compensation Archives

Bom HC | Whether separate earnings of a widow disentitle her from claiming compensation in a case of a vehicular accident? Read the interesting aspects: Whether remarriage, number of dependents, etc. will have an impact in claim petitions

Bombay High Court: S.M. Modak, J., dealt with some significant issues in a claim petition wherein a widow is earning and has

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Are strict principles of evidence and standards of proof like in a criminal trial applicable in Motor Accident Claims cases? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: The bench of Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that the strict principles of evidence and standards of

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NGT | Who can invoke jurisdiction of NGT under Ss. 14, 15 of NGT Act? Tribunal answers

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi: The Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member)

Case Briefs High Courts

[MV Act] Chh HC | Whether ‘gratuitous passenger’ is covered for compensation under ‘Liability Only Policy’ by insurance company? Ambit of “Legal representatives’ discussed

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P. R. Ramchandra Menon and Parth Prateem Sahu JJ., allowed the appeal and modified the

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Kar HC | Land falling within the category of 21(2) (a) Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1996 is not a government land but has private ownership; Compensation Granted

Karnataka High Court: Sachin Shankar Magadum J., disposed off the petition granting compensation to the petitioners as the defaulting land fell under

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[MV Act] Kar HC | Will absence of valid and effective DL by the offending driver absolve insurance company to pay compensation? “Pay and Recover” principle applied

Karnataka High Court: Ashok G. Nijagannavar, J., allowed the appeal and enhanced the compensation in light of the “pay and recover” principle.

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All HC | Whether res judicata will apply where issue of negligence already decided by competent Tribunal in claim arising out of same accident? Court examines

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., while addressing the matter observed that: “…where there are multiple claims, MACT should place all

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[MV Act] Kar HC | Will the insurance company be liable for compensation if the vehicle was insured as ‘private vehicle’ but plyed on ‘hire’ at the time of accident? HC decides

Karnataka High Court: Hemant Chandangoudar J., dismissed the appeal and upheld the impugned award and judgment regarding compensation. The facts of the

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Ker HC | Interest on solatium provided under Land Acquisition Act applies unequivocally to acquisition made under NHAI Act

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V J., allowing the present writ petition, held that the provisions for compensation and payment of interest

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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NCDRC | Can a consumer claim refund of principal amount if flat not delivered on time? Commission untangles two fundamentals for Buyer — Consumer

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench of Justice R.K. Agarwal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar (Member) decided three complaints in

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NCDRC | Can driving a motor cycle without taking orientation desired by owner and resulting in accident be equated with intentional self-injury? Read Commission’s opinion

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): V. K. Jain (Presiding Member) while addressing the present matter observed that, A negligent act such as

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NCDRC | On suffering a bad outcome from medical treatment, will a person have an automatic right to sue for compensation? Read on

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Coram of Justice R.K. Agrawal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar (Member), upheld the State Commission’s

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NCDRC | What is the scope of courier service provider’s liability for a lost cheque? Commission considers

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Anup K. Thakur (Presiding Member), addressed a complaint wherein a person who had sent a cheque through

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Order of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal modified; Court doubles the compensation finding it erroneous

Madras High Court: Abdul Quddhose, J., partly allowed an appeal that had been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation granted

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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

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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

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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