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When crying wolf 218 times is one too many(31.07.2015)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently passed a judgment calling a Petitioner's suit (with a further 20 listed for the month of August, 2015) friv.....
Tags : vexatious, frivolous, litigation, compensation
When crying wolf 218 times is one too many(31.07.2015)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently passed a judgment calling a Petitioner's suit (with a further 20 listed for the month of August, 2015) friv.....
Tags : vexatious, frivolous, litigation, compensation
Easier refunds, more compensation: DGCA(13.06.2016)
The Director General of Civil Aviation released proposals to ease flyers’ woes in the event of cancelled flights or when they are denied boarding. Als.....
Tags : air travel, refund, cancellation, disability, compensation
Judgments
National Commission has to exercise the jurisdiction only if State Commission or the District Forum either failed to exercise their jurisdiction or exceeded jurisdiction by acting illegally(02.08.2016)
Appellant-Society is a charitable institution running a girls hostel at Surat for the benefit of Adiwasi children. Appellant-Society purchased vitrifi.....
Tags : Defective tiles, Compensation, Liability
Contract of insurance is a contract of good faith (uberrima fides)(02.08.2016)
Instant First Appeal filed against impugned order of State Commission. Complainant obtained an insurance policy from the respondent, United India Insu.....
Tags : Insurance, Compensation, Contract, Good faith
International Cases
Victim’s entitlement to compensation measured by reference to the law of state of accident, routes to recovery provided by Directives he or she invokes(03.08.2016)
In present case, Respondent, a United Kingdom resident, was on holiday in Greece. Walking along the verge of a road, she was struck from behind by a v.....
Tags : Compensation, Liability, Jurisdiction
Inadvertent fall while boarding running train not a criminal act or self-inflicted injury to deny compensation(06.10.2016)
In instant case, Appellant is aggrieved by Railway Tribunal’s order dismissing Appellants’ claim petition by holding that, death of deceased was not o.....
Tags : Accidental fall, Compensation, Grant
Complainant obliged to get property insured, failure on part of opposite party not amount to deficiency of service(22.08.2016)
Complainant/Respondent No.1 was sanctioned loan by Opposite Party /Appellants and complainant executed various documents and hypothecated/mortgaged pr.....
Tags : Insurance, Obligation, Deficiency, Compensation
Notifications & Circulars
Report of the Internal Working Group (IWG) on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy(06.10.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India placed on its website, the Report of the Internal Working Group (IWG) on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy (Cha.....
Tags : Authorisation Policy, Rationalisation, Report
No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment(08.11.2016)
Present case originated in twenty-eight applications against Russian Federation lodged with Court under Article 34 of Convention for Protection of Hum.....
Tags : Detention, Degrading treatment, Compensation
A person is entitled to compensation, if there is delay in settlement of legitimate claim thereof(21.12.2016)
Present petition has been filed to set aside award passed by second Respondent, Sole Arbitrator in so far as the failure to consider claim for compens.....
Tags : Delay, Compensation, Entitlement
In a master and servant relation, master is vicariously liable for acts of omission of servant and liable to pay compensation for negligence and deficiency in service(15.11.2016)
21-year old educated son of complainant, lost his life by drowning at Boat Club, owned by Appellant, Paradeep Port Trust. Appellant has tried to shift.....
Tags : Compensation, Liability, Vicarious
Rupees 500 and 1000 denomination notes are no more a legal tender : Union Government(08.11.2016)
The Prime Minister of India in a surprise move announced demonetization rupees 500 and 1000 denomination notes with effect from midnight of 8th Novemb.....
Tags : Rupees, De-monetisation, Black money
When driving in city, one must anticipate that pedestrians will cross road, if they see a gap in the traffic(02.12.2016)
Present action arises out of a road traffic accident which occurred at the junction of Merrion Row and Merrion Street Upper in the city of Dublin. Whi.....
Tags : Accident, Causation, Contributory negligence
Comments invited on the working paper of the high level committee to review the Institutionalisation of Arbitration Mechanism in India by 7 April 2017(16.03.2017)
The Government of India has emphasised the need for promoting arbitration as a preferred dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes. Pursuan.....
Tags : Arbitration, Mechanism, Institutionalisation, Review
Bank is Liable to Pay Compensation, if the Original Title Deed had been Lost(20.02.2017)
Instant first appeal has been filed against the impugned order passed by Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission vide which, Consumer Comp.....
Tags : Compensation, Entitlement, Limitation
Party complaining breach of contract is entitled to reasonable compensation whether or not actual loss is proved to have been caused(21.04.2017)
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited ('MTNL') has filed present petition under Section 34 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging an Award da.....
Tags : Damages, Compensation, Validity
When identical lands which are situated nearby are acquired for same purpose, it would not be proper to discriminate between land owners unless there are strong reasons(21.03.2017)
Instant appeals arise out of common judgment passed by High Court of Jammu and Kashmir affirming compensation of Rs. 2,50,000/- per Kanal awarded to A.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Validity
Subjective satisfaction of Detaining Authority and consequent detention order vitiated as it was based on possibility of Petitioner's husband applying for bail again(31.05.2017)
In present writ petition, challenge is to order of detention passed by Joint Secretary to Government of India against husband of Petitioner directing .....
Tags : Detention, Subjective satisfaction, Validity
Insurance Company cannot repudiate claim in toto in case of loss of vehicle due to theft(13.07.2017)
Challenge in present Revision Petition under Section 21(b) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is to order passed by Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes .....
Tags : Compensation, Payment, Direction, Validity
Courts can always apply reasonable amount of guesswork to balance equities in order to fix a just and fair market value(07.07.2017)
Present appeals are filed by land owners against final judgment and order passed by High Court of Karnataka, whereby High Court allowed appeals in par.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Re-determination, Validity
If a person drives vehicle without a licence, he commits an offence that may not lead to finding of negligence as regards accident(15.12.2017)
The present appeal arises from a judgment of the High Court of Karnataka. Appellant who was riding a motorcycle met with an accident with a mini lorry.....
