7 years, 8 months ago

Pay Compensation Under Section 357A To Relatives Of Murder Victim: Delhi HC To Delhi State Legal Services Authority [Read Judgments]

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The Delhi High Court recently awarded compensation to the relatives of two murder victims, drawing from various judicial precedents, and noting that the fine ordered by the Trial Court was inadequate.The Bench comprising Justice Vinod Goel and Justice G.S. Sistani directed the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to conduct a proper enquiry to identify legal heirs of the deceased victims, and. The Delhi High Court recently awarded compensation to the relatives of two murder victims, drawing from various judicial precedents, and noting that the fine ordered by the Trial Court was inadequate. Sistani directed the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to conduct a proper enquiry to identify legal heirs of the deceased victims, and pay them compensation within two months.

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2 months 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 …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Compensation Received Under SC/ST Rules Must Be Returned If FIR Quashed Due To Settlement: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that any compensation received under the SC/ST Rules should be returned when the legal proceedings are discontinued due to a settlement.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that the compensation mechanism under the SC/ST Act read with the Rules is intrinsically linked to the continuation of legal proceedings.“The intent of the. The Delhi High Court has …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC directs BSES to pay ₹10 lakh ex gratia compensation to widow of Sub Inspector

The Hindu

The Delhi High Court in a recent order has directed power discom BSES to pay an ex gratia compensation of ₹10 Lakh to the widow of a Sub Inspector who died due to electrocution in 2017. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said the judgement, “In light of the benefits already extended to the petitioner, the Court, in its discretion, deems it …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi government proposes ₹7.5 lakh compensation for families of prisoners who die in custody

The Hindu

The Delhi government has proposed a compensation of ₹7.5 lakh for the families of prisoners who die due to unnatural causes while in custody in the city's jails. "Unnatural custodial deaths, as defined by the policy, may occur due to incidents such as quarrels between inmates, mistreatment or torture by prison staff, or negligence by medical officers," the statement said. …

1 year, 1 month ago

Make Efforts To Pay Additional ₹20 Lakhs Compensation To Families Of Those Who Died Due To Manual Scavenging: High Court To Delhi Govt

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to make efforts to pay the additional compensation of Rs. “This Court expects that the State will endeavour to pay the balance of Rs.20 lakh to all similarly placed persons instead of forcing the family members of persons who have lost their lives in manual scavenging to approach this Court by …

1 year, 4 months ago

Murder Of Employee Doesn't Disentitle Legal Heirs From Claiming Compensation Under Employees’ Compensation Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law

In an appeal filed under Section 30 of the Employees’ Compensation Act, the Delhi High Court has reiterated that the fact of an employee being murdered during the course of employment does not disentitle his legal heirs from seeking compensation under the Act. Vs. Munesh Devi.” The appeal was filed by the claimants, challenging Labor Commissioner’s order, whereby the claim …

2 years ago

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt’s Response On PIL Seeking Release Of Ex-Gratia Compensation To Families Of Cops Who Died On COVID-19 Duty

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought Delhi government’s response on a public interest litigation seeking release of the ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 1 crore to families of police officers who died on duty during COVID-19 pandemic.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on the plea moved by two advocates and a …

2 years, 2 months ago

Kanjhawala death case: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces compensation of Rs 10 lakh to victim's family

India TV News

Kanjhawala death case: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday, announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the victim, Anjali Singh, who was killed in an accident on January 1. The Chief Minister also talked to the victim's mother and assured to provide justice to her deceased daughter. Delhi CM terms it 'rarest of rare crimes' …

2 years, 3 months ago

Custodial Death Case: MP High Court Stays Order Directing State To Pay ₹20 Lakh To Deceased Victim's Family; CBI Probe To Continue

Live Law

While hearing an appeal preferred by the State of Madhya Pradesh against the single bench decision in a recent custodial death case, the division bench of Justice Rohit Arya and Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke on Monday stayed the direction requiring State to pay Rs. However, despite the FIR and despite receiving orders for magisterial enquiry, the investigating officer sat over …

2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Enhances Compensation For Child Sexual Abuse Survivors From Rs 7 Lakh To 10.5 Lakh

Live Law

Ordering increase in the amount of compensation for survivors of child sexual abuse from Rs 7 lakh to at least Rs 10.5 lakh under the 2018 Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said that the final compensation to the victims must be the maximum amount as provided in the scheme's schedule.The schedule of 2018 scheme mentions …

2 years, 7 months ago

[Custodial Death] Madras High Court Directs CB-CID To Charge Erring Police Officials For Murder, Awards ₹5 Lakh Interim Compensation To Family

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently allowed a mother's plea to register a case for the offence of Murder against the police officials allegedly involved in the custodial death of her 22 year old son.It directed the CB-CID to alter the charge against the accused police officials and proceed against them for the offence of murder and file the final report …

3 years, 10 months ago

"System Can't Turn The Clock Back Nor 'Undo' Offence": Delhi HC Awards ₹6 Lakh Interim Compensation To Minor Sexual Assault Victim

