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Supreme Court: Multiplier For Bachelor's Motor Accident Death Must Follow Deceased's Age, Not Dependents'
Reversing a plea for a higher multiplier, the Court reaffirms that the age-based matrix set out in Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi looks to the victim, not the claimant.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Compulsory Retirement of Trade Service Officer as 'Vitiated by Malice'
A promotion to Joint Secretary just weeks before the retirement order undercut the finding that the officer had become 'dead wood,' the Court held.
Supreme Court's e-Filing Push: What Litigants and Lawyers Need to Know
Electronic filing is no longer a convenience feature — for many categories of matters it is becoming the default channel.