Motor Accident Compensation : SC To Consider If Retrospective Pay Revision Of Govt Employee After Death Should Be Taken Into Account
4 years, 1 month ago

Motor Accident Compensation : SC To Consider If Retrospective Pay Revision Of Govt Employee After Death Should Be Taken Into Account

Live Law  

Whether pay revision applied retrospectively after the date of demise of a Government/public authorities employee is a factor taken into account while computing the monthly emoluments of the deceased for the purpose of determining compensation to him/her? The Supreme Court has issued notice in a special leave petition which raises this issue.The SLP challenges the Kerala High Court judgment. The SLP challenges the Kerala High Court judgment which held that a subsequent pay revision cannot be considered for fixing income of a victim. – 9 SCC 54 at 64, para 19 to contend that the subsequent pay revision was taken into account in the said case.

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Motor Accident Claim | Compensation Can't Be Reduced Merely Because Dependents Took Over Business Of Deceased : Supreme Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Motor Accident Claim | Compensation Can't Be Reduced Merely Because Dependents Took Over Business Of Deceased : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court ruled that the takeover of the deceased persons' business by dependents does not justify reducing motor accident compensation. The High Court reduced these to ₹26.68 lakh and ₹19.22 lakh, citing minimal financial loss as the daughters had taken over the business, prompting them to appeal to the Supreme Court. The Court considered whether the High Court was …

[MV Act] Family Pension Paid To Deceased's Family Can't Be Deducted While Calculating Compensation: Delhi High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

[MV Act] Family Pension Paid To Deceased's Family Can't Be Deducted While Calculating Compensation: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the family pension being received by legal heirs of a deceased cannot be considered for calculating compensations towards 'Loss of Dependency' payable under the Motor Vehicles Act. At the outset, the High Court remarked that monetary compensation has to be granted in a just and fair manner so as to alleviate any financial …

[Motor Accident Claims] Legal Heirs Are Entitled To Compensation For 'Pain And Suffering' Endured By Deceased: Kerala High Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

[Motor Accident Claims] Legal Heirs Are Entitled To Compensation For 'Pain And Suffering' Endured By Deceased: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that legal heirs are entitled to claim compensation for 'pain and suffering' endured by a deceased motor accident victim. On the other hand, the respondents argued that legal heirs of a deceased person are not entitled to claim compensation for pain and suffering felt by the latter. Coming to the dispute regarding award of …

Average Income Of Previous Years No Basis For Compensation: Jharkhand HC Upholds Reliance On Deceased's Last Earned Salary In Accident Case
2 months, 1 week ago

Average Income Of Previous Years No Basis For Compensation: Jharkhand HC Upholds Reliance On Deceased's Last Earned Salary In Accident Case

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court, in its judgment delivered in a Miscellaneous Appeal, held that the average income of previous financial years cannot be the basis for computing compensation in motor accident claims. Sarla Verma and Ors vs Delhi Transport Corporation and Anr., which provides, “the deduction towards personal and living expenses of the deceased, should be one-third where the number …

Madras High Court Calls Manual Scavenger's Death 'Homicide By Insensitive Society', Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Kin
2 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court Calls Manual Scavenger's Death 'Homicide By Insensitive Society', Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Kin

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has ordered the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewage Board to pay Rs 10 Lakh compensation to the family of a man who died while doing manual scavenging in 2000. Sridhar's father Kannaiyan then approached the Deputy Commissioner of Labour Workman Compensation Though the compensation claim was filed in 2002, the case was first taken up …

State Not Entitled To Recover Excess Amount Paid To Retired Officer Due To Mistake On State's Part : Calcutta High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

State Not Entitled To Recover Excess Amount Paid To Retired Officer Due To Mistake On State's Part : Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The division bench in the Calcutta High Court, comprising Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that the state is not entitled to recover excess amount paid to a retired officer if that amount was paid to the employee due to mistake on the state's part. Despite this the petitioner's higher pay salary was not adjusted with his …

