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
compensation
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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.,
Ker HC | Land categorized by LAO can’t be included in another category by Reference Court to re-determine compensation
Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar, J. while allowing a land acquisition appeal, set aside the impugned award and restored the Collector’s
Gau HC | Allowances earned by a workman considered part of his salary, for computation of compensation in case of partial permanent disability
Gauhati High Court: Suman Shyam, J. dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company against the order of the Commissioner directing payment
Pat HC | Court interference with quantum of compensation granted by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, held not warranted
Patna High Court: The Bench of S. Kumar, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the insurance company against the judgment and award
All HC | 3 months time for filing application under S. 28-A of Land Acquisition Act to start from date of award passed by Reference Court and not the Appellate Court
Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed by petitioners before the Division Bench of Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,
NCDRC | Inordinate delay by builder in delivery of flats’ possession amounts to deficiency of service – allottee granted complete refund along with compensation
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission: Justice V.K. Jain (Presiding Member), allowed a consumer complaint seeking a refund of money paid to book
Jhar HC | Responsibility of Railways administration after termination of transit, under Railways Act, 1989: Compensation for damage of goods granted
Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. allowed an appeal and set aside the order passed by Tribunal for
Ori HC | Acceptance of contract must be signified by some act agreed on by the parties or from which the law raises a presumption of acceptance
Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J. dismissed the suit for realization of the insurance money on the ground