India: Personal 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.

In such a case, the affected party cannot always afford to wait until final adjudication. What is required is an immediate preventive remedy that preserves the subject matter of the dispute and protects the parties’ rights in the interim. This is where the remedy for a temporary injunction becomes significant.

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.

The NCLAT, vide order dated 19 February 2025, dismissed the appeal filed by Sri Balaji Traders (Balaji) against the final order of the CCI.

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.

The admissibility and reliability of dying declaration of the victim have always been a very debatable aspect for the Courts to opine and to base the conviction of the Accused.