Tags : Contributory negligence, Basis, Compensation
Burden of proving that, victim is not a bona fide passenger lies on Railways(19.12.2017)
In facts of present case, according to Appellant, the deceased used to travel in train by purchasing II class ticket and that they came to know from t.....
Tags : Bona fide, Burden of proof, Compensation
Prison modernisation reforms(06.02.2018)
Prisons being a State subject, modernization of prisons is undertaken by respective State Governments. The Ministry of Home Affairs is supporting the .....
Tags : Reforms, Prison, Modernisation
State Human Rights Commission is only a recommendatory body and has no power and jurisdiction to direct payment of compensation.(07.11.2017)
The present petition is filed by the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (Petitioner) for challenging the order passed by the Chhattisgarh Human Righ.....
Tags : Human Rights Commission, Compensation, Recommendatory Authority
Rationalisation of long term capital gains proposed, Revenue gain of about Rs.20,000 crores expected in the first year(01.02.2018)
The Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Shri Arun Jaitley today proposed to tax long term capital gains exceeding Rs.1 lakh at the rate of 10.....
Tags : Rationalisation, Capital gains, Proposal
Multiplier should depend on the age of the deceased and not on the age of the dependants(09.02.2018)
In a motor accident which occurred on 22nd September, 2009, Ajit Singh, who was at the relevant time 23 years of age died. His parents, who were in th.....
Tags : Compensation, Determination, Multiplier
“Light Motor Vehicle" would include a transport vehicle as per the weight(06.03.2018)
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal allowed a claim for compensation filed by the third Respondent. The claim arose from the death of the husband of th.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Liability
Proof of rashness and negligence on part of driver of vehicle is sine qua non for maintaining a claim petition(12.04.2018)
In instant case, The Appellant filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act,1988 on account of multiple grievous injuries sustain.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Proof, Negligence
Interference in exercise of revisional jurisdiction is to be made only if there is a material defect or jurisdictional error in concurrent findings recorded by consumer fora below(29.01.2018)
Present revision petition has been filed under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the impugned order, passed by the State Comm.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Insurance claim
RBI Rationalised External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy(27.04.2018)
In light of requests received from corporates and other entities and in administering the ECB regime, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided, in cons.....
Tags : Investment, Policy, Rationalisation
Once deceased with valid train ticket is found on railway track, which is not near place of residence or work, onus of proof shifts upon railway to show that, deceased was not a bonafide passenger(05.04.2018)
In facts of the case, the deceased, Appellants' son, while travelling by train accidently fell down from the running train near the housing board colo.....
Tags : Bonafide passenger, Compensation, Grant
Compensation not payable unless disease predominantly arose from discipline which was unreasonable and harsh on part of employer(23.08.2018)
In instant case, the Appellant (Mr Suleski), was employed as a crane supervisor by the Respondent (Pilbara Iron). At a meeting with his superintendent.....
Tags : Compensation, Denial, Legality
Consumption of liquor beyond a safe limit disqualifies the insured from getting benefits of insurance policy(04.09.2018)
The complainant/Respondent owned a vehicle which he had got insured with the Petitioner Company. The vehicle having met with an accident, on 4th Decem.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Legality
Claimant cannot maintain a claim on basis of his own fault or negligence(31.08.2018)
National Insurance Co. Ltd. has filed present appeal challenging the judgment whereby the High Court has directed the Appellant-insurer to pay the com.....
Tags : Compensation, Payment, Direction, Validity
If any judgment or order is obtained by fraud, it cannot be said to be a judgment or order in law(10.10.2018)
Present appeal is against the order passed by the Tribunal. Aggrieved of said order passed in the review petition as also the basic award, the Appell.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Review
Emotional dependence cannot be measured to be in part; either it is there or is not there(03.10.2018)
In present matter, the daughter of the Appellants (hereafter the victim) died on August 2, 1999 in a rail accident. The accident claimed the lives of .....
Tags : Compensation, Denial, Validity
One time relaxation for regularisation and issue of EODC for exports made prior to imports where Advance Authorisation issued for import of Natural Rubber/Silk(13.09.2018)
1. In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.58 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby g.....
Tags : Regularisation, Relaxation, Exports
Powers of Policy Relaxation Committee, while making its recommendations are wide and are purely discretionary(26.09.2018)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition challenging impugning orders. By the impugned order dated 23rd February, 2016, the Policy Relaxation Com.....
Tags : Extension, Duty Free Import, Authorisation
Onus to prove seed’s good quality is on Manufacturer of seeds as Complainants are not expected to store some of seeds for future testing(28.09.2018)
Complainants, who are farmers, purchased onion seeds from the Opposite Parties ("Horticultural Foundation"), and sown the same in their fields; that e.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Validity
Railway administration is not liable to pay compensation, if passenger dies or suffers injury due to- suicide or attempted to suicide by him or self-inflicted injury(21.11.2018)
The Applicant has filed present claim petition under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 seeking compensation for an amount of Rs. 4,0.....
Tags : Compensation, Payment, Exemption
A procedural lapse could not be made basis to reject claim petition(16.11.2018)
Present appeal is filed by the claimants against the final judgment passed by the High Court whereby the High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the .....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Grant
Loss of earning capacity must be determined at 100 percent for entitlement to compensation(17.12.2018)
Present appeal has been filed challenging the award of the Commissioner. The contention of the Appellant is that, the loss of employment suffered by h.....
Tags : Disability, Compensation, Grant
Competition Commission of India decides the Third Lesser Penalty case in respect of cartelisation in Indian Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell Batteries Market(17.01.2019)
The Competition Commission of India ('CCI') passed a Final Order imposing penalty on Panasonic Energy India Co. Limited ('Panasonic') and Godrej and B.....
