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Motor Accident Compensation

Sebati Nath v. Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. -Motor Accident Compensation - Assessment of Deceased's income

Motor Accident Compensation - Assessment of Deceased's income -In the absence of documentary evidence on record, some guesswork is required to be done - the strict rules of evidence used in criminal trials do not apply. Case Info Key Details * Case Name: Sebati Nath & Ors. v. Shriram

Motor Accident Compensation

Rajendra Chakrawarti v. Dinesh Kumar Yadav - Motor Accident Compensation - Mason

Motor Accident Compensation - In professions such as masonry, wherein there can be no guarantee of fixed amount of work or, for that matter, documented payments, the Courts and Tribunals must be careful in determining income, maintaining a judicious balance in taking an amount which is fair to the claimant,

Criminal Trial

Chandan Pasi & Ors. v. State of Bihar; 2025 INSC 1371 - Criminal Trial - S.313 CrPC - Public Prosecutor

Read Judgment In LawLens Criminal Trial - Public Prosecutor - The prosecutor is an officer of the Court and holds a solemn duty to act in the interest of justice. They cannot act as a defence lawyer, but for the State, with the sole aim of making the gauntlet of

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Daily Digest

Supreme Court Daily Digest [29 November 2025]

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Service Law

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. vs S.D. Manohara; 2025 INSC 1368 - Service Law - Resignation Withdrawal

Read Judgment In LawLens Service Law - Supreme Court dismissed review petition filed by Konkani Railway Corporation and observed: The employee withdrew his resignation much before when he was relieved, as is evidenced by letters and office orders -it will be unjust to interpret few letters exchanged between the parties

Matrimonial

Sarvesh Kumar Sharma v. Smt. Sarvesh Kumari Sharma 2025 INSC 1369 - Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage - Non-Contest By Wife

Constitution of India - Article 142 - Supreme Court granted decree of divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage to husband and noted: when the wife after having resisted the challenge before the Trial Court, has thereafter, not chosen to contest is a sufficient proof that she is

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Sagar v. State of UP & Anr.; 2025 INSC 1370 - CrPC/BNSS -Bail - Parity Ground

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 439 : Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 -Section 483- Bail - Parity is focused on the role played by the accused and not the thread of the same offence being the only common factor between the accused persons (Para 12)

Code Of Civil Procedure

S. Kalaimamani vs DS.S. Sudhakaran - Art. 227 Constitution- CPC Remedy

Constitution of India - Article 227 ; Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - Section 96-When an appeal could have been filed before the High Court under Section 96 CPC, the High Court ought not to have exercised its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India- Where a remedy

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

A A Estates Pvt. Ltd. v. Kher Nagar Sukhsadan Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd., 2025 INSC 1366 - S.14 IBC - Moratorium

Read Judgment In LawLens Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 - Section 14 - The object of Section 14 is to maintain the corporate debtor’s estate as a going concern and to preserve its assets so as to facilitate resolution. The term “property” under Section 3(27) of the IBC

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Supreme Court Daily Digest [28 November 2025]

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. v. Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd., 2025 INSC 1365 - Arbitration Act - Waiver Regime - Review Powers

Read Judgment In LawLens 💡Whether the joint application filed by both parties, seeking extension of the arbitrator’s mandate under Section 29A constitutes an express or implied waiver of the ineligibility under Section 12(5), and Section 4 of the Act? Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 -Section 4, 12(5)

Code Of Civil Procedure

L.K. Prabhu v. K.T. Mathew; 2025 INSC 1364- Order XXXVIII Rule 5 CPC - Attachment Before Judgment - Already Transferred Property

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Civil Procedure 1908- Order XXXVIII Rules 5,8 & Order XXI Rule 58 ; Transfer of Property Act - Section 53- Attachment before judgment under Order XXXVIII Rule 5 CPC could not be extended to the property already transferred. (Para 20) Code of Civil Procedure

Indian Penal Code

Yogendra Pal Singh v. Raghvendra Singh Alias Prince 2025 INSC 1367 - Dowry Death - Bail

