Compensation as a Remedy in Public Law
by Seema Bengani†
Employees Compensation Act
RPF Constable a railway servant; entitled to claim under Employees Compensation Act, 1923: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court settled that the legislative intent was not there to exclude its members or their heirs from the benefits of compensation payable under the 1923 Act or the 1989 Act.
2023 SCC Vol. 8 Part 2
Applicability of judgment in N.N. Global Mercantile (P) Ltd. v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd., (2023) 7 SCC 1: In this article the
“Victim should not remain without remedy”; NGT orders factory not to resume work unless compensation paid as per law
National Green Tribunal | A bench comprising of Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), JJ., and A. Senthil
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Allahabad High Court SC and ST Act, 1989 Section 3 (2) (v) of SC and ST Act, 1989 only attracts by way
Chh HC | Appeal under S. 30 of Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 is to be entertained only on a question of law
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P.R. Ramchandra Menon and Parth Prateem Sahu JJ., dismissed the appeal being devoid of merits.
All HC | Liability of employer and insurer to pay interest on amount awarded but not paid under the Employees’ Compensation Act, whether mandatory? Court answers
Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., held the employer and the insurance company liable to pay interest on the amount
Monthly Wages under Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 — A conundrum
by Tushar K. Shah† and Itisha Khandelwal††
Kar HC | Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation committed an error of law in applying provisions of “Workmen’s Compensation Act” — a repealed Act
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of Alok Aradhe and P.G.M. Patil, JJ. while allowing the appeal set aside the award of
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
Pat HC | Employer’s petition challenging Labour Court’s compensation awarded to employee not maintainable, where alternative statutory remedy not exhausted
Patna High Court: The Bench of Shivaji Pandey, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by an employer, challenging the amount of compensation
Compensation awarded under Employees’ Compensation Act in lieu of death in vehicular accident cannot be treated as taxable income
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vivek Singh Thakur, J. upheld the decision of the Commissioner directing the
S. 167 of Motor Vehicles Act bars dual claim of compensation, both under Employees Compensation Act as well as MV Act
Karnataka High Court: While delivering the judgment in a Miscellaneous First Appeal under Section 173(1) of the MV Act, against the judgment