Driving without a licence is an offence but doesn’t imply negligence in accidents, rules SC, granting ₹16L compensation to an IAS officer injured in a crash.
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SC refuses to lift stay on ‘Udaipur Files’ release; awaits Centre’s decision on CBFC clearance amid pleas over vilification concerns.
17 July, 2025 11:37 AMSC directs disability-friendly prisons; says denial of basic care violates Articles 14 & 21; orders infrastructure upgrades, audits, and compliance within 6 months.
17 July, 2025 11:18 AMSC tells Haryana SIT to finish probe in 4 weeks into Ashoka University professor’s posts on Operation Sindoor; no further summons for now.
17 July, 2025 11:32 AMDelhi court convicts man for calling woman ‘r****i’, ruling it outrages her modesty and amounts to criminal intimidation under IPC Sections 506 & 509.
17 July, 2025 03:14 PMSC reviews child custody verdict, citing child’s anxiety, emotional bond with mother & stepfamily; grants visitation to father for holistic upbringing.
17 July, 2025 08:17 PMSC allows quashing of rape case in exceptional circumstances, citing settlement, complainant’s affidavit, and need to prevent misuse of legal process.
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