{"id":343553,"date":"2025-03-12T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=343553"},"modified":"2025-03-12T17:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:51:48","slug":"2025-scc-vol-2-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/03\/12\/2025-scc-vol-2-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 SCC Vol. 2 Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #e6eeff; border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726935\" target=\"_blank\">Criminal Procedure Code, 1973<\/a> &#8212; S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001519596\" target=\"_blank\">319<\/a> &#8212; Summoning of additional accused:<\/span> Principles of law, that need to be kept in mind while summoning of additional accused, summarised, [<i>OMI<\/i> v. <i>State of M.P.<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/6Uqyw791\" target=\"_blank\">(2025) 2 SCC 621<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">GST &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002896482\" target=\"_blank\">Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017<\/a> &#8212; S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002534751\" target=\"_blank\">17(5)(d)<\/a> and S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002534751\" target=\"_blank\">17(5)(c)<\/a> &#8212; Scheme under i.e. regarding non-availability of Input Tax Credit (ITC) permissible under S. 16:<\/span> Constitutional validity of clauses (c) and (d) of S. 17(5) and S. 16(4) of CGST Act, upheld. Use of expression &#8220;plant <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">and<\/span> machinery&#8221; distinguished from &#8220;plant <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">or<\/span> machinery&#8221;, [<i>Commr. (CGST)<\/i> v. <i>Safari Retreats (P) Ltd.<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/x7LrJdxI\" target=\"_blank\">(2025) 2 SCC 523<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e6eeff; border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726956\" target=\"_blank\">Hindu Marriage Act, 1955<\/a> &#8212; Ss. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001543763\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001543764\" target=\"_blank\">8<\/a>:<\/span> Solemnisation of marriage in terms of S. 7 sine qua non for valid marriage registration under S. 8, [<i>Dolly Rani<\/i> v. <i>Manish Kumar Chanchal<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/NOAT0j3w\" target=\"_blank\">(2025) 2 SCC 587<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726964\" target=\"_blank\">Motor Vehicles Act, 1988<\/a> &#8212; S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569568\" target=\"_blank\">166<\/a> &#8212; Accident &#8212; Negligence &#8212; Proof of:<\/span> A holistic view of the evidence has to be taken into consideration by Tribunal. Strict proof of accident caused by a particular vehicle in a particular manner need not be established by the claimants. Case has to be established on the touchstone of preponderance of probabilities. Standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt cannot be applied while considering the petition seeking compensation on account of death or injury in a road traffic accident, [<i>ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.<\/i> v. <i>Rajani Sahoo<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/HrWYzn79\" target=\"_blank\">(2025) 2 SCC 599<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e6eeff; border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726964\" target=\"_blank\">Motor Vehicles Act, 1988<\/a> &#8212; Ss. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569562\" target=\"_blank\">162<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000234044\" target=\"_blank\">164-B(3)(a)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569607\" target=\"_blank\">2(12-A)<\/a> &#8212; Motor vehicle accidents &#8212; Cashless treatment for victims:<\/span> Direction issued to Central Government to frame cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims during &#8220;golden hour&#8221;, [<i>S. Rajaseekaran<\/i> v. <i>Union of India<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/geZR4OWn\" target=\"_blank\">(2025) 2 SCC 579<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> &#8212; S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561668\" target=\"_blank\">354<\/a> &#8212; Ingredients of &#8212; Summarised &#8212; Quashing of charge-sheet\/proceedings:<\/span> For invoking S. 354, criminal force must be applied against a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, [<i>Naresh Aneja<\/i> v. <i>State of U.P.<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/0I3PG6L8\" target=\"_blank\">(2025) 2 SCC 604<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e6eeff; border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002835343\" target=\"_blank\">Succession Act, 1925<\/a> &#8212; Ss. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001555648\" target=\"_blank\">61<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001555650\" target=\"_blank\">63<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001555679\" target=\"_blank\">9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001555661\" target=\"_blank\">73<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001555310\" target=\"_blank\">111<\/a> &#8212; Technical validity of will &#8212; Effect on its genuineness:<\/span> &#8220;Will is validly executed&#8221; and &#8220;a will is genuine&#8221; cannot be said to be same, [<i>Lilian Coelho<\/i> v. <i>Myra Philomena Coalho<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/vH16kFco\" target=\"_blank\">(2025) 2 SCC 633<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><i>Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 \u2014 S. 319 \u2014 Summoning of additional accused: Principles of 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