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Overview of the Case The Supreme Court has ruled that the Damodar S. Prabhu guidelines on costs for compounding cheque-bounce offences under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) are not a binding precedent . The court held that the earlier guidelines were issued under Article 142 of the Constitution to do “complete justice,” and thus should not be rigidly applied in all compounding cases. In the case before the court, the appellant (Rajeev Khandelwal) had

OVERVIEW OF THE CASE The Supreme Court of India has ordered an inquiry into the integrity and efficiency of Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) monitoring stations amid serious allegations of data manipulation , including water being sprayed near monitors. The court’s order was issued in the context of the long-pending public interest litigation M.C. Mehta v. Union of India , which deals with air pollution in Delhi-NCR. A key concern: monitoring stations capped at a maximum read

OVERVIEW OF THE CASE In a landmark observation, the Supreme Court of India flagged an archaic gap in the current legal framework and urged the government to include adult widowed sisters as dependents under compensation statutes.The Court highlighted the need to modernize laws to reflect evolving social realities and ensure gender-equitable justice. Key Highlights: Case Title: XYZ v. Union of India (Civil Appeal No. — /2025) Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice