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NHRC Notices TN Government over Death of Three Girls in Road Mishap(17.10.2016)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Tamil Nadu government over reported death of three college girls in a road accident invol.....

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P&H HC: Unjust to Hold Driver Guilty of Offence Involving Moral Turpitude in Absence of Mens Rea(17.04.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that road accidents are often result of an error of judgment or mechanical failures or on account of fault of other vehi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Mens Rea, Road Accident, Moral Turpitude

P&H HC: Unjust to Hold Driver Guilty of Offence Involving Moral Turpitude in Absence of Mens Rea(17.04.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that road accidents are often result of error of judgment or mechanical failures or on account of fault .....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mens Rea, Road Accident, Moral Turpitude

Supreme Court Enhances Sentence Of Navjot Sidhu To One Year Imprisonment In 1988 Road Rage Case(19.05.2022)

Supreme Court enhanced the sentence of Congress leader and former Indian Cricket team member Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year imprisonment in a 1988 roa.....

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Supreme Court Sets Guidelines to Curb Road Accidents(01.12.2017)

Supreme Court has issued a set of guidelines to tackle rising accidents, including addition of a chapter on road safety in school curriculum and audit.....

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SC Pulls Up Centre for Failing to Frame Scheme for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims(10.04.2025)

Supreme Court has slammed the Central Government for failing to frame a scheme for cashless treatment of road accident victims immediately after an ac.....

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Bombay HC Directs Payment of Over Rs. 4.5 Cr to Family of Person who Died in Road Accident(07.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has directed New India Assurance (NIA) to pay a sum of Rs 4.56 crore as compensation to the family of deceased Ravindra Kulkarni, wh.....

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Kerala HC: District Collectors Will be Answerable for Accidents Caused by Road Potholes(22.08.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered that every future road accident caused by potholes would have to be explained by District Collectors, and directed that .....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Potholes, Road Accidents, District Collectors

Madras HC Doubles Compensation For Death of Medical Student in Road Accident(17.01.2017)

Madras High Court has increased compensation awarded by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to parents of a second year MBBS student who died after being.....

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SC: States to Take Steps Towards Developing Swift Response Protocols for Victims of Road Accidents(18.04.2025)

Supreme Court has directed all state governments and union territories to take effective steps for developing swift response protocols with the object.....

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SC: Compensation must be Directly Transferred to Road Accident Victims and Workmen(23.04.2025)

Supreme Court has directed High Courts to frame practice directions to ensure that compensation paid to the claimants under the Motor Vehicles Act, 19.....

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Cal HC: BSF Cannot Deny DIG Rank to an Officer Injured in 1995 Road Accident After Earlier Promotion(17.07.2026)

Calcutta HC held that the BSF cannot refuse promotion to the post of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) on the basis of an officer's medical category when.....

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Notifications & Circulars

SOPs to not scare away the Good Samaritan(21.01.2016)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified Standard Operating Procedures for the examination of Good Samaritans by the police. The instr.....

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