The Supreme Court, while making significant observations in a criminal case relating to dowry harassment and abetment of suicide, has categorically held that producing a minor child as a prosecution witness several years after the incident is neither necessary nor in the interest of justice. The Court observed: “First, there is no material on record … Read more
The Supreme Court, while delivering an important judgment in a family dispute relating to the partition of a father’s property, has clarified that if a will is proved in accordance with law, it cannot be treated as suspicious merely on the ground that one legal heir has been excluded from it. The Supreme Court said … Read more
The Supreme Court has upheld the orders of the courts below rejecting motor accident compensation claims arising out of the death of two young men in a road accident in Karnataka, holding that liability under the Motor Vehicles Act can arise only when the involvement of the vehicle in the accident and the negligence … Read more