Read Judgment In LawLens Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 304B - Dowry death - Dowry death is not merely an offence against an individual but a crime against society at large- The evil of dowry, though often sought to be camouflaged as gifts or voluntary offerings, has in reality

Civil Suit

Devan Gope @ Devnandan Yadav vs Pavitri Devi - Partition Suit

Partition Suit - When there is a partition in fact, there cannot be any decree for a fresh partition. (Para 6) Case Info * Case name: Devan Gope @ Devnandan Yadav & Ors. v. Pavitri Devi & Ors. * Neutral citation: Not provided on the page. * Coram: Justice M.M. Sundresh; Justice Satish

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

S. Ramakrishnan v. Revenue Divisional Officer - CrPC/BNSS - Suspension Of Life Imprisonment Sentence

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 389 :: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 - Section 430- When the Court is called upon to consider the plea for suspension of a substantive order of life imprisonment, the considerations are different. In cases of fixed sentence, the Appellate Court may consider the

Code Of Civil Procedure

C.M. Meenakshi v. Archbishop of Bangalore & Others; 2025 INSC 1363 - CPC - Rejection Of Plaint

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - Order VII Rule 11 - Trial Court allowed petition for rejection of plaint - In appeal, High Court set aside this order and dismissed the petition -Dismissing appeal, SC observed: All that the High Court meant was that the suit

Negotiable Instruments Act Featured

Jai Balaji Industries Ltd. v. M/s HEG Ltd.; 2025 INSC 1362 - Cheque Bounce Case - Jurisdiction Of Courts

Read Judgment In LawLens Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 - Section 138,142(2)(a) -The jurisdiction to try a complaint filed under Section 138 in respect of a cheque delivered for collection through an account, i.e., an account payee cheque, is vested in the court within whose local jurisdiction

Supreme Court Daily Digest [27 November 2025]

Indian Society of Organ Transplantation v. Union of India 2025 INSC 1361 -Transplantation of Human Organs Act Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 - SC requested all all the States/Union Territories, who have not yet adopted the 2011 amendment and/or the 2014 Rules to take into consideration the

Negotiable Instruments Act

Virender Singh Dongwal v. Manju Aggarwal - S.138 NI Act - Quasi - Criminal

Negotiable Instruments Act - Section 138 - The offence under Section 138 of the NI Act is quasi-criminal in nature and is explicitly made compoundable under Section 147 of the Act. The legislative intent is to ensure the payment of money and promote the credibility of cheques- Referred to modified

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Ranimol vs State of Kerala - CrPC/BNSS - Second Complaint After Negative Report

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 200 - In this case, a detailed investigation has been conducted, and a negative report has been filed. Informant has not challenged the said negative report- SC held: By merely adding an offence for the same occurrence, and by the same informant, a

Miscellaneous

Indian Society of Organ Transplantation v. Union of India 2025 INSC 1361 -Transplantation of Human Organs Act

Read Judgment In LawLens Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 - SC requested all all the States/Union Territories, who have not yet adopted the 2011 amendment and/or the 2014 Rules to take into consideration the importance of the issue and adopt the same- Though the life of a

Criminal Law

Lal Chandra Ram v. State of U.P. -Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act

Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984- In this case, HC quashed the proceedings on the ground that the Gram Pradhan was not the competent authority to lodge an FIR- Allowing appeal, SC observed: There is no provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 which bars a citizen

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Supreme Court Daily Digest [26 November 2025]

Constitutional Law

Sk Md Anisur Rahaman vs State Of West Bengal 2025 INSC 1360 - Art.141 Constitution - Precedent

Read Judgment In LawLens Constitution of India - Article 141- The object of Article 141 of the Constitution seems to be this: the pronouncement of a verdict by a bench on a particular issue of law (arising out of the facts involved) should settle the controversy, being final, and has

Prevention of Corruption Act

Central Bureau of Investigation vs Sarvodaya Highways Ltd. 2025 INSC 1359 - S.482 CrPC - Economic Offences -OTS With Banks

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Economic Offences -One-time settlement - Quashing of proceedings of a criminal case on strength of a compromise prohibited in cases where loss to public exchequer is evident and the offences under the PC Act, 1988 are applied