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Question of facts cannot be adjudicated upon under Section 482 CrPC; death of husband not to result in abatement of proceedings under DV Act

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC for

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Court duty-bound to provide ‘just compensation’ under MV Act irrespective of plea; compensation for ‘loss of consortium’ awarded under Article 142: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Rohinton Fali Nariman and Indu Malhotra, JJ. disposed of an appeal filed challenging the compensation awarded

Case Briefs High Courts

Authorities cannot reject an application for compassionate appointment on new ground in subsequent proceedings

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of Respondent-authority whereby

Case Briefs High Courts

HC directs payment of compensation to wife of the serving soldier of 36 Rashtriya Rifle who died on duty

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J., allowed a writ petition directed against the order passed

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Denial of breath sample especially on occurrence of accident causing death amounts to criminal offence: SC of Canada

‘Sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender’ Supreme Court of Canada:

Case Briefs High Courts

Compensation awarded under Employees’ Compensation Act in lieu of death in vehicular accident cannot be treated as taxable income

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vivek Singh Thakur, J. upheld the decision of the Commissioner directing the

Case Briefs High Courts

Death Sentence confirmed in a case falling under ‘rarest of rare cases’

Uttaranchal High Court: While answering the criminal reference in a case falling under the category of ‘rarest of rare cases’, a Division