The ex-gratia amount will be paid to the dependents in case of death or injury to anyone in train accidents. According to a circular issued by the Railway Board on September 18, this amount has been revised upwards to Rs five lakh, for train accidents and accidents at manned level crossings. The circular from the Railways also states that an …
The Union Ministry of Railways has revised the amount of ex-gratia relief to be payable in case of death to the dependents by up to ten times. The circular also states that an additional ex-gratia relief in case of hospitalisation of grievously injured passengers beyond thirty days, in case of a train accident ₹3,000 per day to be released at …
It is said ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. A Delhi court has convicted a man of rash driving and causing serious injuries to a person in an accident two decades ago. It was hearing a case against Nawal Kishore, who was accused of driving a tractor rashly and hitting Hira Nand Sharma on the Old Pankha Road in southwest Delhi …
Recently, the movie 'Chhapaak', based on the story of the acid-attack survivor Lakshmi, was released. SHE, THE VICTIM: ACID-ATTACKS AS A FORM OF GENDER-VIOLENCE The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979 and ratified by India in 1993.Under Article 1 of the CEDAW, 'discrimination against women' has been interpreted to …
"It needs hardly any emphasis that the act of causing grievous hurt by use of acid, by its very nature, is a gruesome and horrendous one, which, apart from causing severe bodily pain, leaves the scars and untold permanent miseries for the victim," noted Supreme Court while passing judgment in Omanakuttan v. The State of Kerala. With acid attack cases …