Tags : Penalty, Cartelisation, Dry cell batteries
In cases of medical negligence, where a special skill or competence is attributed to a doctor, a doctor need not possess highest expert skill, at risk of being found negligent(25.02.2019)
The sad demise of the wife of the Appellant has resulted in the legal proceedings being initiated by the Appellant on a belief that, the cause of her .....
Tags : Medical negligence, Compensation, Entitlement
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan hands over 100th Letter of Intent under SATAT scheme(27.02.2019)
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today handed over the 100th Letter of Intent (L.....
Tags : Letter of Intent, SATAT scheme
Mere relationship or being an acquaintance cannot be sole ground to discard the testimony of an otherwise reliable witness(18.01.2019)
Rajinder Kumar Sharma, owner of the vehicle in question has filed the instant appeal assailing the award passed by the Tribunal. A claim petition was .....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Validity
Owner of a vehicle who transfers it to another person is liable to pay compensation in case of an accident unless sale is reflected in Regional Transport Authority (RTA) records(14.12.2018)
Present appeal challenges the judgment passed by the High Court. The Appellant, original owner of a Santro Car sold said vehicle to Saveta Sharma, fir.....
Tags : Compensation, Accident, Liability
Discontinuation of physical copy of Advanced/EPCG Authorisation - Procurement from SEZs(11.03.2019)
It has come to the notice of this Directorate that procurement from SEZs has been adversely affected due to the discontinuation of TRA facility for au.....
Tags : EPCG Authorisation, Physical copy, Discontinuation
It is the age of deceased which has to be taken into account and not age of dependents while determining compensation(09.04.2019)
The only legal issue canvassed in present matters, which were in the nature of cross appeals, is that, in the case of a motor accident where there is .....
Tags : Compensation, Age, Deceased
Onus of proving medical negligence and resultant deficiency in service is on complainant(08.05.2019)
Present complaint has been filed before this Commission under Section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986 by Smt. Sunita Kumar and another, residen.....
Tags : Compensation, Negligence, Proof
Expert opinion is not mandatory while adjudicating a complaint of medical negligence(02.05.2019)
Challenge in present Revision Petition under Section 21 (b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is to the order passed by the State Commission. By th.....
Tags : Medical negligence, Compensation, Entitlement
Judgment on all issues is to be pronounced mandatorily(04.06.2019)
Present appeal has been filed by the original Claimants challenging the dismissal of their claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act,.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Entitlement
Security is to be furnished by insured owner prior to release of compensation amount by insurer(20.05.2019)
Present appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the Additional District & Sessions Judge cum Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, (the T.....
Tags : Compensation, Security, Furnishing of
Mere presence of a body on railway premises will not be conclusive to hold that, injured or deceased was a bona fide passenger for compensation claim(09.04.2019)
The Applicant has filed present claim petition under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 seeking compensation for an amount of Rs. 4,0.....
Tags : Cause of death, Proof, Compensation, Entitlement
Non-requirement of submission of Hard Copy of application at RAs for issue of Advance Authorisation and EPCG Authorisation(15.05.2019)
Attention is invited to Para 4.02(ii) of HBP 2015-20 which explicitly states that "Applicant shall upload documents as prescribed in ANF 4A, if any, a.....
Tags : Submission, Hard Copy, Non-requirement, Advance Authorisation
Rejection of report of its own Surveyor by Insurance Company in absence of any valid reason or proof cannot be sustained(07.08.2019)
In present matter, aggrieved by the order passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New India Assurance Company Ltd. preferred the p.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
Deliberate disobedience of an order does not require a specific intention to break the law(14.08.2019)
Present proceedings arise from a dispute about noise disturbance between the owners of units in a block of units in Bay View Terrace. Unit 1 is a grou.....
Tags : Compliance, Direction, SAT Order
For determining future prospects, age of victim as on date of accident is to be taken as starting point for calculation(24.12.2019)
Present appeal has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against a judgment of Tribunal in MACT case, passed in an application .....
Tags : Compensation, Quantum, Legality
Railway cannot deny liability to pay amount of compensation, even if passenger died or injured due to his own negligence(17.01.2020)
In present case, the Tribunal came to the conclusion that, deceased fell down due to his own negligence and, therefore, claimant is not entitled for c.....
Tags : Compensation, Payment, Liability
Compensation for loss of future earning has to be proper and just and not elusive(10.06.2020)
The Appellant was travelling in a bus of the Respondent Corporation and met with an accident due to rash and negligent driving of the bus driver who h.....
Tags : Inadequacy, Compensation, Enhancement
Accused is not eligible for grant of anticipatory bail, when accused fails to join investigation on false pretexts or sham/farce excuses despite being given opportunities(11.12.2019)
The Petitioner has filed the present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) for the grant of anticipatory bail. .....
Tags : Anticipatory bail, Grant, Gravity, Accusations
Doctor is not liable for negligence, if he performs his duty with reasonableness and with due care(29.06.2020)
The Complainant Satbir Singh ('the patient') while attending marriage of his friend due to fire cracker explosion suffered burn/crush injury to his ri.....
Tags : Injury, Compensation, Entitlement
Interest can start only from date, when possession is taken(21.01.2020)
Present appeal has been preferred by the Appellant-claimant aggrieved by the judgment passed by the High Court enhancing the compensation to Rs. 3,00,.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Enhancement
Uniform use of the pre-printed and fixed ‘informed consent cum undertaking’ form on the part of the hospital is unfair trade practice(06.07.2020)
The Complainant aged about 65 years in second week of January, 2010 suffered pain in abdomen and difficulty in passing urine. Being aggrieved by the .....
Tags : Deficiency, Service, Compensation
Test whether a vehicle is designed for use on a road is objective(22.06.2020)
Mr Simphiwe Robert Makutoana (the deceased) was a pedestrian at the Multipurpose Terminal, Cape Town Harbour, when a large industrial vehicle Reach St.....
