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Latest Judgments of Supreme Court

State of Rajasthan v. Fatehkaran Mehdu

A. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Ss. 13(1)(d) and 13(2) — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 120-B — Framing of charge — Setting aside in revision — When not justified — Both charge-sheet and order of the Special Judge specifically...

Richard Lee v. Girish Soni and Anr.

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 1 R. 10 — Addition/deletion/ transposition of parties — Eviction petition — Impleadment as necessary party sought — Held, allowed — In the present case, for properly adjudicating the issue before...

Amrutbhai Shambhubhai Patel v. Sumanbhai Kantibhai Patel & Ors.

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 173(8) r/w Ss. 156(3), 190, 200, 202, 204, 311 and 319 — Further investigation — Direction by the Magistrate after taking cognizance — Permissibility — Though the Magistrate held empowered to...

State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. v. Naval Kumar alias Rohit Kumar

Tort Law — Vicarious Liability — 8 Year old boy electrocuted — State vicariously liable to compensate the respondent for the losses sustained by the respondent — Compensation of Rs 1,25,00,000 awarded — Same challenged — Held...

Sandeep Khanuja v. Atul Dande & Anr.

A. Motor Vehicles — Motor Accident — Compensation — Multiplier method — It is logically sound and legally well established — This method, known as ‘principle of multiplier’, has been evolved to quantify the loss of income as a...