Supreme Court dismisses petition by CBI challenging an interim stay granted by High Court of Karnataka on CBI probe against the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Sivakumar in a corruption case. CBI v. D.K Sivakumar Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai, Hon'ble Mr. Justice C.T. Ravikumar & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Decided on 31st July 2023

Supreme Court awards 75% of the admissible claim of the insured whose claim was repudiated on the ground that theft of the insured vehicle occurred due to negligence of the driver who left the keys in the keyhole. The court held thatwhile settling claims on non-standard basiswhere there is a contributory factor, a proportionate deduction from the assured amount would be all that the Insurance Company can aspire to deduct. Ashok Kumar v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Hon’ble Justice J.K. Ma...

Central Government notifies appointment of four additional Judges as permanent Judges of Kerala High Court. The permanent appointees are S/Shri Justices (i) Basant Balaji, (i) C.K. Jayachandran, (iii) Smt. Sophy Thomas and (iv) P.V.G.P. Ajithkumar. For Notificationclick here

[MV Act] If the insured vehicle was driven by an unlicensed person, it breaches the policy condition, and the insurer can seek recovery from the insured owner.–– Kerala High Court National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Jareesh Hon’ble Justice C. Jayachandran Decided on 5th July, 2023 For Appellant : Advs. George Cherian (Thiruvalla), George A.Cherian & K.S.Santhi For Respondent : Adv. P.K. Sajeev For full textclick here

Mechanical Transport Driver of the Army Service Corps was dismissed from service for overstaying the leave granted to him without sufficient cause. Supreme Court justifies the AFT’s discretion to award a punishment, depending on the nature and degree of the offence as per the Army Act. Ex Sepoy Madan Prasad v. Union of India And Others Hon’ble Justice Hima Kohli & Hon’ble Justice Rajesh Bindal Decided on July 28, 2023 Reported by Preethi Anne Alex For full textclick here ...