State Not Entitled To Recover Excess Amount Paid To Retired Officer Due To Mistake On State's Part : Calcutta High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

State Not Entitled To Recover Excess Amount Paid To Retired Officer Due To Mistake On State's Part : Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The division bench in the Calcutta High Court, comprising Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that the state is not entitled to recover excess amount paid to a retired officer if that amount was paid to the employee due to mistake on the state's part. Despite this the petitioner's higher pay salary was not adjusted with his …

Motor Accident Leaves 7-Year-Old Girl Mentally Disabled: Supreme Court Enhances Compensation To Rs 50.8 Lakhs
3 months, 1 week ago

Motor Accident Leaves 7-Year-Old Girl Mentally Disabled: Supreme Court Enhances Compensation To Rs 50.8 Lakhs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently awarded Rs 50,87,000/- as compensation to a claimant for the mental and physical disabilities suffered by her due to a motor vehicle accident that occurred when she was just 7 years old. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded a compensation of Rs.5,90,750 in 2009, which the Delhi High Court enhanced to Rs 11,51,000 in 2017. Instead …

When Pay Scale Is Revised Retrospectively, Entitled Pensioners Must Be Given Benefits Even If They Retired Before Revision Order: Kerala HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

When Pay Scale Is Revised Retrospectively, Entitled Pensioners Must Be Given Benefits Even If They Retired Before Revision Order: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that when pay scale is revised retrospectively, then the revised pay scale must be considered while calculating pension even if the pensioners have retired prior to the issuance of the pay revision order, provided they are entitled to the revised pay scale. A Division Bench of Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque and Justice P. Krishna Kumar …

Motor Accident Compensation - Supreme Court Awards Rs 15 Lakhs As Compensation For 'Pain & Suffering' To Claimant With 100% Disability
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Motor Accident Compensation - Supreme Court Awards Rs 15 Lakhs As Compensation For 'Pain & Suffering' To Claimant With 100% Disability

Live Law  

Dealing with the case of a motor accident injured, the Supreme Court recently analyzed the jurisprudence on "pain and suffering" and enhanced the amount of compensation awarded - beyond what was prayed for.A bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol, allowing the appeal of the injured-appellant, awarded. Dealing with the case of a motor accident injured, the Supreme Court …

Notional Income Of Ordinary Worker Must Be Determined Based On Fair Wages At Time Of Awarding Compensation: Kerala High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Notional Income Of Ordinary Worker Must Be Determined Based On Fair Wages At Time Of Awarding Compensation: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has observed that the notional income of an ordinary worker has to be fixed after considering the fair wages applicable at the time of calculating the compensation and not based on his earning capacity at the time of the accident. Justice Johnson John stated that earning less than fair wages at the time of the accident …

Income Tax Return Is Statutory Document, Holds Precedence Over Salary Certificate When Determining Compensation Under MV Act: Rajasthan HC
4 months, 1 week ago

Income Tax Return Is Statutory Document, Holds Precedence Over Salary Certificate When Determining Compensation Under MV Act: Rajasthan HC

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court has affirmed that if there are two documents for ascertaining the income of the deceased including a salary certificate from his/her employer and his/her Income Tax Returns, the latter shall be considered by the Court since these are statutory documents signed by the deceased himself/herself. It was submitted that as per the salary certificate provided by the …

Excess Salary Paid Due To Wrong Interpretation Of Rules Can't Be Taken Back From Retd Employee: J&K High Court Quashes Recovery Order
10 months, 1 week ago

Excess Salary Paid Due To Wrong Interpretation Of Rules Can't Be Taken Back From Retd Employee: J&K High Court Quashes Recovery Order

Live Law  

Quashing a recovery order passed by the Srinagar Development Authority directing a retired employee, Mohammad Ramzan Tantray, to return the excess amount paid due to a mistake in his pay scale upgrade the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court today ruled that recovery of excess amount paid to an employee due to a mistake or wrong interpretation of rules …

