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Supreme Court Grants Custody of Minor Child to Father, Overturns High Court’s Decision Favoring Maternal Grandparents: Holds That Natural Guardian’s Rights Prevail Unless Contrary to Child’s Welfare
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Supreme Court Grants Custody of Minor Child to Father, Overturns High Court’s Decision Favoring Maternal Grandparents: Holds That Natural Guardian’s Rights Prevail Unless Contrary to Child’s Welfare

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court of India ruled in favor of granting custody of a minor child to his father, overturning the decision of the High Court, which had earlier…
Posted by Rawlaw March 5, 2025
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Amputee Labourer in Motor Accident Case – Applies Minimum Wages Act, Recognizes 80% Functional Disability, and Includes Future Prospects
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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Amputee Labourer in Motor Accident Case – Applies Minimum Wages Act, Recognizes 80% Functional Disability, and Includes Future Prospects

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court of India allowed the appeal and significantly enhanced the compensation granted to the appellant, who suffered an amputation due to a motor accident. The Court…
Posted by Rawlaw March 5, 2025
Supreme Court Rules That Commercial Laundry Services Using Power-Operated Machinery and Employing More Than 10 Workers Qualify as a "Factory" Under the Factories Act, 1948, and Restores Criminal Proceedings Quashed by the High Court
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Supreme Court Rules That Commercial Laundry Services Using Power-Operated Machinery and Employing More Than 10 Workers Qualify as a “Factory” Under the Factories Act, 1948, and Restores Criminal Proceedings Quashed by the High Court

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court ALLOWED THE APPEAL, setting aside the High Court’s decision. The complaint and summons were restored, and the case was remanded to the Judicial Magistrate for…
Posted by Rawlaw March 4, 2025
Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR in 16-Year Consensual Relationship, Emphasizing Misuse of Sexual Offence Laws and Clarifying ‘False Promise of Marriage’ Doctrine
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Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR in 16-Year Consensual Relationship, Emphasizing Misuse of Sexual Offence Laws and Clarifying ‘False Promise of Marriage’ Doctrine

Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court quashed the FIR and all legal proceedings against the appellant. It ruled that the case did not constitute rape as the relationship was consensual and…
Posted by Rawlaw March 4, 2025
Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Parents-in-Law in Dowry Death Case, Citing Strong Evidence of Strangulation and Harassment, While Upholding Bail for Sisters-in-Law Due to Lesser Role and Personal Circumstances
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Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Parents-in-Law in Dowry Death Case, Citing Strong Evidence of Strangulation and Harassment, While Upholding Bail for Sisters-in-Law Due to Lesser Role and Personal Circumstances

1. Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court canceled the bail granted to the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased, holding that there was strong prima facie evidence indicating their involvement in…
Posted by Rawlaw March 4, 2025
Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Rejection of Delay Condonation, Emphasizing That Indolent Litigants Cannot Seek Relief and Reinforcing the Importance of Timely Action in Setting Aside Ex-Parte Decrees
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Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court’s Rejection of Delay Condonation, Emphasizing That Indolent Litigants Cannot Seek Relief and Reinforcing the Importance of Timely Action in Setting Aside Ex-Parte Decrees

1. Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court’s order. This means that the Supreme Court restored the Trial Court’s decision, which had originally…
Posted by Rawlaw March 4, 2025
Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Forgery Case, Citing Absence of Primary Evidence, Unreliability of Handwriting Expert Testimony, and Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Forgery Case, Citing Absence of Primary Evidence, Unreliability of Handwriting Expert Testimony, and Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court quashed the conviction of the appellant, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The absence of primary evidence (the…
Posted by Rawlaw March 4, 2025
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence for Attempt to Murder Conviction, Clarifies That Maximum Punishment Under Section 307 IPC Cannot Exceed 10 Years if Life Imprisonment is Not Imposed
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Supreme Court Reduces Sentence for Attempt to Murder Conviction, Clarifies That Maximum Punishment Under Section 307 IPC Cannot Exceed 10 Years if Life Imprisonment is Not Imposed

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court of India partially allowed the appeal and reduced the appellant’s sentence under Section 307 IPC from 12 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) to 7 years RI.…
Posted by Rawlaw March 3, 2025
Supreme Court Strikes Down Split Multiplier in Motor Accident Compensation, Restores Tribunal’s Award with Uniform Multiplier and Future Prospects
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Split Multiplier in Motor Accident Compensation, Restores Tribunal’s Award with Uniform Multiplier and Future Prospects

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s decision, ruling that the split multiplier method should not have been applied in determining compensation for loss of dependency. The…
Posted by Rawlaw March 3, 2025
Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Alleged Kidnapping and Murder Case, Citing Incomplete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence, Inadmissibility of Extra-Judicial Confession, Unreliable ‘Last Seen Together’ Theory, and Investigative Lapses
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Supreme Court Acquits Appellant in Alleged Kidnapping and Murder Case, Citing Incomplete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence, Inadmissibility of Extra-Judicial Confession, Unreliable ‘Last Seen Together’ Theory, and Investigative Lapses

1. Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant, overturning the convictions by the Sessions Court and High Court. The Court held that the prosecution failed…
Posted by Rawlaw February 24, 2025

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