Supreme Court of India
Mathew Alexander v. Mohammed Shafi and Anr.
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : s. 482 – Quashing of final report – Motor accident matter – Rash and negligent driving – Appellant’s son was driving a car which collided with the gas tanker lorry – Death of appellant’s son and five others travelling in the car – Claim petition by the respondent no. 1 and the legal representative of the deceased passengers – Claim petition also filed by the appellant against the driver and the insurer of the tanker lorry, and against the owner – FIR against the appellant’s son u/s. 279 and 304 , however, abatement of charges against him on his death…
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- 2026 Reena v. The Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
- 2026 Dilip Agarwal v. Rajshri Agarwal
- 2026 Raj Kumar Das (d) Thr. Lrs. v. National Insurance Co. Ltd.
- 2025 Icici Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rajani Sahoo
Of those, 4 mentioned
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