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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 …

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Rajesh S. Patil affirmed that once an ineligibility to act as Arbitrator is waived by an express agreement in writing under proviso to section 12 of the Arbitration Act, waiving party is prohibited from claiming ineligibility of the Arbitrator for the first time under section 34 of the Arbitration Act. Brief Facts The …

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sachin Datta has held that conduct of the parties has to be seen before granting equitable relief for specific performance of the contract. Brief Facts The present petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 assails an arbitral award dated 12.04.2022, whereby the arbitral tribunal has refused to grant specific …

A single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh while deciding a writ petition in the case of Sunil Kumar & Ors. The Regional Labour Commissioner ordered the Respondent to take the Petitioner back in service however, due to non-payment of the earnest wages for the period of June 2011 to September 2011, the Petitioner …

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Supreme Court Case Title: Eva Agro Feeds Private Limited V. Punjab National Bank & Anr., Civil Appeal No. 971, 972 & 973 of 2023 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Shri Barun Mitra, has held that IBC provisions do not indicate that all information collected by the Resolution Professional is required …

The Supreme Court observed that the insurance company is not liable if the claimant was travelling in the trailer attached to the tractor, which was not insured though tractor was insured.When a tractor and trailer are involved, both the tractor as well as the trailer are required to be insured, the bench of Justices observed.In this case, the Bombay High …

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court directed the commissioner of central tax to pass necessary assessment orders in a writ petition questioning attachment of bank accounts. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji was dealing with a writ plea filed by Creative Kaven Developers seeking declaration of notice. The bench, comprising Chief Justice …

Socio-economic background of the claimants must be considered while awarding compensation in cases of permanent disability caused due to motor accidents, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered today.The bench of Justices Krishna Murari and S. Ravindra Bhat observed thus while allowing appeal filed by a claimant seeking enhancement of motor accident. Socio-economic background of the claimants must be …

The Karnataka High Court has said the amendment brought to Section 20 of the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, notified on 23.01.2014, which bars the Commissioner from conducting an inquiry/proceedings on the claims under the Act and confers the powers to the concerned courts, is not applicable to a case decided prior to issuing of the notification. A single judge bench …

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that even if the court comes to the conclusion that there is a breach of any policy condition recognized under Section 149 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the insurer is liable to compensate the third party and recover the same from the insured. A single judge bench of Justice HP Sandesh allowed an appeal …

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