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Case BriefsHigh Courts

HP HC | Court affirmed that due to the negligent act of the appellant the victim died; quantum of damages increased in appeal

Himachal Pradesh High Court: An appeal was contemplated by Vivek Singh Thakur, J. arising out of a civil suit where the appellant

Published on September 10, 2019September 20, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Excessive compensation awarded by MACT in light of deceased pursuing M.Com and taking into consideration an imaginary figure in respect of salary — Modified

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J. partly modified the award granted by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal on being challenged. The trail of

Published on August 19, 2019August 20, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

P&H HC | Amount of compensation for motor accident claim to be calculated according to minimum wage prevalent in the State

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Ritu Bahri, J. allowed the petition and modified the award according to the prevalent rate in accordance

Published on August 17, 2019August 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | ‘Comprehensive policy’ covers liability of insurer for payment of compensation in cases of car accidents; such claims are not barred by S. 167 of MV Act

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. remanded a matter pertaining to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and directed them to decide on

Published on August 16, 2019August 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | “Disgorgement without restitution doesn’t serve any purpose”, appellants compensated as an investor protection measure

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): Justice Tarun Agarwala (Presiding Officer), Dr C.K.G. Nair (Member), and Justice M.T. Joshi (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal challenging

Published on August 6, 2019September 13, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | Compensation increased considering raise in annual notional income of a non-earning member  pursuant to 1994 amendment in MV Act

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., allowed the appeal filed by the appellants against the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims

Published on August 1, 2019August 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Compensation under MV Act enhanced considering relevant factors in line with cases decided by SC

Karnataka High Court: K. Somashekar, J. modified the order of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) by enhancing the compensation awarded to

Published on July 31, 2019August 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

P&H HC | Legal representatives of deceased can maintain application under S. 166 of Motor Vehicles Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Kuldip Singh, J. modified the claim allowed by the Tribunal on the ground that the deceased was

Published on July 15, 2019July 16, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Insurer directed to first compensate the claimants and thereafter recover the same from the insured party

Rajasthan High Court: P.K. Lohra J., in an appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 upheld the decision of

Published on July 10, 2019July 11, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Damages for right of spouse to compassion and care under “loss of consortium” awarded

Rajasthan High Court: P.K. Lohra, J. allowed an appeal for enhancement of the compensation amount awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal,

Published on July 2, 2019July 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | IFFCO directed to pay enhanced compensation to farmers who suffered loss of crop due to defective seeds bought from it

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): V.K Jain (Presiding Member), J. allowed a revision petition filed by a farmer seeking enhancement of

Published on June 28, 2019July 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | Compensation in a motor accident must be awarded by applying suitable multiplier by tribunal; appeal sustained

Uttaranchal High Court: Appeal against the order of Motor Accident Claim Tribunal was entertained by Alok Singh, J. where the petitioner sought

Published on June 18, 2019June 27, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case Briefs

Jhar HC | Person authorized to drive a vehicle by its owner, when dies –  covered under insurance policy on same terms and conditions, as applicable to the owner of vehicle

Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J. allowed an appeal made by an insurance company regarding their extent of liability towards a

Published on June 18, 2019June 27, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Doctor is vicariously liable for the acts of his team which assists him in every sphere of rendering treatment to the patient

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Coram of R.K. Agrawal (President), J. and M. Shreesha (Member) allowed an appeal against the

Published on June 14, 2019June 19, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Age of deceased must be taken into consideration while calculating ‘loss of dependency’ for purpose of granting compensation in a motor accident

Karnataka High Court: H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. dismissed the appeal filed by an Insurance Company against the order passed by Motor Accident

Published on June 12, 2019June 19, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | “Mercedes expected to run smoothly”; Rs 2 lakhs compensation to owner on report of expert committee held not excessive

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): V.K. Jain (Presiding Member), J. addressed a complaint concerning the manufacturing defect in a “Mercedes CDI-220”

Published on June 8, 2019June 19, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pat HC | Claim for initiation of fresh acquisition proceedings not maintainable where grievance raised after 30 years of land acquisition

Patna High Court: Chakradhari Sharan, J. dismissed an application seeking initiation of fresh acquisition proceeding under Section 11 of the Right to

Published on June 7, 2019June 10, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | No criminal record and only bread winner of the family: Justified ground for reduction of the punishment 

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Virender Singh, J. allowed the petition for reduction of the sentence on the ground that petitioner was the

Published on June 3, 2019June 4, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Plea seeking exoneration of liability of insurance company rejected and impugned award enhanced

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Agarwal, J. while hearing two miscellaneous appeals analogously, refused to exonerate the Insurance Company and modified the

Published on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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NGT
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Even if pollution is contributed by others, entity violating environmental norms cannot avoid responsibility

National Green Tribunal (NGT): A Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), K. Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member), JJ.,

Published on May 21, 2019May 28, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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