civil death Archives

Banks must hear borrowers before classifying their accounts as fraud as it may lead to its ‘civil death’: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that principles of natural justice should be necessarily read into the provisions of the Master Directions on Frauds, to save it from the vice of arbitrariness.

Ex-communication in Dawoodi Bohras matter deserves to be tagged with 9-judge bench Sabarimala Review due to overlapping issues: Supreme Court 5-judge Constitution Bench

The 5-judge Constitution Bench observed that the decision which will be rendered by the nine-Judge Bench in the Sabarimala Temple Review will have a direct impact on the questions which arise for determination in this case.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Can compassionate appointment be given years after the death of the employee? What happens in case of employee’s civil death?

The Court was hearing a case where a woman had sought compassionate appointment for her son 10 years after her husband had gone missing.