SUPREME COURT HOLDS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIM- ACQUITTAL IN CRIMINAL CASE PER SE DOES NOT PROVE LACK OF NEGLIGENCE

August 22, 2026 In Blog SUPREME COURT HOLDS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIM- ACQUITTAL IN CRIMINAL CASE PER SE DOES NOT PROVE LACK OF NEGLIGENCE INTRODUCTIONThe Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently reiterated the crucial distinction between criminal culpability and tortious liability in motor vehicle accident claims. In Reena v. The Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport

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WHEN A LABEL CANNOT BECOME A CRIME

INTRODUCTIONIn Shiv Pratap Singh Alias Chinu v. State of U.P. & Ors. (decided on 20 August 2026), the Supreme Court of India, speaking through Justices J.B Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran, examined the validity of proceedings initiated under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 and the 2021 Rules. The Judgment was

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Lok Adalat Cannot Adjudicate Rival Claims Over Land Acquisition Compensation

The Supreme Court has drawn a clear boundary between settlement and adjudication in Lok Adalat proceedings, particularly where competing claimants assert rights over land acquisition compensation. In Singapogu Babu Rao & Ors. v. Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) & Ors., 2026 INSC 888, the dispute was not merely about the quantum of compensation but about

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