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Motor Vehicles Act 1988, S.166 -- Dependency compensation -- The material date for deciding the compensation is the date of accident/death -- Any subsequent act cannot deprive the compensation.

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Manjumol v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd.

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2026 KLT OnLine 1467 (SC)

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Pankaj Mithal,Prasanna B. Varale

Rajendra v. State of Uttarakhand

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2026 KLT OnLine 1483 (SC)

Criminal Trial -- FSL Report -- Even if the FSL report establishes that the blood group detected on the article recovered at the instance of the accused matches that of the deceased, such circumstance by itself is not sufficient to link the said accused with the crime.

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2026 KLT OnLine 1460

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2026 KLT OnLine 1463

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2026 KLT OnLine 1461

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2026 KLT OnLine 1459

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2026 KLT OnLine 1454 (SC)

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2026 KLT OnLine 1456 (SC)

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Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956, Ss.3 & 5 -- The offences are attracted only when there is an allegation that the accused has either maintained a brothel, permitted her premises to be used as a brothel or has procured, induced or taken any person for the sake of prostitution.

Motor Vehicles Act 1988, S.166 -- Dependency compensation -- The material date for deciding the compensation is the date of accident/death -- Any subsequent act cannot deprive the compensation.

Penal Code 1860, S.376(2)(g) -- The conviction can rest on the solitary version of the prosecutrix, provided it inspires confidence of the Court.

Criminal Trial -- FSL Report -- Even if the FSL report establishes that the blood group detected on the article recovered at the instance of the accused matches that of the deceased, such circumstance by itself is not sufficient to link the said accused with the crime.

Service -- Promotion -- Disciplinary Process -- The denial of promotion on the ground of an imposed penalty—and during the currency of such penalty—does not amount to double jeopardy or double punishment. Such a denial is merely a natural consequence of the disciplinary process.

Will – Mutual Will and Joint Will – Explained.

Penal Code 1860, S.120B -- Bereft of proof of the conspiracy theory and finding absence of the demand of bribe, the conviction of both the accused was overturned by the High Court.

Contract Act 1872 -- Specific Relief Act 1963 -- In a suit for specific performance, the conduct of the parties is significant as it assists the Court in evaluating the evidence to find out the bona fides of the parties at the time of execution of the agreement