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Supreme Court of India

K VINOD CHANDRAN

10 judgments delivered by benches including this judge.

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD.versusKAMLESH AND OTHERS.

2025 INSC 72428 April 2025Disposed off

The claimants, legal heirs of a government employee who died in a motor accident, were awarded Rs.37,85,800 compensation by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The insurer, New India Assurance Co., appealed seeking deduction of the financial assistance payable under the Haryana Compensation Assistance Rules, 2006, whil

AKHILESHversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

2025 INSC 43128 March 2025Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant filed an FIR alleging that four persons shot his father dead over a boundary dispute. While the chargesheet named only two of the alleged shooters, the trial court, relying on the testimonies of two prosecution witnesses, summoned the other two persons under Section 319 of the CrPC. The High Court set asi

RAMA BAIversusM/S AMIT MINERALS THROUGH INCHARGE OFFICER/COMPETENT OFFICER & ANRS.

2025 INSC 116224 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Rama Bai, sought compensation for the death of her son in a motor vehicle accident where the driver, respondent No.1, lacked a valid licence. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.3 lakh, which the High Court enhanced to Rs.5,33,600 but held the insurer, respondent No.3, not liable, directing pay

NAGAMMA @ NAGARATHNA & ORS.versusTHE STATE OF KARNATAKA

2025 INSC 113522 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Karnataka alleged that a police constable (A1) borrowed money from a fellow police officer who later demanded repayment, leading A1's wife (A2) to invite the victim to their home and murder him with two choppers. The trial court convicted A2, A3 and A4 under Section 302 read with Section 34, while acquitti

SYED BASHEER AHMEDversusM/S TINNI LABORATORIES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR.

2025 INSC 103021 August 2025Rejected

Syed Basheer Ahmed filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement concerning two parcels of land. The trial court found the plaintiff ready to pay the balance consideration and decreed specific performance. The High Court reversed this decision, holding that the agreement showed a material alteration—differe

SMT. ARIFA & ORS.versusABHIMAN APARTMENT COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. & ORS.

2025 INSC 87514 July 2025Dismissed

The petitioners, who had earlier entered into a sale agreement with the cooperative society and executed a power of attorney (PoA) that was later cancelled, filed a suit for permanent injunction which was dismissed by the trial court and affirmed by the first appellate court. The High Court, on remand, dismissed the se

HIND SAMACHAR LTD. (DELHI UNITversusNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. & ORS.

2025 INSC 12048 October 2025Appeal(s) allowed

The case involved a fatal collision between a truck owned by Hind Samachar Ltd. and a Matador van, resulting in nine deaths and two injuries. The insurer, National Insurance Company Ltd., paid compensation to the victims but sought to recover the amount from the truck's owner, alleging collusion with the driver to use

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD.versusGOPU & ANR.

2025 INSC 5117 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed

The deceased, a junior public health nurse, died in a 2000 motorbike accident. Her husband and two minor children filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.6,53,000. After ten years, the children alone appealed to the Kerala High Court,

JOYI KITTY JOSEPHversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 3275 March 2025Appeal(s) allowed

The wife of a man detained under the COFEPOSA Act challenged his preventive detention, arguing that the detaining authority had not applied its mind and had ignored the stringent bail conditions imposed by the magistrate. The Supreme Court examined the factual matrix, which showed the detainee’s involvement in a large‑

SHYAM LALversusSHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS

2025 INSC 10784 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

The owner of a utility van involved in a fatal accident filed five claim petitions and appealed against the High Court's order directing the insurer to "pay and recover". The insurer argued that the policy’s "limitation as to use" clause barred coverage for passengers, contending the vehicle was effectively a goods car

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