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Electrocution compensation strict liability minimum wages

Woman Electrocuted, Neighbour Dies Trying to Help: Rajasthan HC Holds RSEB Strictly Liable for Double Electrocution Deaths; Enhances Compensation

Applying the principle of strict liability, the appellants were held to be liable for compensation for the death caused by electrocution by live electric wire as liability can arise even without proof of negligence if the escape or transmission of a dangerous substance, such as electricity, causes harm and the Court enhanced the compensation holding that in the absence of proof of income, the loss of earning should be determined on the basis of minimum wages.

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Delhi HC: Earning husband entitled to ‘loss of dependency’ compensation for death of earning wife; dependency not confined to financial dependence

Delhi High Court ruled that an earning husband is entitled to claim compensation under the head of loss of dependency for the death of his earning wife, holding that dependency extends to the deceased spouse’s contribution to the household corpus and is not negated merely because the surviving spouse is also earning.

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‘Income of No Person Can Remain Static’: Karnataka HC Enhances Compensation Awarded to Coolie in Motor Accident Claim

The Court enhanced the compensation for the claimants while deciding the case on motor accident, taking into consideration the prospects and dismissed the issue raised by the United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (the Company) as they failed to prove any fraud on the claimant’s part.