'Deceased Was Multi Tasking, Not Doing 9-5 Job' : Supreme Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation
1 year ago

'Deceased Was Multi Tasking, Not Doing 9-5 Job' : Supreme Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently enhanced the compensation in a motor accident claim after taking note of the fact that the deceased was deriving income from multiple jobs. Considering his age at the time of death as 52 years on the date of accident, the applicable multiplier would be as per the judgment of this Court in Sarla Verma and others …

Motor Accident Claims | Arrears Cannot Be Included In Calculation Of Salary For The Purpose Of Compensation: Bombay High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Motor Accident Claims | Arrears Cannot Be Included In Calculation Of Salary For The Purpose Of Compensation: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently held that arrears cannot be considered while calculating a person's salary for the purpose of compensation for a motor accident. Justice Shivkumar Dige, while upholding enhancement of compensation to the family of a deceased in an accident, deducted the amount of arrears mentioned in his salary slip while calculating monthly income. The court was dealing …

Motor Accident Tribunal Should Grant ₹1 Lakh Compensation For Upto 10% Permanent Disability Suffered By Minor: Gujarat High Court Reiterates
2 years, 1 month ago

Motor Accident Tribunal Should Grant ₹1 Lakh Compensation For Upto 10% Permanent Disability Suffered By Minor: Gujarat High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently modified the judgment and award granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal on the ground that the tribunal had not complied with the directions issued by the Supreme Court, prescribing Rs. 1 lakh compensation for a minor who sustains upto 10% permanent disability in a motor accident. Dwivedi submitted that the said award granted by …

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: All India High Courts Cases 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: All India High Courts Cases 2022

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Court May Increase Quantum Of Compensation In Motor Accident Claim, Irrespective Of Who Files Appeal: Bombay High Court Case Title : Manager, National Insurance Co.Ltd v Shri Nilesh Suresh Bhandari and ors Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 126 The Bombay High court recently dealt with an …

Kerala High Court Deprecates 'Clever Attempts' Made By Qualified Persons To Establish Less Income In Maintenance Proceedings
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala High Court Deprecates 'Clever Attempts' Made By Qualified Persons To Establish Less Income In Maintenance Proceedings

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday deprecated attempts made by qualified persons to establish less income by producing salary certificates issued from private entrepreneurs, without opportunity to the other side to cross-examine the author of the document, in order to avoid paying maintenance to wife and children. "Clever attempts of qualified persons to establish less income by producing salary certificates …

Hit & Run Cases: Kerala High Court Explains Procedure To Claim Compensation Under 1989 Solatium Scheme
2 years, 4 months ago

Hit & Run Cases: Kerala High Court Explains Procedure To Claim Compensation Under 1989 Solatium Scheme

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently embarked upon a detailed analysis of the Solatium Scheme of 1989 framed by the Central Government under Section 163 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 which provides for compensation in hit and run accidents.Justice P.V. Thus, the Court deduced that, From a combined reading of Clauses 20, 21 and 22, it is clear that the …

Minimum Wages Notification Can Be Considered To Determine Notional Income Of Deceased In Motor Accident Compensation Claims : Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Minimum Wages Notification Can Be Considered To Determine Notional Income Of Deceased In Motor Accident Compensation Claims : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that 'minimum wages notification' can be considered to determine the notional income of deceased in motor accident claim cases.As per the claimants, the Deceased was a fish vendor­ cum­ driver and was earning at least Rs. The Supreme Court observed that 'minimum wages notification' can be considered to determine the notional income of deceased in motor …

