SC GRANTS FUTURE PROSPECTS IN ROAD ACCIDENT COMPENSATION FOR US-BASED VICTIM In Kulwinder Kaur & Ors. vs. Parshant Sharma & Anr., the Supreme Court addressed compensation for the accidental death of Rajinder Singh Mihnas, a 31-year-old U.S.-based self-employed...
CASE SUMMARY - In XXX vs. Union of India & Others (2025), a sitting High Court Judge challenged the Supreme Court’s “In-House Procedure,” specifically paragraphs 5(b) and 7(ii), which allow the CJI to forward an inquiry report recommending removal. The case arose...
SC ENHANCES COMPENSATION TO ₹14.29 LAKH IN MOTOR ACCIDENT CASE OF LOKENDER KUMAR CASE SUMMARY - In Kavita Devi v. Sunil Kumar, the Supreme Court dealt with an appeal for enhanced compensation filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The deceased, Lokender...
SC RULES OPERATION ASHA A CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST UNDER SECTION 92 CPC CASE SUMMARY - The Supreme Court in Operation ASHA vs Shelly Batra & Ors. examined whether a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 qualifies as a "constructive trust" under...
SC CLARIFIES POWERS OF POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDS TO IMPOSE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES CASE SUMMARY - The Supreme Court in Delhi Pollution Control Committee v. Lodhi Property Co. Ltd. ruled that pollution control boards have the authority to impose environmental...
SC REFERS KEY QUESTION ON MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION TO LARGER BENCH CASE SUMMARY - In Wakia Afrin vs. National Insurance Co., a minor sought compensation under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act for her parents’ death in a car accident. Though MACT...