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No Motor Accident Claim Should Be Dismissed As Time-Barred : Supreme Court's Interim Order In Plea Challenging S.166(3) MV Act
The Supreme Court passed an interim order directing the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals and High Courts to not dismiss any motor accident compensation petition as time-barred.The Court passed this order while hearing a petition challenging Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, which prescribes a 6-month limitaiton period from the date of the accident to file a claim petition. This...
Supreme Court To Hear DMK's Petition Challenging SIR In Tamil Nadu On November 11
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to post on Tuesday (November 11) the petiton filed by political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India for conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu.Advocate Vivek Singh mentioned the DMK's petition before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai for urgent listing....
Attorney General Clarifies Absence In Madras Bar Association Case: Says Engaged In High-Stakes Arbitration For India Govt
Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has clarified that his request for adjournment in the Madras Bar Association case before the Supreme Court was not intended to delay the hearing, but was necessitated by his ongoing engagement in an important arbitration matter for the Government of India in a dispute with Reliance Ltd.The Attorney General said that he is presently leading...
Judgment Passed In Favor Of Party Who Died Before Hearing Is Nullity If Legal Heir Wasn't Brought On Record : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) held that a judgment rendered in favour of a party who had died before their case was heard is legally inapplicable and has no effect in law. In other words, the appeal abates if the appellant dies before the appeal is heard.A bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice A.S. Chandurkar heard the matter in which two defendants had filed a first...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: October 2025
Reports/JudgmentsEither Grant Or Deny Relief; Avoid Passing Adverse Orders Against Litigants On Issues Beyond Pleadings : Supreme Court To High CourtsCause Title: P. Radhakrishnan & Anr. v. Cochin Devaswom Board & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 970The Supreme Court set aside certain directions issued by the Kerala High Court that had ordered the Cochin Devaswom Board to re-fix...
Written Grounds Of Arrest Must Be Furnished In Language Arrestee Understands; Otherwise Arrest & Remand Illegal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that failure to supply the written grounds of arrest to an arrestee in the language in which he/she understands renders the arrest and subsequent remand illegal. “mere communication of the grounds in a language not understood by the person arrested does not fulfil the constitutional mandate under Article 22 of the Constitution of India. The failure to supply...
Supreme Court Restrains Calcutta High Court From Hearing West Bengal OBC Classification Matter
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the further proceedings in the Calcutta High Court in the matter concerning the classification of Other Backward Classes.The Court was hearing the petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the 2024 High Court order quashing the classification of 77 communities as Other Backward Classes (OBC) given under the WB Backward Classes (Reservation...
If Written Grounds Of Arrest Not Furnished At Least Two Hrs Before Production Of Accused Before Magistrate, Arrest & Remand Illegal: Supreme Court
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) extended the requirement of providing the grounds of arrest in writing to apply to all offences under the IPC/BNS, and not just to cases arising under special statutes like the PMLA or UAPA. A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih held that the failure to provide the grounds of arrest in writing...
Ensure "Dr." Not Used By Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists Without Medical Qualification: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 4) passed an order against the usage of "Dr." prefix by physiotherapists and occupational therapists who do not possess recognised medical qualification.Justice V.G. Arun was told that there is a conflict between the provisions of the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (Exhibit P1) and the clauses in the Competency Based Curriculum for Physiotherapy...