Motor Accident Claims - Just Compensation Exceeding The Claimed Amount Can Be Awarded: Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Motor Accident Claims - Just Compensation Exceeding The Claimed Amount Can Be Awarded: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that Motor Accident Compensation exceeding the claimed amount can be awarded.In the matter of compensation, the amount actually due and payable is to be awarded despite the claimants having sought for a lesser amount and the claim petition being valued at a lesser value, the bench comprising Justices observed.In this case, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal …

Motor Accident Death | Compensation Must Balance Fiscal Conditions Of Country Where Deceased Earned & Place Where Kin Live: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Motor Accident Death | Compensation Must Balance Fiscal Conditions Of Country Where Deceased Earned & Place Where Kin Live: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to the kin of a deceased victim, who was earning in foreign currency prior to his death.The Bench comprising Justices AJ Desai and Mauna Bhatt relied on Supreme Court's decision in United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & ors. The Gujarat High Court recently enhanced the …

Compensation For Motor Accident Death Should Include Compensation Under Conventional Heads Including Loss Of Consortium: Telangana High Court
3 years ago

Compensation For Motor Accident Death Should Include Compensation Under Conventional Heads Including Loss Of Consortium: Telangana High Court

Live Law  

Relying on the Apex Court decision in National Insurance Company Limited v. Pranay Sethi & Ors., the Telangana High Court recently ruled that the compensation in motor vehicle accident death claims should include amount under conventional heads viz. Brief facts of the case The claimants who are the husband and children of the deceased filed a petition under Section 166 …

Motor Accident| Veracity Of Witness Adducing Evidence Of Victim's Income Can't Be Doubted Merely Because He Appeared Sans Employer's Permission: Jharkhand HC
3 years, 1 month ago

Motor Accident| Veracity Of Witness Adducing Evidence Of Victim's Income Can't Be Doubted Merely Because He Appeared Sans Employer's Permission: Jharkhand HC

Live Law  

In a recent case seeking enhancement of compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1989, the Jharkhand High Court refused to discard the testimony of a witness, General Manager at the company where the deceased used to work, merely because he appeared without permission from the Department Head.Justice Gautam Choudhary noted that the rules and protocols of official business in a …

Motor Accident Claims - Potential To Earn Can Be Considered To Determine Compensation If There Is No Evidence For Actual Income : Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Motor Accident Claims - Potential To Earn Can Be Considered To Determine Compensation If There Is No Evidence For Actual Income : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held that even if there is no evidence on record of actual income, deceased person's potential to earn can be considered while considering insurance claims in motor accidents matter. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ranchi in its judgement assessed the "future loss of income" of the deceased at Rs.20,000/month and on that basis arrived at a …

Kerala High Court Orders Industrial Tribunal To Initiate Compensation Proceedings After Night Watchman Murdered On Duty
3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala High Court Orders Industrial Tribunal To Initiate Compensation Proceedings After Night Watchman Murdered On Duty

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court is examining how every case of accidental death, injury or murder in the course of employment can be brought to the notice of the Commissioners and Industrial Tribunals under the Employees Compensation Act so that they can exercise their powers to provide monetary relief to the victims' families. The bench was of the opinion that such …

Kerala HC examines how Tribunals can be notified on job deaths, murders of employees
3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala HC examines how Tribunals can be notified on job deaths, murders of employees

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court is examining how every case of an accidental death or injury or even murder in the course of employment can be brought to the notice of the Commissioners and Industrial Tribunals under the Employees Compensation Act so that they can exercise their powers to provide monetary relief to the victims' families. The bench was of …

Motor Accident Claim Petition Does Not Abate On Death Of Injured Claimant: Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Motor Accident Claim Petition Does Not Abate On Death Of Injured Claimant: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that a motor accident claim petition does not abate even after the death of the injured claimant.The right to sue survive to his heirs and legal representatives in so far as loss to the estate is concerned, the bench comprising Justices Navin Sinha and R. Subhash Reddy.The court added that the loss of estate would include …

State Government Bound To Pay Compensation Of Rs 10 Lakh To Families Of Deceased Manhole Workers, Kerala High Court Rules
4 years ago

