Can an insurer, despite breach of policy conditions, be directed to satisfy a motor accident award and recover the amount from the insured under the pay-and-recover principle?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013509-013509 – 2025 Diary Number 7778/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding on subordinate courts and tribunals Overrules / Affirms Affirms pay-and-recover principle; reverses High Court’s absolution […]

Can private operators secure stage carriage permits under inter-State agreements for routes overlapping notified intra-State routes?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-010522-010522 – 2025 Diary Number 7372/2015 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Constitution Bench decisions in Adarsh Travels Bus Services v. State […]

Can Undue and Unexplained Delay or an Unworkable Award Vitiate an Arbitral Award and Permit Exercise of Article 142 Jurisdiction?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-010074-010075 – 2024 Diary Number 6448/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE Precedent Value Binding authority on all subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms that delay per se is not a […]

Can a Section 302 IPC Conviction Be Converted to Section 304 Part I IPC When There Was No Intention to Cause Death Despite Knowledge That the Injuries Could Be Fatal?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001266-001266 – 2014 Diary Number 5822/2013 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding authority on interpretation of IPC Sections 299–304 Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing distinctions between murder and […]

Can the Supreme Court under Article 136 re-evaluate concurrent findings on ocular and medical evidence in a murder appeal without manifest perversity?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001624-001624 – 2011 Diary Number 5380/2011 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding on subordinate courts in criminal appeals under Article 136 Overrules / Affirms Affirms […]

Can Registered Release Deeds and Unregistered Family Settlements Sever Coparcenary Rights and Guide Partition Shares?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-003934-003934 – 2006 Diary Number 4352/2006 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents Type of Law Hindu Law; Civil Procedure; Evidence Questions […]

Must State Governments Promptly Notify Ecologically Significant Forests as Wildlife Sanctuaries Under Section 26A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No.-000202-000202 – 1995 Diary Number 2997/1995 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Precedent Value Binding authority on notification of wildlife sanctuaries under Section 26A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act Overrules / Affirms […]

Can an insurer repudiate a boiler explosion claim by invoking an age-related exclusion clause absent proof of misrepresentation or non-disclosure?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013604-013605 – 2025 Diary Number 2480/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding authority Affirms Upholds the principle of utmost good faith and narrow construction of exclusion clauses Type […]

Can continuing infringement of intellectual property rights justify exemption from pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013019-013019 – 2025 Diary Number 1563/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE Precedent Value Binding on commercial courts in IP and related disputes Overrules / Affirms Quashes and sets aside Himachal […]

Should compensation for permanently disabled minors in motor accident claims include attendant charges, future medical costs and loss of marriage prospects alongside the multiplier method?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-006544-006544 – 2024 Diary Number 257/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Concurring Judges HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms and clarifies existing precedents Type […]

Does Seniority Prevail Over Merit After Attaining Minimum Qualifying Marks in Seniority-cum-Merit Promotions under Statutory Bank Service Rules? Clarification and Affirmation of Precedent by the Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court affirms that, under clearly stipulated bank service rules applying the seniority-cum-merit channel, once an employee achieves the minimum qualifying marks, further comparative merit assessment is impermissible and promotion must proceed by seniority. This judgment upholds Supreme Court precedent and clarifies the application of hybrid promotion models for statutory banking services, offering […]

Whether Non-Illumination of a Parked Vehicle’s Indicator Constitutes Negligence under Motor Accident Claims — Clarification on Evidence Assessment by Claims Tribunals

Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that failure to illuminate indicators on a stationary vehicle at night may amount to negligence, requiring re-examination by the Claims Tribunal. The judgment sets a binding precedent for future MACT compensation claims assessments in similar circumstances.   Summary Category Data Case Name MAC/640/2023 of YOGESHWARI NETAM Vs YUVRAJ CHANDRASEN CNR CGHC010123742023 […]