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Penalty liability under Employees Compensation Act

Supreme Court: Penalty for Default Under Employees’ Compensation Act Is Solely Employer’s Liability; Cannot Be Imposed on Insurance Company

New India Assurance vs Rekha Chaudhary [Decided on February 23, 2026]
Section 149 IPC vicarious liability

Vicarious Liability Under Section 149 IPC Attracted When Offence Is Committed in Pursuit of Common Object; Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Fatal Assault Case

Shobha Namdev Sonavane vs Samadhan bairao Sanvane [Decided on February 23, 2026]
Customs Act conviction sentence reduced

Accused Already Undergone Incarceration; Smuggled Goods Recovered, Supreme Court Upholds Conviction, Reduces Sentence in 40-Year-Old Case

Amad Noormamad Bakali vs State of Gujarat [Decided on February 23, 2026]
PCPNDT records non-maintenance prosecution upheld

Non-Maintenance Of Records Under PCPNDT Act Is ‘Springboard For Commission Of Offence Of Foeticide’; SC Affirms FIR Against Doctor For Conducting Ultrasonography

Dr. Naresh Kumar Garg vs State of Haryana [Decided on February 23, 2026]
Arbitration award patent illegality CENVAT

Arbitrator Erred In Allowing Deduction On Account Of Shortfall In Guaranteed CENVAT Credit; Delhi HC Holds Arbitration Award Patently Illegal

Primetals Technologies India vs Steel Authority of India Limited [Decided on February 23, 2026]
Madras High Court

Madras High Court: Issuing Tatkal Tickets Without Collecting Cash Amounts to Misconduct by Railway Clerk

Union of India & Ors. Vs. B. Shankar Kumar & Ors. (Decided on February 17, 2026)