State Government Bound To Pay Compensation Of Rs 10 Lakh To Families Of Deceased Manhole Workers, Kerala High Court Rules

Live Law  

Giving some closure to a long-standing public interest litigation proceeding, the Kerala High Court recently directed the State Government and its instrumentalities to disburse a sum of Rs 10 Lakh to family members of late Raju and Mayavu, who passed away while cleaning a manhole. Acting per the Supreme Court's ruling in Safai Karamchari Andolan and Others v. Union of …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On SLPs Against Kerala High Court Judgment On Minimum Wages Rules
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On SLPs Against Kerala High Court Judgment On Minimum Wages Rules

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices on two special leave petitions filed against a judgment of the Kerala High Court dealing with amendments brought to the Kerala Minimum Wages Rules.The SLPs were filed by the State of Kerala and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.The High Court had struck down an amendment brought to the Rules which mandated the payment of …

Motor Accidents: Claimant Deprived Of Full Pension Of Her Husband Entitled To Compensation For Loss Of Earnings, Holds Allahabad High Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Motor Accidents: Claimant Deprived Of Full Pension Of Her Husband Entitled To Compensation For Loss Of Earnings, Holds Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday held that a claimant widow, who is deprived of full pension of her husband because he died in a motor accident, is entitled to compensation under the head of loss of earnings. "The Tribunal ought to have considered the fact that had her husband survived, she would have got a sum of Rs.28,000/- per …

Labour Law Case Summary- Half Yearly Update Part-1
4 years, 3 months ago

Labour Law Case Summary- Half Yearly Update Part-1

Live Law  

This compilation is the first part of the two-part series through which we seek to provide a brief overview of the recent judicial decisions on labour laws rendered in the period, April, 2020 to September, 2020, by the Supreme Court and various High Courts of India For the purposes of the instant part, we shall be covering judicial decisions rendered …

Fatal Motor Accident Cases: Principles For Computing Compensation
4 years, 7 months ago

Fatal Motor Accident Cases: Principles For Computing Compensation

Live Law  

With over 1.5 lakh deaths annually in motor accident cases in India, it is not unsurprising that claims on account of compensation for motor accident deaths is one of the most disputed arenas of litigation in the Supreme Court. In Arun Kumar Agrawal v. National Insurance Co. Ltd., the MACT gave notional income of INR 5,000/- per month to the …

Motor Accident Claims: Salary Certificate Not The Only Basis For Assessing Income Of the Deceased For Calculating Compensation [Read Judgment]
6 years, 8 months ago

Motor Accident Claims: Salary Certificate Not The Only Basis For Assessing Income Of the Deceased For Calculating Compensation [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘There is nothing in the law which requires the Tribunal to assess the income of the deceased only on the basis of a salary certificate for arriving at a just and fair compensation to be paid to the claimants for the loss of life.’The Supreme Court in United India Insurance Co Ltd v Indiro Devi has held that salary certificate …

Motor Accident Claims: Salary Certificate Not The Only Basis For Assessing Income Of the Deceased For Calculating Compensation [Read Judgment]
6 years, 8 months ago

Motor Accident Claims: Salary Certificate Not The Only Basis For Assessing Income Of the Deceased For Calculating Compensation [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘There is nothing in the law which requires the Tribunal to assess the income of the deceased only on the basis of a salary certificate for arriving at a just and fair compensation to be paid to the claimants for the loss of life.’The Supreme Court in United India Insurance Co Ltd v Indiro Devi has held that salary certificate …

Recovery After Retrospective Pay Revision Post-Retirement/Superannuation Not Permissible Under Law: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 10 months ago

Recovery After Retrospective Pay Revision Post-Retirement/Superannuation Not Permissible Under Law: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that recovery of money after retrospective pay revision after retirement or superannuation is not permissible in law and granted relief to a retired teacher of a municipal school.A bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing a writ petition filed by the teacher.Case BackgroundThe teacher, Grace Pampoorickal, was appointed as an …

