liability

Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Plea seeking exoneration of liability of insurance company rejected and impugned award enhanced

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Agarwal, J. while hearing two miscellaneous appeals analogously, refused to exonerate the Insurance Company and modified the

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Tri HC | Purpose of demand notice under S. 138 NI Act – not to demand payment, but to inform the party of broken contract and liability to pay

Tripura High Court: The Bench of Arindam Lodh, J. allowed a revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of Code

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ori HC | Acceptance of contract must be signified by some act agreed on by the parties or from which the law raises a presumption of acceptance

Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J. dismissed the suit for realization of the insurance money on the ground

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Bank liable to pay contribution under Employees’ Provident Funds Act, in respect of commission paid to its deposit collectors

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of K. Surendra Mohan and A.M. Babu, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by a bank and

Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | No liability on bank in the absence of any evidence showing deposition of educational certificates for taking a loan

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice V.K. Jain (Presiding Member) set aside the order of District Forum and State Commission and

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Presumption under Section 118 of NI Act may legally be inferred where signature on cheque admitted by accused

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of M.G. Giratkar, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the judgment of Judicial

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Conviction for rape renders liability for punishment under Section 51 (2) of the Minimum Sentences Act 

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa: This appeal was filed before a 5-Judge Bench comprising of Tshiqi, Swain and Dambuza, JJA.,

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Appeal against division of property dismissed on claimant’s failure to prove the case:  Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: An appeal was filed before a Single Judge Bench comprising of M.M.A. Gaffoor, J., against a

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Writ petition filed by liquor baron Vijay Mallya dismissed holding requirement of pre-deposit under Section 21 of the Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 to be retrospective in operation

Karnataka High Court: A Division bench comprising of Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna N. Dixit, JJ. dismissed a writ petition filed by fugitive

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Fake driving licence, per se, does not absolve insurer of liability to pay compensation: SC  

Supreme Court: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. delivered the judgment for CJ Dipak Misra and himself whereby the matter concerning the liability of the

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Liability under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 does not arise in case of an unidentified offending vehicle

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of B.S. Walia, J. allowed an appeal filed against the order of

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Insurance company to pay, even if the accident occurs abroad

Punjab & Haryana High Court: In its recent order, the Court ruled that the insurance company is bound to pay compensation for

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Failure to wear a seatbelt constitutes contributory negligence

High Court of Australia: In the instant case, the respondent sustained serious spinal injuries which rendered her paraplegic, when she was thrown

Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Owner” under Section 2(30) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 interpreted

Supreme Court: The questions that came before the bench of H.L. Dattu, CJ and Arun Mishra, J were whether in the wake