electricity board duty wire trees
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In the present case, the live wires were hanging and had come near to the ground while touching the trees. Thereafter, due to negligence on the part of the board, the Respondent 2’s son died untimely.

Kerala High Court
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“The appellant was a first standard student at the time of the accident. Due to the injuries sustained, she was unable to continue her education. As a result, she was deprived of the opportunity to experience the normal joys of childhood, adolescence, and youth. In fact, she remained confined to a small room, completely dependent on others, through no fault of her own.”

Gujarat High Court
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“The Government Resolution confers financial benefits as a benevolent resolution acknowledging the contribution of such employees who have expired while performing essential services during the Covid-19 pandemic on behalf of the State Government.”

Delhi High Court
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The present petition is filed by petitioner, who provides services for packing of two-wheelers, parcels, and passenger luggage with optional door pickup and delivery at Visakhapatnam Railway Station, seeking extension of his license period for seven months.

Delhi High Court
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“This Court has no hesitation in holding that the reasons given by the Railways Claim Tribunal in rejecting the claim are absolutely perverse. The plea that the injuries were suffered by the appellant/claimant due to his own criminal negligence is also not fathomable in law.”

Manual scavenging compensation case
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“It appears that the State of Haryana has not paid any attention to our order dated 3-1-2025 nor has looked into the representation filed by the petitioner”

compensation Motor Vehicles Act MACT Labour Courts
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“These directions shall continue to bind the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal and the Commissioners under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 till rule-making power is properly exercised by the Government”.

Rajasthan High Court
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The Court strongly remarked “the Government cannot take the excuse that there are no available funds… when it is able to spend substantial funds running in millions on its publicity campaign.”

Madras High Court
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“When prima facie evidence is available, the Magistrate, in our considered opinion, erred grievously in rejecting the application for maternity leave on assumptions and surmises. The action of the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, to say the least is inhuman.”

Uttarakhand Government compensation
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“Prima facie, even after the proposal to pay Rs. 50 lakhs to the family of the deceased were approved by the Chief Secretary, this decision has not been honored, and the family has been engaged in litigation for over nine years.”

Allahabad High Court
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“Right to Property is protected under Article 300A of the Constitution of India, which ensures that no person can be deprived of their property without due process of law. It emphasized that land cannot be acquired without payment of due compensation, as mandated by law.”

Bombay High Court
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“We have seen the rise in slums and illegal constructions in the State of Maharashtra over a period of time and no action has been taken to raze them. It is this inaction by the state authorities that fuels the desires of the persons like petitioners.”

Delhi High Court
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“Consideration to condone can be made only if there is a reasonable explanation and the condonation cannot be merely because the appellant is a Government body where procedural and bureaucratic delays are well known.”

Bombay High Court
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Appellants clearly discharged the initial burden to show that the deceased was carrying a valid monthly pass and was a bonafide passenger and that the pass must have been lost in the untoward incident.

Kerala High Court
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Disaster Management Act mandates the State Government to take necessary measures for disaster management, which includes both immediate relief and long-term recovery efforts.

Rajasthan High Court
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“Over the past years, many regions of the country are experiencing an increase of extremely large and severe fire. Such fires directly impacted lives, human health, safety, livelihood, etc.”

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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When the NGT passed the impugned order, the injured persons were not identified, nature of injuries was not determined and damage to houses and displacement of persons was also not identified or determined.

Delhi High Court
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The Court inferred that the minimum compensation amount that was set out for the victim was contradictory to the intended purpose of providing adequate rehabilitation and care to acid attack victims.

Orissa High Court
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“Once the loan was resolved, there was no legal reason for the Bank to withhold the return of the title deed, regardless of the pending litigation. Therefore, the refusal to return the document is unjustifiable.”