Applying ‘Lost Life Principle’ Kerala HC Awards Special Compensation To A Motor Accident Victim’s Mother [Read Judgment]
6 years, 11 months ago

Applying ‘Lost Life Principle’ Kerala HC Awards Special Compensation To A Motor Accident Victim’s Mother [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Invoking the concept of ‘Lost Life Principle’, High Court of Kerala has ordered an insurance company to pay additional compensation to the mother of a minor victim in a motor accident case.The division bench of High Court of Kerala comprising Justice PN Ravindran and Justice Devan Ramachandran, has ordered an amount of Rs.15,00,000 to be paid to the mother of …

Many Unaware About Their Right To Be Compensated For Motor Accidents, Observes SC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 5 months ago

Many Unaware About Their Right To Be Compensated For Motor Accidents, Observes SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Perusing an affidavit filed by the Union of India regarding motor accident deaths and insurance claim, the Supreme Court has noted that the number of insurance claims made on account of death is roughly half of the number of deaths.The Bench comprising Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice D.Y. Perusing an affidavit filed by the Union of India regarding motor …

Determination Of Compensation Under Different Heads Crucial While Computing Award For Motor Accidents: SC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 6 months ago

Determination Of Compensation Under Different Heads Crucial While Computing Award For Motor Accidents: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in Sandhya Rani Debbarma & Ors. The National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr, has observed that determining the compensation under different heads such as loss of estate, funeral expenses, loss of consortium etc. The National Insurance Company challenged the Tribunal verdict in Gauhati High Court, which modified the award and reduced it to Rs 20.40 lakh in …

Determination Of Compensation Under Different Heads Crucial While Computing Award For Motor Accidents: SC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 6 months ago

Determination Of Compensation Under Different Heads Crucial While Computing Award For Motor Accidents: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in Sandhya Rani Debbarma & Ors. The National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr, has observed that determining the compensation under different heads such as loss of estate, funeral expenses, loss of consortium etc. The National Insurance Company challenged the Tribunal verdict in Gauhati High Court, which modified the award and reduced it to Rs 20.40 lakh in …

Courts duty bound to award just sentence for effective rehabilitation of victim - Use of Sec 357A – Victim Compensation Model: Supreme Court
10 years, 1 month ago

Courts duty bound to award just sentence for effective rehabilitation of victim - Use of Sec 357A – Victim Compensation Model: Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a rare appeal preferred by a state for enhancement of sentence and reasonable compensation against the impugned High Court judgment u/s 304A/337 IPC, a Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices T.S.Thakur and Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the respondent to pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakhs and 3 months RI in event of non-payment. The bench speaking through Justice …

Courts duty bound to award just sentence for effective rehabilitation of victim - Use of Sec 357A – Victim Compensation Model: Supreme Court
10 years, 1 month ago

Courts duty bound to award just sentence for effective rehabilitation of victim - Use of Sec 357A – Victim Compensation Model: Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a rare appeal preferred by a state for enhancement of sentence and reasonable compensation against the impugned High Court judgment u/s 304A/337 IPC, a Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices T.S.Thakur and Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the respondent to pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakhs and 3 months RI in event of non-payment. The bench speaking through Justice …

Deceased medic's parents get Rs. 27,25,000 compensation after 12 years
10 years, 5 months ago

Deceased medic's parents get Rs. 27,25,000 compensation after 12 years

India TV News  

New Delhi: Twelve years after a 19-year-old medical student was crushed under the wheels of a truck in Ahmedabad, the Supreme Court has awarded compensation of Rs.27,25,000 with an annual interest of 9 percent holding that deceased was a diligent and outstanding student and ascertaining his future income at Rs.25,000 per month. Awarding the compensation, an apex court bench of …

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