Tags : Accident claim, Compensation, Nature, Vehicle
Prescription Act does not apply to claims for compensation under the RAF Act(06.05.2020)
Present appeal concerns the question whether the running of prescription in respect of Mr Koos Jacobs’ claim for damages under the Road Accident Fund .....
Tags : Compensation, Enactment, Applicability
Financier remains owner of goods which are subject of Hire Purchase Agreement until hirer pays all instalments(01.10.2020)
Present appeal is against an order passed by the National Commission, dismissing Revision Petition, filed by the Appellant [the Financier], under Sect.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
Where the negligence of the State authorities is clear from the record, appropriate compensation to the family of the victims is to be awarded(24.08.2020)
Present writ petition is filed by the Petitioners who are the legal heirs of Late Sh. Manish (aged 23 years) who lost his life on 31st August, 2014 as.....
Tags : Negligence, State authorities, Compensation
If there is inordinate delay in handing over the possession, the complainant cannot be compelled to take the possession(30.09.2020)
Present consumer complaint has been filed by the complainant against the opposite party Supertech Ltd. claiming deficiency in service against the oppo.....
Tags : Deficiency, Service, Compensation
In a Motor Accident Compensation Claims, compensation for 'loss of consortium' can be awarded to children and parents also(07.09.2020)
Present appeals have been filed by three Insurance Companies, i.e., New India Assurance Company Limited, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Lt.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Entitlement
Where harm is caused by a domesticated animal, responsibility for that harm rests with the owner of the animal and not the injured party(11.09.2020)
An appeal by Mr. van Meyeren against a finding by the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, that he was liable to compensate Cloete for injuries su.....
Tags : Negligence, Compensation, Eligibility
In order to avoid liability under Section of COIDA, onus of satisfying the Court is on employer(04.03.2021)
In present case, On 5 April 2017 the Appellant, Ms Catherine Churchill, went to work as usual at the offices of the first Respondent, the Premier of 4.....
Tags : Damages, Compensation, Entitlement
Standard of proof in Motor Accident Claim Cases is one of preponderance of probabilities rather than beyond reasonable doubt(08.12.2020)
Present appeals are directed against the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the first appeal preferred by the New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (Res.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Entitlement
Potentiality of acquired land has to be taken into consideration to determine market value(23.03.2021)
The present appeals arise out of an order passed by the High Court whereby a compensation of Rs. 297 per square yard was awarded for the land acquired.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Determination
It is mandatory to provide an opportunity to applicant for rectifying defects of application in terms of Section 9(5)(ii)(a) of IBC(19.04.2021)
Present appeal emanates from the Order passed by the Adjudicating Authority in Company Petition, whereby the Application filed by Appellant under Sect.....
Tags : Proper Authorisation, Application, Maintainability
State is liable to compensate for loss or injury suffered by a citizen due to arbitrary action of its employees(11.06.2021)
Present writ petition has been filed praying for the issuance of writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondents to give .....
Tags : Detention, Compensation, Entitlement
Issuance of export authorisation for SCOMET items from new online restricted exports IT module with effect from 5th August, 2021(28.07.2021)
1. Reference is invited to Trade Notice No. 20 dt. 19.02.2016 vide which a module for filing online applications for SCOMET Items to DGFT (HQ) was mad.....
Tags : Issuance, Export authorisation, SCOMET items
Online Procedure for transfer of advance authorisation/EPCG authorisation in case of amalgamation/de-merger/acquisition(04.08.2021)
1. In continuation to Public Notice 34/2015-2020 dated 24.12.2020, it is stated that in case of amalgamation/de-merger/acquisition/insolvency the expo.....
Tags : Online Procedure, Transfer, Advance authorisation
In absence of salary certificate, the minimum wage notification can be a yardstick but cannot be an absolute to fix the income of deceased(01.10.2021)
In instant case, unfortunate parents who lost their son aged about 32 years in the motor vehicle road accident are before present Court claiming enhan.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Validity
A motor accident claim petition does not abate even after the death of the injured claimant(16.08.2021)
The original claimant was severely injured in a motor accident on 2nd May, 1999. He filed a claim for compensation under Section 166(1)(a) of the Moto.....
Tags : Enhancement, Compensation, Legality
Permitting Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) services in Tokenisation - Card transactions(07.09.2021)
This is with reference to circular DPSS.CO.PD No.1463/02.14.003/2018-19 dated January 8, 2019 on "Tokenisation - Card transactions", permitting author.....
Tags : Permission, CoFT, Tokenisation
Enhancement to tokenisation of card transactions(07.09.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today announced the following enhancements to the extant framework on card tokenisation services:
a. t.....
Tags : Enhancement, Tokenisation, Card transactions
Power of attorney holder of a financial creditor who has been given authorisation can file an application under Section 7 of IBC on behalf of it(30.09.2021)
Respondent No. 2 filed an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) which was admitted by the National Company Law.....
Tags : Authorisation, Grant, Legality
When the policy of insurance was in force on the day the vehicle met with the accident, the Insurance Company is bound to pay the amount of compensation(06.12.2021)
Present is Insurance Company's appeal, taking exception to the judgment and award, passed by Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, in Motor Accide.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Validity
Even if deceased was not earning at the time of death, his legal heirs are entitled to future prospects(18.11.2021)
The original claimants have preferred the present appeal against impugned judgment passed by the High Court, by which the High Court has partly allowe.....
Tags : Compensation, Reduction, Legality
Loss of earning capacity must be fixed at 100%, when injured is incapacitated for life(27.10.2021)
Present appeal arises out of a motor accident claim following the serious injuries suffered by the Appellant, when the motor cycle (where the Appellan.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Enhancement
Every legal representative who suffers on account of death of a person due to a motor vehicle accident should have a remedy for realisation of compensation(24.01.2022)
Appellant impugns award whereby the detailed accident report has been disposed of and compensation awarded. Learned counsel for the Appellant contends.....
