compensation Archives

P&H HC | Merely not finding a ticket from the body of a person who died in railway accident does not prove that deceased was a ticket less passenger

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Dr Ravi Ranjan, J. allowed the appeal filed by legal heirs of a person who died in

All HC | Compensation determined by MACT held insufficient; multiplier of 15 applied

Allahabad High Court: Rajnish Kumar, J. while allowing the instant appeal ordered for enhanced compensation to the appellant/claimant. In the instant case, the

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Pat HC | Insurance Company granted right to recover half of compensation amount from owner/ insurer of other vehicle involved in an accident caused due to composite negligence

Patna High Court: S. Kumar, J. dismissed the appeal filed by the insurance company on the grounds that the parties were liable

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HP HC | Employees Compensation Act: Service of show-cause notice to the employer before imposition of penalty is mandatory

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. partly allowed the appeal of filed by an employer challenging the compensation granted to

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Del HC | Non-possession of valid driving license by itself is no reason for not granting compensation if accident proved to be caused by rash and negligent driving of offender

Delhi High Court: Najmi Waziri, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the insurer against the award of compensation made by the Motor Accident

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Raj HC | Court dismisses appeals to revise compensation amount; compensation to be decided by structured formula without requirement of any proof of owner’s negligence

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. dismissed an appeal from the Insurance company seeking exoneration of a lower court order. In the

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Raj HC | MACT Order awarding compensation of Rs 2,25,000 for the death of the son, upheld by the High Court

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. rejected an appeal filed by the National Insurance Company challenging the order passed by the Motor

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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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

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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

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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