[ESI Act] Reimbursement of full amount cannot be denied on the ground that the applicant took treatment in a private hospital of his own choice. — Kerala HC Director of Medical Insurance Services v. Mani Nair Hon’ble Mr. Justice Murali Purushothaman Decided on 22nd June, 2023 For Petitioner : Adv. K.M Faisal (Govt. Pleader) For Respondents : Advs. A.V. Xavier & T.V. Ajayakumar For full textclick here

Opinion in the final report would not have a bearing on the claim petition under MV Act and claimants have to establish negligence on the part of the driver of vehicles on the touchstone of preponderance of probabilities. — Supreme Court Mathew Alexander v. Mohammed Shafi Hon’ble Justice B.V. Nagarathna & Hon’ble Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Decided on 13th July, 2023 For full textclick here

New Guidelines issued for designation of senior advocates by the Supreme Court of India . The fresh guidelines issued by the Supreme Court on Monday 17th July 2023 elaborates on the process adopted for conferring senior designation. Vide a separate notice, Advocates-on-Record / Advocates who had already applied for conferment of designation as Senior Advocate are given an option either to update, substitute or withdraw their previous applications in consonance with new guidelines. In yet anoth...

[Bengaluru Blast case] Abdul NazirMaudany can stay in Kerala.: Supreme Court relaxes earlier bail conditions. Abdul NazirMaudany, an accused in the Bengaluru Blast case, was out on bail since 2014. However as per the bail conditions he was required to stay in Bengaluru till the completion of trial. Earlier this year as an interim measure he was allowed to visit his ailing father accompanied by police escort from Karnataka for which he was asked to bear the entire expense for the security cover...

[NDPS Act] Can there be a dilution of rigour of Section 37 of NDPS Act for grant for bail after one year of detention when the quantity involved is above the commercial quantity of contraband.: Supreme Court to examine In a NDPS case involving an intermediate quantity of contraband Ganja, High Court of Kerala granted bail to the Respondents/Accused Nos. 1 and 2 considering that they are having no criminal antecedents, and they are in custody for a period more than one year, and there is no pos...