Quotable Quotes From Supreme Court Judgments

Even if we assume for a moment that the concerned lawyer was careless or negligent, this, by itself, cannot be a ground to condone long and inordinate delay as the litigant owes a duty to be vigilant of his own rights and is expected to be equally vigilant about the judicial proceedings pending in the court initiated at his instance- Rajneesh Kumar Vs Ved Prakash 2024 INSC 891

The Judges are human beings. All human beings are prone to committing mistakes. To err is human- We must remember that when we sit in constitutional courts, even we are prone to making mistakes - Sonu Agnihotri Vs Chandra Shekhar 2024 INSC 888 

The brutality of the offence does not dispense with the legal requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt- The Courts can convict an accused only if his guilt is proved beyond a reasonable doubt on the basis of legally admissible evidence. There cannot be a moral conviction- Randeep Singh @ Rana Vs State Of Haryana 2024 INSC 887 

The award of compensation, however much it may be, does not give back to the person who affected their life but only alleviates the worry of being able to secure the required amenities. A person's understanding of oneself is shaken or compromised at its very root at the hands of consistent suffering- K.S. Muralidhar Vs Subbulakshmi 2024 INSC 886