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compassionate appointment

Steel Authority of India Limited vs. Gouri Devi, Civil Appeal No. 6910 of 2021 Delay militates against seeking appointment on compassionate grounds Brief: The Hon’ble Supreme Court set aside the impugned orders and held that the application to reconsider the appointment on compassionate grounds is infructuous due to delay in filing the same. The purpose […]

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M/S. Narinder Singh and Sons vs. Union of India Through Divisional Superintendent Engineer – II, Northern Railway, Ferozepur Division, Ferozepur, Civil Appeal No. 6734 of 2021 Opportunity of hearing should neither be sacrificed nor inflated Brief: The Hon’ble Supreme Court has set aside the arbitral award for lack of adequate opportunity. The Hon’ble Court held

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Insurance vehicle registration

United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Sushil Kumar Godara, Civil Appeal No. 5887 of 2021 Non-registration or non-application for permanent number of vehicle is a material breach of insurance policy  RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 13. In the present case, the temporary registration of the respondent’s vehicle had expired on 28-07-2011. Not only was the vehicle driven, but

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Rejection of plaint - res judicata

Srihari Hanumandas Totala vs. Hemant Vithal Kamat & Ors [Civil Appeal No 4665 2021] Plaint cannot be rejected on plea of res judicata Brief: In the present appeal, the Supreme Court after adverting to several principles relating rejection of plain held that a plaint cannot be rejected on the ground of res judicata as it

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