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Mere Use Of Insulting Remarks Like 'Impotent' Doesn't Constitute Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Husband's In-Laws
The Supreme Court quashed an abetment to suicide case under Section 306 of the IPC against the husband's in-laws, ruling that merely calling him "impotent" in offensive language while taking their daughter (the deceased's wife) to her parental home after a marital dispute did not amount to abetment. An FIR was registered against the husband's in-laws after a husband's suicide note was...
Motor Accident Claims | Unemployed Husband Can Be Presumed To Be Partially Dependent On Deceased Wife's Income : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 29) held that, in determining insurance compensation, the deceased's husband cannot be excluded as a dependent merely because he is an able-bodied man. The Court emphasized that in the absence of proof of the husband's employment status, his dependency on the deceased's income cannot be disregarded and would be treated as partially dependent on his...
Supreme Court Directs States, UTs To Comply With Directions On Remission Policy And Procedures Withing Two Months
The Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to submit affidavits within two months reporting compliance with its directions to adopt or implement an exhaustive policy on premature release, ensure automatic consideration of eligible convicts under such policy, impose reasonable conditions for remission, record reasons for grant or rejection, and not cancel remission...
Courts Can Deviate From Schedule Of Employees Compensation Act To Determine Functional Disability : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that in computing the compensation for functional disability, Courts don't need to confine themselves to the schedule under the Employees' Compensation Act 1923. The bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing an appeal against the order of the Bombay High Court, which reduced the disability percentage of 100% to 34% for...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea To Inquire Mukhthar Ansari's Death, Disposes Of Son's Petition
The Supreme Court today (April 30) disposed of the writ petition filed in 2023 by Umar Ansari, son of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, seeking his father's transfer to any jail outside Uttar Pradesh, as he apprehended harm to the latter while in custody. The petition was disposed of after the Court was informed that the Ansari died in jail in March 2024 reportedly due to cardiac...
Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Plaint Can't Be Rejected As Time Barred When Limitation Is Mixed Question Of Law & Facts : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that when the question of limitation involves disputed facts, such issues cannot be decided at the stage of Order VII Rule 11 CPC. The Court reasoned that when the issue of limitation is a mixed question of fact and law, it cannot be decided summarily without allowing the parties to lead evidence on the arising of the cause of action.The bench comprising Justices...
E-Governance Platforms, Digital Payment Systems & Govt Websites Must Be Accessible To Persons With Disabilities : Supreme Court
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 30) declared that right to digital access is a part of right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and issued a set of directions to ensure that e-KYC process is accessible to persons with face disfigurment (due to acid attacks, accidents etc.) and visaul impairment.The Court also directed that it is mandatory for...
CCS Pension Rules | Contractual Service Must Count Towards Pension Once Employee Is Regularised : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a contract job period should be counted for pensionary benefits, once the government employee is regularized. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi ruled in favour of government employees who were initially appointed on a contractual basis and later regularized, holding that they are entitled to pensionary benefits for their entire service...
Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Plea Seeking Delimitation & Increase Of Assembly Seats In Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
The Supreme Court today reserved orders on a plea seeking directions for the Union to set in motion delimitation process for increasing the number of assembly seats in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter.Briefly put, the petition, filed by Professor (Dr.) K. Purushottam Reddy, sought directions to the respondents...
Courts Can Modify Arbitral Awards In Certain Circumstances Under S.34/37 Arbitration Act: Supreme Court By 4:1
Answering a reference, a Constitution Bench (by 4:1) of the Supreme Court held that Appellate Courts have limited powers to modify arbitral awards while exercising powers under either Section 34 or 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.The majority judgment by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna held that the Courts have a limited power under Section 34/37 to modify arbitral...