This civil appeal challenged an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which had directed an insurance company to pay substantial compensation along with interest, penalty interest, and litigation costs to an insured company following a fire incident. The Supreme Court allowed the insurance company’s appeal and dismissed
This civil appeal arose from a regular second appeal judgment by the Karnataka High Court, which had reversed concurrent lower court decrees in favor of the plaintiff. The dispute centered over residential properties left behind by the propositus, Gangaram, who died intestate in 1949, leaving a son (the plaintiff) from
This criminal appeal challenged the High Court’s order discharging the accused-respondent from offences punishable under Sections 468, 471, and 420 of the Indian Penal Code. The High Court had previously discharged the accused on the premise that because the prosecution failed to place the original building plan on record (alleged
In this batch of civil appeals, the Supreme Court of India addressed whether premium receipts from the domestic sale of export quotas qualify for deductions under Section 80HHC or Section 10A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and whether administrative circulars issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
In this civil appeal, the Supreme Court of India addressed whether an award-debtor remains liable to pay interest on a conditional deposit made to secure a stay during challenge proceedings, and highlighted systemic inconsistencies in how Indian courts handle and invest litigation deposits. The Supreme Court held that under Order
In these criminal appeals, the Supreme Court of India examined a case where the appellants were convicted of murder and rioting based primarily on the testimonies of related eyewitnesses and circumstantial evidence. The Supreme Court held that the conviction was unsustainable because the incident occurred on a pitch-dark night, rendering
In this civil appeal, the Supreme Court of India addressed a dispute where the respondent bank unilaterally appointed an Arbitral Tribunal—despite clear objections regarding the tribunal’s close ties to the bank and a lack of proper consent from the appellants—which then proceeded to pass drastic interim orders freezing accounts and