Tags : Compensation, Award, Legality
Revision in Chapter-XIV of Operational Circular for issue and listing of Non-convertible Securities, Securitised Debt Instruments, Security Receipts, Municipal Debt Securities and Commercial Paper(22.03.2022)
1. Chapter-XIV of the Operational Circular no. SEBI/HO/DDHS/P/CIR/2021/613 dated August 10, 2021, issued by SEBI, stipulates provisions mandating stoc.....
Tags : Standardisation, Industry classification, Revision
Operationalisation of new online IT Module for Interest Equalisation Scheme(15.03.2022)
1. Attention of the trade and industry is drawn towards the extension of the Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) upto 31.3.2024, as notified by RBI vid.....
Tags : Operationalisation, IT Module, Scheme
Reinstatement with full back wages is not automatic in every case of unlawful termination/ dismissal(20.09.2021)
The present appeal has been preferred by the Appellant-Bank against the order passed by High Court quashing the Industrial Tribunal’s order of directi.....
Tags : Reinstatement, Compensation
Discretion may be interfered only if the Court is satisfied that it was not exercised judicially or had been influenced by wrong principles(13.04.2022)
Present appeal arises from a successful application by the Appellants, the Central Energy Fund SOC Limited (CEF) and the Strategic Fuel Fund Associati.....
Tags : Compensation, Decision, Review
Liability to pay the interest on compensation shall be from the date of accident(11.03.2022)
The heirs of the deceased – labourer working on sugarcane field have preferred the present appeal against the impugned judgment passed by the High Cou.....
Tags : Compensation, Interest, Entitlement
Multiple factors are required to be considered while awarding compensation, there cannot be straight jacket formula(25.02.2022)
The original claimant has preferred the present appeal with the prayer to enhance the amount of compensation feeling dissatisfied with the impugned ju.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Enhancement
Re-operationalisation of Scrip Transfer Recording Module(11.04.2022)
1. Consequent to receiving certain information from exporters that certain fraudulent scrip transfers have taken place, the Online scrip transfer reco.....
Tags : Re-operationalisation, Scrip Transfer, Module
While considering the loss of dependency, 40% of the income is required to be added towards future prospects(21.10.2022)
The original claimants have preferred the present appeal to enhance the amount of compensation feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned ju.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Eligibility
Terms of the Invitation to Tender, being in the realm of contract, are not open to judicial scrutiny(30.09.2022)
The Airport Authority of India ( ‘AAI’) has preferred Civil Appeal against the judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which the High Court ha.....
Tags : Categorisation, Airports, Tender
Autonomy of an irrevocable letter of credit is entitled to protection and Courts should refrain from interfering with that autonomy(10.11.2022)
Present Civil Appeal has been filed assailing the impugned judgment passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (‘National Commissio.....
Tags : Compensation, Reduction, Legality
Burden of establishing the fact that the offending vehicle was being driven by a person holding valid driving licence is on the owner of the vehicle(30.09.2022)
The Appellant-Insurance Company, who is original Respondent, has challenged the judgment and award, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, ("th.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Liability
A challenge to the order of a Commissioner can be made only on a substantial question of law(04.11.2022)
The Appellant has preferred the present appeal under Section 30 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, assailing the order passed by the learned Co.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
Centralised Processing of Equalisation Levy Statement Scheme, 2023(07.02.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 168 of Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby make.....
Tags : Centralised Processing, Equalisation, Scheme, 2023
Re-organisation of National Assessment Centres and Faceless Assessment Groups(31.05.2023)
1. Reference is invited to Circular No.40/2020-Customs dated 04.09.2020 on the constitution of National Assessment Centres (NACs), their roles and res.....
Tags : Re-organisation, Assessment Centres, Faceless Assessment
For exercise of the power under Section 319 of Cr. PC, the evidence on record must show the involvement of a person in the commission of a crime(02.06.2023)
Present appeal, by special leave, takes exception to an order of the High Court. The impugned order dismissed an appeal filed by the Appellant under S.....
Tags : Summoning order, Power, Requisite satisfaction
Any physical disability resulting from an accident has to be judged with reference to the nature of the work being performed by the person who suffered disability(04.07.2023)
The Appellant has filed the present appeal aggrieved against the order of High Court reducing amount of compensation. The Appellant has raised a limit.....
Tags : Compensation, Reduction, Legality
Insurer cannot avoid liability to pay the compensation to the victim, although insurer can seek the recovery rights from the insured, who has breached the terms of the contract(17.07.2023)
The Appellant/insurer (original respondent no.1) has filed present appeal impugning the judgment and award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribuna.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
When there are disputed question of facts involved in a case, High Court should not exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of Constitution(02.08.2023)
The Petitioners before present Court have preferred the instant writ petition claiming compensation from the Respondents due to alleged mismanagement .....
Tags : Compensation, Negligence, Alternate remedy
Monetary compensation is to be granted as an equitable relief, there is no fixed formula according to which the quantum of compensation is to be calculated(23.08.2023)
Present intra-court appeal challenges the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge. In the impugned judgment, the learned Single Judge dismissed Re.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Quantum
When acquisition proceedings under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 continues to be valid, claimant not entitled to get compensation under Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013.(13.07.2023)
The first Respondent filed a Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 before the High Court for questioning the acquisition .....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
It is the duty of the insured/owner of vehicle to establish that he took reasonable care to engage the driver having valid authorization(08.08.2023)
The Appellants/original claimants impugn the judgment and award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The Tribunal passed an award for Rs. 1,5.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Legality
Insurance company is expected to act on its promise in a fair manner and not just care for its own profits(08.08.2023)
The issues that arise for consideration in present appeal is with regard to claim of compensation. During the year 1994, the Appellant, a registered p.....
Tags : Loss, Compensation, Entitlement
Unless licence is demonstrably invalid, burden is upon insurer to prove failure on part of vehicle owner(30.10.2023)
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. seeks to assail the order of the Delhi High Court thereby, the High Court reversed the Award dated 6th July, 20.....
