damages

Case BriefsForeign Courts

UK SC | Can damages be recovered for “consequences” of having committed a crime during a serious psychotic episode? Detailed Report

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: In the instant appeal where the issue was whether the claimant can recover damages for the “consequences”

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Can a transferee claim that he being the transferee of an establishment is not liable to pay dues accruing before the transfer under ESI Act? HC explains

Calcutta High Court: Ravi Krishan Kapur, J., while addressing an issue pertaining to Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, observed that, The ESI Act

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | A party seeking rectification cannot sleep over its rights; Rs 5 lakhs costs imposed on Adani Enterprise

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and Bharati Dangre, J. while allowing the present appeals with regard to

Case BriefsForeign Courts

SL SC | Submission based on the conduct of others does not substantiate appellant’s position; Court dismisses appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, Priyantha Jayawardena and Murdu N. B.

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Reasonable time to pay arrears of rent ought to be granted to tenant

Karnataka High Court: S.G. Pandit, J. while disposing of this Civil Revision Petition filed under Section 115 of Civil Procedure Code set

Case BriefsForeign Courts

SA HC | In regard to future loss of earnings where method of actuarial computation is adopted, a Judge has a large discretion to award damages

South Africa High Court, Free State Division, Bloemfontein: V.M. Morobane, AJ. adopted the method of actuarial computation while awarding compensation to the

Case BriefsForeign Courts

UK SC | Appeal against stay on proceedings claiming damages until conclusion of inquest allowed considering ‘proportionality principle’

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Bench of Lady Hale, President and Lord Reed, Deputy President and Lord Carnwath, Lord Llyoyd-Jones and

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Landlord not entitled to claim damages after termination of tenancy if he fails to take steps for recovery of possession

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.M. Dhavale, J. dismissed a second appeal filed against the order made in first

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Not applying brake to avoid vehicle getting skid into traffic is not contributory negligence

High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division: Plaintiff had approached this court before a Single Judge Bench of E. Revelas, J.,

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Section 6 of Indian Post Office Act, 1898 exempts the Post office to pay damages for delay in delivery

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay K. Agrawal in an order stated that “Post office is not liable

Hot Off The PressNews

Johnson & Johnson to pay damages to claimant’s who developed ‘ovarian cancer’ due to their product

Johnson & Johnson has been asked to pay nearly $4.7bn as damages to 22 women who claimed that ‘Johnson’s baby powder’ was

Foreign CourtsNews

USD 500 mn verdict against Facebook in Virtual Reality lawsuit modified to half

US District Court for Northern District of Texas: A federal court presided by Ed Kinkeade, J. halved the amount of USD 500

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court awards Yahoo Inc. Rs. 5 lakh damages for trademark infringement

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court granted an ex parte order in favour of Yahoo Inc.

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Human Rights Commission’s orders awarding compensation/damages not mere recommendations, State duty bound to comply (in absence of order being set aside/modified)

Allahabad High Court:  Deciding the question as to whether orders of Human Rights Commission to make payment of compensation or damages are

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Enercon (India) Ltd. directed to pay fifty lakhs for damage caused by setting up of wind mills in Ananthapur

National Green Tribunal (NGT): NGT has directed Enercon (India) Ltd. to pay Rs. 50 Lakhs for causing damage and degradation to the