Date of the Judgment: February 11, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 188 Judges: Sanjay Karol, J. and Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. How should courts determine compensation in motor accident cases, especially when the injured party suffers a significant disability? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Sanjay Rajpoot vs. Ram […]
Date of the Judgment: February 11, 2025 Judges: B.R. Gavai and K. Vinod Chandran, JJ. The Supreme Court of India addressed the critical issue of whether the prosecution successfully proved the guilt of the accused, Akula Raghuram, under Section 366A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This case revolves around allegations of abduction with the
Date of the Judgment: 11th February 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 183 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J., Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. Can a decades-old property dispute be revived after long delays and the deaths of original parties? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case concerning the specific performance of contracts for sale,
Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 180 Judges: Sanjay Karol, J., Manmohan, J. Can a higher compensation be awarded to a motor accident victim who is in a comatose state? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Prakash Chand Sharma vs. Rambabu Saini, where the
Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 176 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Was the recruitment process for Class IV employees in Palamu, Jharkhand, fair and transparent? The Supreme Court of India recently examined this question in a case involving appointments made based on an advertisement from 2010. The
Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 178 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. In a case hinging on circumstantial evidence, the Supreme Court of India recently addressed the critical standards required to convict an accused. The appeal arose from a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 194 Judges: Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sandeep Mehta Can a superior’s reprimand in the workplace amount to criminal intimidation? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of B.V. Ram Kumar vs. State of Telangana, where an appeal was filed against
Date of the Judgment: 10 February 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 174 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. When a stockbroker initiates arbitration to recover losses from a client’s account, can the client’s spouse be held jointly liable for the debt? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case involving
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10 February 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 170 Judges: Pankaj Mithal, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. In a case hinging on circumstantial evidence, the Supreme Court of India addressed the critical question of whether the prosecution had sufficiently proven the guilt of the accused, Ravi, beyond a reasonable doubt in the alleged
Date of the Judgment: February 10, 2025 Judges: Sanjay Karol, J. and Manmohan, J. Can the compensation awarded by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) be enhanced if it does not adequately consider the victim’s potential future income? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a recent case, enhancing the compensation for a claimant who
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 7 February 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 159 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., K. Vinod Chandran, J. When parents separate or one parent passes away, the question of who gets custody of the child can be a difficult one. Recently, the Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of child custody, particularly
Date of the Judgment: February 07, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 161 Judges: J.K. Maheshwari, J., Rajesh Bindal, J. When a person dies in a motor vehicle accident, how should the compensation to the family be calculated? The Supreme Court addressed the issue of how to calculate compensation in motor accident cases, particularly focusing on whether