Tags : Compensation, Insurer, Right to recover
Assessment of compensation cannot be done with mathematical precision(06.03.2024)
The present appeal has been preferred aggrieved against the judgment of the High Court, vide which the compensation awarded to the Appellants (claiman.....
Tags : Compensation, Reduction, Legality
An Independent Contractor does not come under the ambit of an Employee(20.11.2023)
Present appeal was filed by applicants seeking employee compensation under Section 30 of Employee Compensation Act, 1923 after the claim for compensat.....
Tags : Independent Contractor, Employee, Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
An employee has right to withdraw resignation not only before its acceptance but also before the date of actual relieving(30.01.2024)
The Petitioner-Employer has filed present petition challenging the Judgment and Order passed by the Industrial Court, reversing the decision of the La.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
Questions of title can be decided only in Civil Court and not in Writ Court(18.12.2023)
The Petitioner claims to be the successor and heir of the Beswan family and claims property rights to the Beswan Avibhajya Rajya as its ruler, which c.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Remedy
Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedent of accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice, while deciding anticipatory bail(05.06.2024)
The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case registered under Sections - 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 406, 506, 120-B of India.....
Tags : Accusation, Anticipatory bail, Grant
Unless exceptional circumstances are shown, rate of interest awarded to the claimants should be 7.5% from date of filing of petition(07.05.2024)
The Appellant/insurance company has preferred present appeal in terms of Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 assailing the impugned judgment-cum-a.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Legality
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Gujarat HC Imposes Liability on Insurance Company to Pay Compensation to Family of Deceased(14.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has imposed liability on the insurance company to pay compensation to the family of the deceased, affirming that it is not necessar.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Compensation to Family of Deceased
SC Asks States to Follow Gujarat's Model in Giving Publicity for COVID Death Compensation Scheme(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has lauded the State of Gujarat's advertisements giving publicity relating to disbursal of the ex-gratia compensation to the family of t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Publicity for COVID Death Compensation Scheme
Compensation towards loss of love and affection not to be awarded as a separate head(30.06.2020)
In facts of present case, the deceased was residing in Doha, Qatar since 1984. The deceased was visited India in November, 1998, he was riding a scoot.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Determination
Direct Tax Dispute Resolution and Equalisation Levy effective 1 June 2016(31.05.2016)
The Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme 2016 under Chapter X of the Finance Act 2016 came into effect on 1 June 2016. Declarations in respect of tax .....
Tags : direct tax, dispute resolution, equalisation levy, finance act, 2016
Delhi HC Seeks Response on Digitisation of District Courts(30.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Finance Secretary of the Delhi Government on the proposals to digitise the District Courts which have be.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Digitisation of District Courts
A person who is entitled to receive compensation cannot be said to have given up his status and can file appeal as an 'indigent person'(27.05.2024)
The sole point for consideration is whether a person who is entitled to receive compensation by way of a claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribun.....
Tags : Indigent person, Compensation, Status
Gauhati HC to State: Compensate People Affected by Illegal Bulldozer Action(05.01.2023)
Gauhati High Court in suo moto proceedings has directed Assam government to take appropriate decision for compensating the persons affected by the ill.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Suo Moto, Compensation, Bulldozer Action
Ori. HC: Don't Release Salaries Of Collector Till Compensation is Released For Land Acquired In 1961(24.01.2023)
Orissa High Court has directed that the salaries of Collector and two other senior officers of the Angul district administration shall not be released.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, compensation, land
How long can builders keep paying compensation(11.05.2016)
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission passed yet another order against a property developer for its prolonged failure to deliver possess.....
Tags : property developer, possession, delay, compensation
ITAT, New Delhi: Interest on Enhanced Compensation Does Not Come u/s 56 IT Act(08.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal( ITAT ), New Delhi has observed that received interest on enhanced compensation does not comes under income from other s.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, received interest, enhanced compensation, Tax Deduction at Source, section 194A of the income tax act, 1961
Employee's Compensation Amendment Bill Gets President Nod(13.04.2017)
Employee's Compensation Amendment Bill that aims at providing payment of compensation to employees and their dependants in case of injury by industria.....
Tags : Employee's Compensation Amendment Act
Whenever money has been received by a party and when its refund is ordered, right to get interest follows, as a matter of course(25.04.2018)
In facts of present case, the complainant purchased plot in Central Greens, Sector 105 and the total sale price of the plot, in question, was fixed at.....
Tags : Plot, Possession, Deficiency, Compensation
NCDRC to DLF Universals: Refund Entire Amount for Delay in Handing Over Possession(10.01.2023)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed DLF Universal to refund entire principal amount of Rs. 37,73,154/- to the complain.....
Tags : NCDRC, DLF Universal, Compensation, Possession
SC: SEBI Circulars Cannot be Challenged in SAT(04.04.2017)
SC has ruled that any action taken by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in its administrative & legislative capacity cannot be appeale.....
Tags : Supreme Court, SEBI, SAT
Bom. HC: Company’s Authorized Signatory Not Liable to Pay Interim Compensation U/S 143A of NI Act(10.03.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that signatory of the cheque, authorized by the "Company", is not the drawer in terms of Section 143A of Negotiable .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Interim Compensation, Negotiable Instruments, Authorized Signatory
SC Directs UOI to Compensate Former RAW Employee(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to pay "constitutional compensation" to the tune of Rs. 1 Lakh for impugning upon the Fundamental rights.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitutional Compensation
Kerala High Court Directs Grant of Rs 1.5 Lakh Compensation to Girl Harassed by Police(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has delivered its judgment in a plea moved by a minor girl who, along with her father, were harassed by a pink police officer in a p.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Compensation to Girl Harassed by Police
Madras HC to State: Compensate Man Detained for 8 Months Despite Acquittal(16.01.2023)
Madras High Court has directed State to award interim compensation to a man who was illegally detained in prison for more than 8 months even after the.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Compensation, Acquittal
MACT award not classifiable as “income”(02.06.2016)
Compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, and interest accruing therefrom, are not subject to TDS (tax-deducted-at-source) and the s.....