Live Law

In a significant observation, the Delhi High Court on Thursday, while awarding ₹6 lakh as interim compensation to a minor victim of sexual assault, remarked, "Since the system cannot turn the clock back nor 'undo' the offence, there is little else the court can do other than prosecute the offender and provide to the victim whatever psychological security and sense …

3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme Permits Grant Of Compensation In Case Of Custodial Deaths: DSLSA Tells Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the State Legal Services Authority to expeditiously process the application for compensation made by the widow of an alleged thief, who died in judicial custody. On being informed that the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme, 2018 permits the grant of compensation in case of custodial deaths, a Single Bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh …

3 years, 11 months ago

SC Dismisses Challenge Against Delhi HC Decision Holding That Widow's Right To Compensation For Husband's Death Will Not Abate After Re-Marriage

Live Law

The Supreme Court has affirmed a Delhi High Court decision that a widow's right to claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act for the death of her husband in a motor vehicle accident will not abate on her re-marriage. By dismissing the SLP against the Delhi High Court decision, the Supreme Court has affirmed that the right of a widow …

4 years ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Govt Response On Plea Against Differential Compensation For Major & Minor Riots Victims

Live Law

A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh today sought response from the Delhi government on its scheme for compensation of Delhi riots' victims, which has been alleged to be discriminatory for awarding different compensation amounts to families of major and minor deceased riots' victims. The court also issued notice to the Sub-Divisional Magistrates of Seelampur and Yamuna Vihar, on …

4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court (FB) Mandates Filing Of Convict's Income Affidavit & Victim Impact Report To Determine Compensation U/S. 357 CrPC

Live Law

Holding that Section 357 of CrPC for payment of compensation to victims is a mandatory provision, the Delhi High Court recently issued directions to the Trial Courts to take steps to implement the same. Reference may also be had to Ankush Shivaji Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra, 6 SCC 770, wherein the Supreme Court had given directions that the Courts …

4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Govt In Plea Seeking Compensation For Victims

Live Law

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking interim and full compensation for the victims of the riots that broke out in the northeast districts of Delhi. It is argued that these victims immediately require interim and full compensation but the amount specified by the Delhi Government in its compensation scheme is inadequate to provide relief. Seeking financial …

5 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC Directs Civic Body To Pay Rs 2 Lakhs To Mother Of Vegetable Vendor Killed In Wall Collapse [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed Barshi Municipal Council to pay Rs.2 lakh as interim compensation to the aged mother of a vegetable seller who died due to injuries suffered after a wall collapsed in Barshi, Solapur district of Maharashtra on May 16, 2015. The division bench of Justices Akil Kureshi and SJ Kathawalla was hearing a petition filed …

6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC Upholds Life Imprisonment For Sodomising 6-Year-Old Boy; Awards 5 Lakh Compensation [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a convict for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 6-year-old boy.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Vinod Goel further enhanced the compensation awarded to the minor victim to Rs. The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a convict for committing …

7 years ago

Delhi HC Awards Rs 10L Compensation Each To Wife, Mother Of Two Manual Scavengers Who Died Of Toxic Fumes Inside Chocked Sewer [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the wife and mother of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning sewerage in Bawana Industrial area here in the year 2011.Justice V Kameshwar Rao directed Delhi government’s Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to the wife of …

7 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC Steps In To Ensure Immediate Legal Aid, Compensation To Minor Raped In School And Likes

Live Law

Calls for protocol for synergy between cops and the DSLSA Taking note of two newspaper reports relating to sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl inside her school, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police and the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to arrive at a protocol for transmission of information of cases of sexual violence to the …

7 years, 8 months ago

Pay Compensation Under Section 357A To Relatives Of Murder Victim: Delhi HC To Delhi State Legal Services Authority [Read Judgments]

Live Law

8 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC rules compensation to be given to children born out of rape

Firstpost

A child born out of rape is entitled to compensation, independent of any such relief granted to the mother, the Delhi High Court has ruled. The verdict to this effect, in which a man has been sent to jail for his entire “natural life” for raping his minor step-daughter, was delivered after the court noted that there was no such …

8 years, 7 months ago

Death in Police Custody: Gujarat HC orders State to pay compensation to the kin [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Gujarat High Court has recently directed the State Government to pay a lump sum compensation of Rs 1.50 Lakhs on account of a detainee’s death in Police Custody, to the deceased’s mother within a period of six months.As per the case details, Ashok Hakabai was arrested under the Prohibition Act at Morbi. The Gujarat High Court has recently directed …

8 years, 7 months ago

Expedite compensation to Hashimpura victims: Delhi HC to UP Govt. [Read Order]

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has asked the state of Uttar Pradesh to expedite disbursement of compensation to the Victims of Hashimpura massacre.The Bench comprising of Justices Gita Mittal and R.K.Gauba observed: “It is not possible for this court to undertake the exercise of identifying the victims at this stage. The Delhi High Court has asked the state of Uttar Pradesh …

8 years, 7 months ago

Expedite compensation to Hashimpura victims: Delhi HC to UP Govt. [Read Order]

Live Law

8 years, 8 months ago

Police and Doctors killed on duty should get equal compensation

Live Law

It is the duty of state to value each life equally. In fact, the Delhi State Government was kind enough to enhance compensation to Rs 1 crore for officers in uniform if killed on duty. It is not clear whether the policy of the Delhi State covers a doctor’s family to get compensation for his death due to decease. The …

