News Update… Supreme Court Rules: Employer Group Insurance Benefits Cannot Be Deducted from Motor Accident Compensation under MV Act 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has laid down that amounts received by the legal heirs under employer-provided group insurance schemes or other contractual/social security benefits cannot be deducted from the compensation awarded…
News Update… Delhi High Court Convicts Truck Driver for Rash and Negligent Driving Causing Death of Two-Year-Old Child; Applies Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur 17 Mar 2026 The Delhi High Court has convicted Shiv Shankar, driver of a TATA Ace truck, for the offences punishable under Sections 279 and 304A of the Indian Penal Code in a…
News Update Jharkhand High Court Holds NIA Appeals Beyond 90 Days Not Maintainable; Limitation Act Cannot Extend Statutory Cap Under Section 21(5) 16 Mar 2026 The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that criminal appeals filed beyond the outer limit of 90 days prescribed under Section 21(5) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 are not…
Delhi high court… Delhi HC Chief Justice Rejects Arvind Kejriwal’s Plea to Transfer CBI Excise Policy Case from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma’s Bench 15 Mar 2026 The Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, has rejected AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s request to transfer the CBI’s criminal petition challenging his discharge in the alleged…
Delhi high court… Delhi High Court: Child Victims & Vulnerable Witnesses Must Not Be Repeatedly Summoned; Video Conferencing to Be Used to Minimise Trauma 15 Mar 2026 The Delhi High Court has emphasised that child victims and other vulnerable witnesses in criminal trials — particularly under the POCSO Act — must not be repeatedly summoned, as the…
News Update… Supreme Court: Police Attempt to Reconcile Dispute Cannot Prevent Registration of FIR for Criminal Acts; Cancels Anticipatory Bail Granted by Punjab & Haryana High Court 15 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has held that the mere attempt by the police to reconcile a dispute between clashing groups cannot prevent them from taking cognizance of criminal acts and registering…
Delhi high court… Delhi High Court Delivers Big Blow to Banks: Quashes SARFAESI Auction Sale & Orders Full Refund + ₹5 Lakh Costs to Buyer! 14 Mar 2026 In a powerful pro-buyer judgment, the Delhi High Court has held Karur Vysya Bank accountable for auctioning a Rohini flat with hidden encumbrances under the SARFAESI Act. The buyer, who…
News Update… Supreme Court Dismisses Dr. Suneetha Narreddy’s Pleas Seeking Further CBI Investigation and Bail Challenges in YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder Case 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by Dr. Suneetha Narreddy, daughter of former MP YS Vivekananda Reddy, seeking a direction for further investigation by the…
News Update… Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused: Call Detail Records Inadmissible Without Mandatory Section 65-B Certificate – Prosecution’s Circumstantial Chain Collapses 11 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has acquitted Pooranmal in a 2010 murder case, ruling that Call Detail Records (CDRs) cannot be relied upon as evidence unless accompanied by the mandatory certificate under…
bombay high court… Bombay HC: Girl Won’t Falsely Accuse Father of Rape Over Studies or Marriage Fears – Upholds Life Term in POCSO Case 11 Mar 2026 The Bombay High Court has rejected the defence theory of "false implication" raised by a father convicted for repeatedly raping his minor daughter, holding that no child would level such…
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