying out large-scale encroachment drives in Doyang, South Nambar, Jamuna Madunga, Barpani, Lutumai and Gola Ghat reserved forests in Assam.As per the affidavit, after eviction notices are issued, it goes before a...
Gujarat Court Sentences Journalist Ravi Nair In Adani Defamation Case
A Magistrate Court in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, sentenced journalist Ravi Nair to one year imprisonment in the criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd.AEL filed the criminal defamation case alleging that Ravi Nair published and disseminated a series of tweets containing false and defamatory statements intended to damage the reputation of AEL and the Adani Group.The court...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 10, 2026
Links to today's reports : Grant Of Bail Should Not Be Subject To Deposit Of Money : Supreme Court ReiteratesSupreme Court Quashes Charges Under SC/ST Act Against Vyapam Whistleblower Dr Anand RaiCommunist Parties Move Supreme Court Seeking Action Against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma For Hate SpeechSupreme Court Issues Notice To Centre, TN Govt On Plea For CBI Probe Into Universal...
Supreme Court Flags Insufficient Budgetary Allocation To Railways, Says Common Man's Safety Important
The Supreme Court recently flagged insufficiency of budget allocation towards betterment of Railways in India and voiced its expectation for better budgetary allocation so that common man's safety is prioritized."Nothing is more important than the safety and security of the common man, who travels and reposes trust in the Railways and Railways is not an organization to make investment...
Supreme Court Orders Medical Stipend To Foreign Medical Graduates At Par With Indian Graduates
The Supreme Court recently ordered that foreign medical graduates are liable to get a stipend at par with Indian medical graduates. This order was passed by a bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale, who were dealing with a writ petition filed by Indian citizens who have obtained foreign medical education from Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Russia and China. They have...