9 years, 3 months ago

No separate norms for boys, girls killed in accidents: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times

The Motor Vehicle Act does not lay down separate guidelines for the families of male and female children killed in road accidents to seek compensation, the Delhi High Court clarified while striking down an order of Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal that denied compensation to parents of a girl killed in an accident. Delhi high court came down heavily on MACT …

9 years, 3 months ago

Legal heirs of the deceased cannot settle Criminal cases on his behalf : Punjab and Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law

It is inexplicable how they can be allowed to do so on behalf of a dead person. Possibility that they have acted under pressure or for some consideration, cannot be ruled out, the court said while refusing to quash the FIR.The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that legal heirs of the deceased cannot enter into a compromise with …

9 years, 3 months ago

Legal heirs of the deceased cannot settle Criminal cases on his behalf : Punjab and Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law

9 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka HC directs Public Prosecutors to make effective representation in Courts to ensure victims are compensated [Read Judgment]

Live Law

This Court is of the considered opinion that all the public prosecutors, representing the department of prosecution in the criminal Courts in the State will have to make sincere efforts to request the Court to award suitable compensation not only in the cases where they end in conviction but also in the cases where the criminal cases end in acquittal …

9 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka HC directs Public Prosecutors to make effective representation in Courts to ensure victims are compensated [Read Judgment]

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9 years, 9 months ago

State to provide Compensation in case of Delays in solving the Cases: Madras HC

Live Law

Taking a cue from a case wherein a petitioner’s 15 year old daughter’s murder case was not solved by the police authorities till then, the Madras High Court said that the state was liable to pay compensation in cases which remain unsolved by police for years. Justice S Nagamuthu of the Court's Madurai bench said if police were not able …

10 years ago

In case of inability of accused to pay compensation, State should be directed to pay the same under Section 357A from Victim Compensation Scheme funds: SC

Live Law

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice T.S. Goel has observed that in case "the accused is unable to pay adequate compensation to the victim or his heir, the Court ought to have awarded compensation under Section 357A against the State from the funds available under the Victim Compensation Scheme framed under the said section.The Court was hearing an Appeal. …

10 years ago

In case of inability of accused to pay compensation, State should be directed to pay the same under Section 357A from Victim Compensation Scheme funds: SC

Live Law

10 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court orders Compensation to Nitish Katara’s Family

Live Law

The Delhi High Court yesterday ordered compensation in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. A special bench, comprising justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha said that three convicts, including UP politician D P Yadav’s son Vikas, will have to pay compensation to the family of Katara who was murdered in 2002.The Bench provided three weeks extra time to Delhi …

13 years, 6 months ago

Court orders Rs. 10 lakh compensation each to Delhi blast victims

The Hindu

The Centre and the Delhi government were on Wednesday asked by the Delhi High Court to pay Rs. In addition, the court also asked the Centre to consider providing education to the victims’ children and directed the Delhi government to provide jobs to eligible children of victims. Appearing for the Centre, Additional Solicitor General A S Chandihoke informed the bench …

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Plea for police probe into Delhi HC judge residence fire listed on March 28

The Hindu

A petition seeking a direction to the police to register a First Information Report and investigate allegations of “huge sums of unaccounted money” found on the official residential premises of sitting Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma is listed in the Supreme Court on March 28, 2025. The petition had been orally mentioned before the Chief Justice of India …

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1 day, 12 hours ago

‘Cash’ find at Delhi High Court judge’s residence: Supreme Court to list plea to file FIR

The Hindu

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday said the Supreme Court will list a writ petition seeking a direction to the police to register a first information report and probe allegations of “huge sums of unaccounted money” found on the official residential premises of the High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, when a fire broke out on the night …

Court Fir Petition Nedumpara

2 days, 7 hours ago

SC Pulls Up Uttarakhand Govt For Delaying Compensation Of Doctor Widow

ABP News

The Supreme Court has slammed the Uttarakhand government for failing to provide compensation to the widow of a doctor, who has been fighting a legal battle for nine years. Acknowledging this, the Supreme Court ruled that the family must receive the amount with nine years of accrued interest, totalling ₹1 crore. Additionally, following a 2021 Supreme Court directive, the family …

Family Court Uttarakhand Doctor Lakh Nine Years Delaying Compensation

3 days, 4 hours ago

Solatium handed over to family of deceased VAO

The Hindu

Officials of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department recently handed over a solatium of ₹6 lakh to the family of a Village Administrative Officer in Tirumangalam who was killed on March 15. As the case was registered under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989, under the provision of the Act, Government Order for the first 50% of the ₹12 …

3 days, 4 hours ago

Wayanad rehabilitation: Kerala HC declines to restrain govt. from taking over land

The Hindu

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday declined to issue an interim order sought by Elstone Tea Estate Limited restraining the government from taking over its land for setting up a model township for the Wayanad landslides survivors and allowed the government to take symbolic possession of the land. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and …

Compensation State Estate Wayanad Land

5 days, 23 hours ago