Tags : mact, compensation, interest, tds, welfare
Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Compensation for Loss of Life Due to Lack of Treatment(17.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compensation for the loss of life of Petitioner's father who had contracted COVID-19 and died allege.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compensation for Loss of Life
RBI Extends Availability of Relaxed Terms for Securitisation Transactions by NBFCs to June 30, 2020(02.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has extended the availability of relaxed terms for securitisation transactions or sale of assets by non-bank lenders to banks to.....
Tags : RBI, Securitisation Transactions
Delhi High Court Directs Private Company to Compensate Woman Terminated From Service(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed a private company to pay Rs 1.2 Lakhs to a woman, whose services were allegedly terminated because she had raised sexual.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compensation to Woman Terminated From Service
Delhi HC: Environmental Compensation Can't be Imposed Without Giving Notice to Violator(27.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to reconsider its decision against Public Works Department, Government of National Capi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Environmental Compensation
National Commission has powers to call for records and pass appropriate orders in consumer disputes, where State Commission has exercised the jurisdiction not vested in it or acted illegally(26.05.2017)
Instant appeals have been filed against impugned order, passed by State Commission. Complaints were filed alleging deficiency in service rendered by O.....
Tags : Service, Deficiency, Compensation
SC Answers Whether Person Awarded Monetary Comp. But Hasn’t Received it Can File Appeal as Indigent(30.05.2024)
SC has allowed a woman to file an appeal as an indigent person on the ground that even if the compensation has been awarded to her, she has not receiv.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Indigent Person, Monetary Compensation
Uttarakhand HC Issues notice on PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Glacial Disaster(07.06.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice to the Central and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking compensation for families affecte.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Compensation for Victims of Glacial Disaster
Kerala High Court Allows Virtual Solemnisation of Marriage Amid Omicron Scare(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a couple to solemnise their marriage through online mode and directed the Marriage Officer to register the same, conside.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Solemnisation of Marriage Amid Omicron Scare
EODC Online Monitoring System for Advance/EPCG Authorisations(12.01.2023)
1. Attention of all Regional Authorities of DGFT, Export Promotion Councils and Advance/ EPCG authorisation holders is invited towards Trade Notice No.....
Tags : EODC, Online Monitoring, EPCG Authorisations
Bombay High Court Directs Railways to Pay Compensation to Deceased(24.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed Central railways to pay Rs.8 Lakhs as compensation to the family of Arjun Gawande who died while alighting from a train.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation to Deceased by Railways
CESTAT Bangalore: No Service Tax Would be Applicable on VSAT Hire Charges and VSAT Usage Fee(06.01.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has held that Very Small Aperture Terminal equipment Hire Charges and Very Small Aperture.....
Tags : CESTAT Bangalore, VSAT
Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Compensation for Injured Student(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi Police and Central Government in a plea seeking compensation for a student who has incurred severe injuri.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compensation for Injured Student
Rajya Sabha Passes Employees Compensation Bill; Enhances Compensation For Death, Occupational Injury(23.03.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Employees Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2016 which enhances compensation in case of death and occupational injuries and makes i.....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Employees Compensation Bill
SC Dismisses Challenge Against Delhi HC Decision on Widow's Right to Compensation(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has affirmed a Delhi High Court decision that a widow's right to claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for the death of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Widow's Right to Compensation
Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017(23.07.2018)
In order to reduce undue delay in final resolution of cheque dishonour cases and to provide relief to payees of dishonoured cheques, Parliament has pa.....
Tags : Bill, Amendment, Cheque bounce, Compensation
Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 Gets President Nod(13.04.2017)
Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 that aims to compensate States for loss of revenue due to implementation of GST has receive.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017
Kar. HC: Revision Petition Against Order Passed u/s 148(3) of NI Act Not Maintainable Before HC(12.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that a revision petition filed for release of interim compensation against an order under Section 148 (3) of the Negotia.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Interim Compensation, Section 148(3) of NI Act
Compensation should be adequate and there must be no injustice with the land owners(16.04.2018)
In facts of present case, The Government of Haryana, vide Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 dated 18th October, 2005 has .....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Validity
Special Advance Authorisation Scheme for export of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories(11.08.2016)
Central Government makes amendments in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020 with effect from 1st September 2016, In exercise of the powers conferr.....
Tags : Apparels, Export, Authorisation Scheme
HP HC: Sale Deed is Relevant Factor in Determining Compensation(14.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that while determining value of the land, both acquisition of land award and the sale are relevant to determine t.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Compensation, Sale Deed
It is necessary to establish true nature of investments complained about before any final conclusions are reached, including questions related to compensation(30.04.2021)
The central issue in present matter is whether the Ombud for Financial Services (the Ombud), established in terms of Section 20 of the Financial Advis.....
Tags : Ombud, Financial Services, Compensation
JKL HC: Compensation for No Fault Liability Adjustable in Compensation Claimed for Fault Liability(20.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that compensation paid under the "No Fault liability" provision under Section 140 of Motor Vehicles A.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, No Fault Liability, Compensation
Delhi HC: Delhi Government Can’t Withdraw from Clear Announcement of 1 Crore Ex-Gratia(16.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that Delhi Government ought not to resile from the clear announcement made for ex-gratia payment of Rs. 1 crore and that.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Ex-Gratia, Compensation, Covid-19
Delhi High Court: Compensation Can be Awarded on Guesswork When it is Difficult to Prove Loss(15.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that authority has been bestowed upon the arbitrator to award compensation on the basis of guesswork or rough and ready meth.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compensation, Guesswork, Rough and Ready Method
Karnataka HC: Not Mandatory for Magistrate Courts to Pass Orders Directing Interim Compensation(21.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that it is not mandatory for Magistrate Courts to pass orders directing interim compensation under Section 143A of the N.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Interim Compensation
Demonetisation: SC Suggests Centre to Allow Genuine People To Deposit Old Notes(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has suggested Centre to accept old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 of genuine persons and take a decision after verifying authenticity of in.....
