India: Personal Injury

The Court confined the Section 9 proceedings to the Petitioner’s prayer seeking restraint against the Respondent from acting upon the Notice of Intention to Terminate dated 16.07.2026. It reiterated that Section 9 is protective in nature and aims to preserve the subject matter of arbitration and prevent the proceedings from becoming infructuous. Interim relief depends upon a prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable injury.

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court in Kumud Lall v. Suresh Chandra Roy held that the death of an alleged negligent doctor does not automatically extinguish a medical negligence claim against him. The Court held that claims relating to medical expenses and other pecuniary losses may survive against the deceased doctor's estate, whereas purely personal claims (against causing pain and suffering and other personal injuries) may not survive.

The Supreme Court’s judgment in Maniyar Iliyaz @ Shaik Riyaz & Anr. v. P. Ayyappan & Ors., marks an important development in Indian constitutional and urban governance jurisprudence.

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In a case that reinforces a well-settled tort law principle, the Supreme Court of India declined to interfere with a Karnataka High Court decision holding that the legal heirs of a person who dies due to their own rash...

The Delhi High Court in a judgement dated November 20, 2024, reiterated the law of on section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

A collision is said to exist when there is contact between two ships regardless of whether they are moving or at anchor.

A very significant aspect of the Indian Constitution is the Jurisdiction it confers on the High Court to issue writs.

The term "Murder" traces its origin form the Germanic word "morth" which means secret killing.