Justice S Ravindra Bhat

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that if a vehicle is being used/driven without a valid registration, an insurance claim can be rejected, since it constitutes a fundamental breach of the terms and conditions of the contract of insurance.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application filed by Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust to exempt it from the audit of 25 years ordered by the Apex Court in July, 2020 for the Shree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram.

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by the doctors who had registered for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) exam, seeking direction to allow Centre Change Option to the aspirants and to postpone the exam of NEET-PG 2021.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by an NRI, whose stay in India was involuntary extended on account of Covid-induced lockdown and suspension of international air travel, challenging the notification issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), alleging that it had placed him in the pernicious position of losing his 'non-resident status' for the purpose of Indian Income Tax Act, 1961.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL, seeking directions to the Centre for officially recognising the game of hockey as the national game of India.

The majority also set aside other provisions of the Ordinance, including four-year tenure of Chairmen and members of various tribunals, calling them unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court said that an insolvency case against the company does not discharge the liability of guarantors.

The plea stated that hospitals in Noida and Gurgaon have made it mandatory to produce Aadhaar cards with a local Noida or Gurgaon address, as the case may be, for being eligible to be admitted to the hospitals situated there.

Justice Chandrachud said the Supreme Court’s function here is complementary, especially when there is a pan-India issue being considered.

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