Tags : misleading advertisement, deceased, licence, iprs
Bombay High Court Directs Railways to Pay Compensation to Deceased(24.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed Central railways to pay Rs.8 Lakhs as compensation to the family of Arjun Gawande who died while alighting from a train.....
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Gauhati HC: Children Can't Seek Claim in Property Not Inherited by Deceased Father(04.03.2022)
Gauhati High Court has held that there is no claim on property of a deceased person by his children if the said property was not inherited by the dece.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice to on Return of Mortal Remains of Deceased in Accident in Russia(17.12.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice to the Russian Embassy/Government of the Russian Federation on the plea of the wife and children of one Hiten.....
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Kerala HC: Child Can’t be Forced to Live With a Parent Totally Unacceptable to Him/Her(08.04.2024)
Kerala High Court while permitting a child to live with his deceased father’s relatives in a habeas corpus petition filed by the mother, has observed .....
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SC Sets Aside NGT Order Directing Payment of Compensation to Deceased in Virudhunagar Blast(24.01.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the National Green Tribunal's order directing the State of Tamil Nadu to pay 20 lakhs and Rs 15 lakhs compensation to the .....
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Raj HC: HRA and Allowances Part of Deceased's Income for Motor Accident Compensation Calculation(20.04.2026)
Rajasthan HC held that allowances such as HRA, city compensatory allowance, higher duties allowance, washing allowance, etc., form part of the decease.....
Tags : Allowances, Motor Accident Compensation, Deceased's Income
SC: Judgment for Deceased Party is Null if Legal Heir was not Brought on Record Before Hearing(07.11.2025)
Supreme Court held that a judgment in favor of a party who dies before their case is heard is null if their legal heirs are not brought on record. The.....
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Kerala HC: Diocese Not Entitled to Claim Compensation for Death of Deceased Priest(21.01.2025)
Kerala High Court while hearing an appeal filed by insurance company against the grant of insurance money to the Diocese over the death of a priest fr.....
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Notifications & Circulars
Physical Gazette publications to cease(29.10.2015)
Pursuant to an earlier decision to switch to exclusive e-publishing of all Gazette Notifications effective 1 October, 2015, physical printing and sale.....
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SC: Minor Variations in Later Statements Don’t Undermine First Dying Declaration if Reliable(30.10.2025)
Supreme Court upheld a woman’s murder conviction, emphasizing that the first dying declaration of the deceased holds weight. Minor discrepancies in su.....
Tags : Minor, Dying Declaration, Deceased
SC: Can’t Reduce Compensation Only because Business of Deceased Over Taken by Dependants(03.02.2025)
SC has observed that merely because the dependants stepped into the shoes of deceased, by such factum itself, dependants would not be capable of runni.....
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Supreme Court: Imminent Death Not Required For a Statement to Qualify as Dying Declaration(05.12.2025)
Supreme Court restored the summons to the deceased’s in-laws in a shooting case, ruling that a dying declaration does not become irrelevant merely bec.....
Tags : Death, Dying Declaration, Deceased
Orissa HC: Dying Declaration Can't Be Discarded Because Certificate of Fit Mental State Not Appended(05.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has ruled that dying declaration made to a doctor can neither be called to question nor should be doubted only because a certificate.....
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Del. HC: Property Given by Deceased Husband Can Only be Enjoyed by Hindu Woman Without Income(25.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that a Hindu woman without income only has complete rights to enjoy the property received by her deceased husband. She c.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Hindu Woman, Deceased Husband, Absolute Right
Kar. HC on Sec. 65, Mohd. Law: 1st Cousin on Mother's Side Not Entitled to Share in Uncle’s Property(22.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a first cousin brother on the mother's side is not entitled to a share in the property of the deceased uncle, under.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Mohammedan Law, Deceased Uncle
SC: Cannot attach property of deceased person(04.07.2016)
The Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 “excludes the possibility of proceedings against a dead person”, said the Supreme Court as it allowed an ap.....
Tags : misappropriation, attachment, property, deceased
Ker. HC Directs Implementation of Procedure for Impleading Legal Heirs of Deceased Parties(30.01.2023)
Kerala High Court while ordering for the implementation of the Division Bench order in State of Kerala v. Govindan, has directed for the implementatio.....
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Calcutta HC: Father Has No Fundamental Right to Collect Preserved Sperm of Deceased Son(20.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition wherein the Petitioner (father), on the basis of his parental relationship with the deceased, sought perm.....
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Kerala High Court Allows Plea Seeking Correction of Deceased Parent's Name on Passport(06.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a plea seeking a correction in the parent's name on the passport even after their demise, provided that documents were p.....
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Supreme Court: Deceased Partner’s Legal Heirs Not Liable for Liability of Partnership Firm(09.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that upon the death of a partner of the partnership firm, legal heirs of the deceased do not become liable for any liability of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Partnership Firm, Legal Heirs, Deceased Partner
Karnataka HC Grants Time for Formulating Uniform Scheme for Scholarship to Children of Deceased(05.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to formulate within 30 days a uniform scheme in regards to the grant of scholarships to childre.....
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Kar. HC: No Compassionate Appointment of Sister Upon Death of Married Brother(13.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court as held that under Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996, sister doesn’t figure in the defi.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Sister, Deceased Male
Rajasthan HC Disposes PIL Seeking Compensation to Next Kin of Deceased Died Due to Black Fungus(07.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that Black Fungus infections and the spread had not been stated to be of such a magnitude that it has been considere.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Custody of 4-Yr-Old Girl to Deceased Mother's Friend Over Biological Father(13.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to grant custody of a four and a half years old girl child to her biological father and instead permitted the child to.....
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