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Kar HC | Applying the law declared by SC in Motor Vehicle cases, Court enhances compensation amount; Appeal allowed

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S. Sujatha, E.S. Indiresh, JJ., allow the appeal, increasing amount of compensation as granted by

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | If there is breach of policy condition, is the Insurance company still liable to pay compensation? HC explains in a motor accident case

Bombay High Court: Anil S. Kilor, J., decided an appeal wherein the claim petition was rejected by the Motor Accident Tribunal on certain

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | 1000 culprits can escape, but, one innocent person should not be punished: HC states in perfunctory investigation of a brutal murder

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while addressing a petition, observed that, “An impartial investigation is the basic requirement for any investigation. A

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Madras HC | What factors are to be considered while fixing compensation in cases of permanent disability caused due to accidents? HC explains

Madras High Court: S.M. Subramaniam, J., while determining the compensation in the cases of accident, observed that, “…job of Homemaker can never be

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Bom HC discusses law regarding determination of compensation and statutory interest in Land Acquisition matters

Bombay High Court: B.U. Debadwar, J., observed the difference between Sections 28 and 34 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in determining the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT │ Claim for pension is statutory right and claimant has every right to be granted the same; Application for revision of pension allowed

Armed Forces Tribunal: A Division Bench of Justice Rajendra Menon (Chairperson) and Lt. Gen Phillip Campose (Member) A, allowed the application. In

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Whether principle of res judicata in a subsequent claim would apply on an issue of fact which in the former proceedings was decided by a forum of competent jurisdiction between same parties; MACT award modified

Allahabad High Court: Attau Rahman Masoodi, J., allowed the appeal and modified the impugned order by applying the principle of res judicata.

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NGT | No absolute right to extract groundwater for commercial purposes; Extracting groundwater is per se a criminal offence

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member) and Dr Nagin Nanda (Expert

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC sets up new arbitral proceedings in the compensation dispute between GMR and NHAI

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., addressed three different petitions between the same parties arising out of the award passed by

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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NCDRC | Mc Donald’s promotional scheme assuring a prize on every purchase declared as an unfair trade practice; Consumer compensated with Rs 30,000

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Prem Narain (Presiding Member) upheld the State Commission’s order partly and confirmed that the promotional scheme by

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT rejects plea of party responsible for the adversity caused by its chemical plant blast; Orders to deposit Rs 25 crores compensation

National Green Tribunal(NGT) : The coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Chairperson and Justice S.P. Wangdi, Judicial Member and Dr Nagin Nanda,

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NGT | Holding Oil India Limited liable to pay compensation for Assam oil well blow-out, Tribunal calls for strict action against such failure at all levels

National Green Tribunal (NGT): Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S. P. Wangdi (Judicial Member) and Dr Satyawan Singh

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Treating ‘loss of love and affection’ as a separate head not justified when compensation for ‘loss of consortium’ already awarded

Supreme Court: Taking note of the fact that several Tribunals and High Courts have been awarding compensation for both loss of consortium

Case Briefs High Courts

COVID-19 Lockdown | Kar HC | Procedure to securely release payments to claimants in MV cases, Workmen’s Compensation Act, Matrimonial cases & LA Compensation cases — evolved

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and Vishwajith Shetty, J., laid down the guidelines to be followed for

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Bhopal to Vizag – A jurisprudential analysis of the tortious liability for companies

by Wasim Beg *, Swarnendu Chatterjee** & Kritika Khanna***

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Orissa HC | Alleged for subjecting a tribal boy to excessive police force; OHRC’s Order for recovering interim compensation from police officer’s salary kept on hold

Orissa High Court: Mohammad Rafiq, CJ while addressing a petition non-effectuated the Odisha Human Rights Commission’s Order of payment of an interim compensation

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Vizag Gas Leak | Rs 50 Cr. deposited by LG Polymers to be appropriated towards its part liability in restoration of environment and compensation to victims; Erring officers of Andhra authorities need be brought to justice

National Green Tribunal: A 3-Member Bench of A.K. Goel, Chairperson, and Sheo Kumar Singh, Judicial Member, and Dr Nagin Nanda, Executive Member,

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Del HC | Accident caused due to non-illuminated and unmanned chained police barricades; Victim entitled to claim damages for negligence

Delhi High Court: Navin Chawla, J., while addressing a petition with regard to an accident caused due to the non-illuminated and unmanned police

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Vizag Gas Leak Incident | Supreme Court refuses to interfere with NGT Order to constitute committees seeking detailed report into the incident

Supreme Court: Bench of UU Lalit, MM Shantanagoudar, and Vineet Saran, JJ., refused to interfere with the Order passed by National Green Tribunal with regard to

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NCDRC | Releasing a dead body by a hospital to an unrelated third person unquestionably constitutes ‘deficiency in service’ within the meaning of S. 2(1)(g) & (o) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench of Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) and Dinesh Singh (Member) while addressing the