Consumer Forum Cannot Disregard Insurance Surveyors Without Reasons
The Supreme Court has overturned a consumer award arising from a factory fire, ruling that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission could not discard detailed...
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Widow’s Property Rights Do Not Depend on Partition
The Supreme Court has affirmed that a Hindu widow’s limited interest can become absolute ownership without a prior partition of joint family property. In Ganapati...
Missing Original Does Not End Forgery Prosecution
The Supreme Court has revived a forgery prosecution arising from an allegedly altered municipal building plan, holding that the absence of the original document does...
Contractual Interest Bar Binds Arbitral Tribunals
The Supreme Court has ruled that an arbitral tribunal cannot award pre-reference interest when the parties’ contract expressly excludes such claims. In North Eastern Electric...
Election Commission Challenge Moves Toward Constitution Bench
A divided Supreme Court bench has sent challenges to the 2023 law governing appointments to the Election Commission to the Chief Justice of India for...
Foreign Divorce Cases Need Not Be Halted Prematurely
The Supreme Court has upheld the removal of an injunction that had restrained a wife from pursuing divorce proceedings in England, stressing that anti-suit relief...
Bribery Conviction Requires Proof of Demand
The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a Punjab public servant, holding that recovery of tainted currency cannot replace proof that the accused...
Supreme Court Orders Fresh SIT Probe Into Dharmasthala Rape-Murder
New Delhi — The Supreme Court has ordered a fresh Special Investigation Team probe into the 2012 rape and murder of a 17-year-old student near...
Supreme Court Refers Trademark Jurisdiction Conflict to Larger Bench
New Delhi — The Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench a conflict over which court may hear trademark infringement suits after State notifications...
Courts Cannot Declare Investigation Complete From a Stray Statement
New Delhi — The Supreme Court has ruled that a court cannot declare a criminal investigation complete merely because a prosecution filing says enough evidence...