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Motor Accident Claims | Contributory Negligence Can't Be Presumed Without Direct Or Corroborative Evidence : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that contributory negligence cannot be presumed in motor vehicle accidents without direct or corroborative evidence. The Court applied the ratio laid down in Jiju Kuruvila v. Kunjujamma Mohan (2013) 9 SCC 166, where it was held that in the absence of any direct or corroborative evidence on record, it cannot be assumed that the accident occurred due to the rash...
NCR States Must Pay Compensation To Construction Workers Affected By GRAP Closures, Even Without Specific Court Orders: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) directed that NCR states must pay compensation to construction workers affected by the closure of activities due to Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) measures in Delhi NCR. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan clarified that compensation should be paid in accordance with its earlier order dated November 24, 2021, which mandated...
Grand Finale Of AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz To Be Held In Delhi Tomorrow
The Grand Finale of the AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz will be held in New Delhi on March 2, 2025. The quiz is a tribute to the 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution.Finalists from the North, East, West and South Zonal rounds will be competing in the finals. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Chief Justice of India; Justice DK Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court; and Senior...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Dalit Christians' Plea Alleging Caste Discrimination In TN's Catholic Church Parish
The Supreme Court recently issued a notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by members of the Dalit Catholic Christian community belonging to Kottapalayam Parish, Kumbakonam Catholic Diocese, Tamil Nadu, alleging the practice of "untouchability" and caste-based discrimination at the hands of dominant Catholic Christians in the Church.It has been argued that the prevailing inhumane...
Courts Cannot Grant Compensation To Accused For Wrongful Confinement In Bail Applications Under S.439 CrPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a Court does not have the power to grant compensation to an accused for wrongful confinement while exercising bail jurisdiction under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure."It is a settled principle of law that the jurisdiction conferred upon a Court under Section 439 CrPC is limited to grant or refusal of bail pending trial," the Court observed.Holding so,...
Yediyurappa Case | S.17A PC Act Sanction Not Needed If Court Has Ordered Investigation Under S.156(3), Says Supreme Court During Hearing
While hearing the cases concerning former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, the Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) pondered on the application of the 2018 amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, which inserted a provision mandating prior sanction even for investigation.The Court orally remarked that once a Court has passed an order for investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC,...
Supreme Court Refuses To Quash 2011 Gujarat Police FIR Against Ex-IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma, Grants Anticipatory Bail
The Supreme Court today, while refusing to quash the FIR against former Gujarat IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma for allegedly misusing official position to pass unduly favourable orders in a land dispute, granted him anticipatory bail. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice PB Varale was hearing the challenge to the orders of the Gujarat High Court dated 12.12.2018 and 28.2.2019 where...
Kangana Ranaut Apologises To Javed Akhtar In Defamation Case
Putting a quietus to a nearly five-year-old legal spat, Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday 'unconditionally' apologised to Lyricist and Poet Javed Akhtar for making 'defamatory' comments against him and dragging his name into the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Both Ranaut and Akhtar finally settled their defamation complaints on Wednesday, by personally...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: February 17, 2025 To February 23, 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsPublic Information Officer and Registrar & Anr v. Onkar Dattatray Kalmankar & Anr.| Special Leave To Appeal (C) No. 2783/2025 2025 Livelaw (SC) 210Tapas Kumar Palit v. State of Chhattisgarh 2025 Livelaw (SC) 211Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation v. Mahadeo Krishna Naik 2025 Livelaw (SC) 212Sovaran Singh Prajapati v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal...
Mere Use Of Word 'Irrevocable' Doesn't Make Power Of Attorney Irrevocable; PoA's Nature Determined By Its Subject Matter : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (February 27) observed that the nature of a power of attorney is determined by its subject matter and not its title. Whether a power of attorney is labeled as general or special, its nomenclature does not determine its nature.“The import of the word “general” in a POA refers to the power granted concerning the subject matter. The test to determine the nature of...
Supreme Court Dismisses SGPC's Plea Challenging Grant Of Paroles/Furloughs To Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee alleging that Haryana government was misusing its powers under Section 11 of Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Act, 2022 while granting parole/furlough to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the order, taking...