Tags : Demonetisation, Supreme Court
Over Rs.1 crore in compensation to American injured in road accident upheld(08.10.2015)
The Supreme dismissed an appeal against award of damages to an American citizen injured by a Rajasthan roadways bus in 1988. It noted that the already.....
Tags : Motor, compensation, accident, American, dollar
Failure of the claimants to produce evidence in support of the income of the deceased does not justify adoption of the lowest tier of minimum wage while computing the income(10.01.2022)
Present appeal is directed against a judgment and award in Application passed by learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai (Tribunal'), w.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Enhancement
Mangaluru Court Directs Police to Pay ?5 Lakh for Falsely Implicating Man in POCSO Case(08.12.2022)
Mangaluru Special Court has directed two-woman police sub-inspectors of the Mangaluru Women police station to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to an accused.....
Tags : Mangaluru Special Court, POCSO, Compensation
Cabinet approves promotion of agricultural mechanisation for in-situ management of crop residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi(07.03.2018)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for promotion of Agricultural Mecha.....
Tags : Approval, Promotion, Agricultural mechanisation
Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit-Extension(13.05.2020)
1. Please refer to the operational instructions for the captioned Scheme contained in RBI circular on Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shi.....
Tags : Interest Equalisation, Scheme, Extension
Gau. HC: Primary Duty of the State to Disburse Funds Under Victim Compensation Scheme(09.04.2024)
Gauhati High Court while stating that it is the primary duty of the State to provide fund for the disbursement of compensation to the victims under th.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Victim Compensation Scheme, Funds
Mere availability of injured/dead-body in a railway yard does not per-se prove that, dead-body is of a passenger travelling in a train(17.08.2017)
The present claim application has been filed by parents of the deceased under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1989 seeking compensation.....
Tags : Untoward accident, Compensation, Entitlement
Bom. HC: Unpaid Compensation for 36 Years is Violative of Constitutional & Human Rights(03.08.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that failure of authorities to pay compensation to individual whose land was acquired, even after 36 years of acquisition c.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Human Rights, Compensation
NGT: No Need to Impose Environmental Compensation on KPCL at Yelahanka(30.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal has said that no violations have been committed by the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. (KPCL) at the gas-based power plant at.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Environmental Compensation on KPCL at Yelahanka
Acceptance of old demonitised 500 and 1000 rupee notes for making payments to Central and State Governments including Municipal and local bodies(10.11.2016)
The Central Government has taken a decision that old 500 & 1000 rupee notes will be accepted for making payments towards fees, charges, taxes and pena.....
Tags : Notes, De-monetisation, Facility
Bombay HC Seeks Response on Plea Challenging Goa Victim Compensation Scheme, 2012(07.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has sought response of the Central Government and Goan administration on a plea challenging the amendment made in Goa Victim Compens.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Goa Victim Compensation Scheme, 2012
Madras HC: Injury Need Not be Physical Always(01.08.2016)
Madras HC, while clarifying that injury doesn’t always need to be physical, has held that parents of a minor girl who was allegedly abducted and marri.....
Tags : Madras HC, Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Scheme
Bombay HC: Alcohol in Medical Report Proof of Inebriation(05.01.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that alcohol in medical report proof of inebriation, has held that an accident while boarding a train in such a stat.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation, Railways Act, Inebriation
Bom. HC: Husband Directed to Pay Wife Compensation of Rs. 3 Crore for DV & Calling Her ‘Second-Hand’(28.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has while upholding the Trial Court’s Order, has directed a man to pay compensation of Rupees Three Crore to his ex-wife for his act.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation, Domestic Violence
MACT Awards Rs 30 L Damages to a Man Disabled in Road Mishap(18.05.2016)
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded Rs 30 lakh as compensation to a Delhi resident who got partly disabled in a road accident in 2014.
Tags : Motor Accident Claims Tribunal , compensation
ITAT, Mumbai: Payment to Foreign Company for Utilisation of Transponder of Satellite Not Royalty(11.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai ruled that the payment made to a foreign company for the utilisation of a transponder centred on a satell.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Utilisation of Transponder of Satellite
EPFO Eases Withdrawal Rules, Self-declaration to Replace Need for Certificates(28.04.2017)
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to allow individuals to withdraw money for treatment of illnesses, purchase of equipment for .....
Tags : Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Withdrawal Rules
SAT Sets Aside Rs 3 Lakh Penalty on Central Bank of India(10.09.2019)
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside a penalty of Rs 3 lakh levied by markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) on C.....
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SAT Declines to Stay Hotel Leela’s Postal Ballot to Seek Nod for Brookfield Deal(16.08.2019)
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has declined to stay the postal ballot of Hotel Leela seeking fresh shareholder approval for its sale of assets to.....
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SC: Flat Buyers Entitled to Compensation for Gross Delay by Builders in Handing Over Possession(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that failure of the developer to comply with the contractual obligation to provide the flat to a flat purchaser within a co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation for Gross Delay
Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Government's Compensation Scheme for Victims of Delhi Riots(04.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to intervene in a plea challenging the compensation announced by the Delhi Government for the victims of Delhi Riots. The.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compensation
SC: Just Compensation Exceeding Claimed Amount Can be Awarded(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that motor accident compensation amount actually due and payable is to be awarded despite the claimants having sought for a les.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Motor Accident Compensation, Claim
CESTAT, Kolkata: No Service Tax Can be Levied on Compensation for Cancelation of Coal Blocks(11.11.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has ruled that no service tax can be levied on amounts received as compensation .....
Tags : Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Compensation for Cancelation of Coal Blocks
Madras HC to State: Pay Compensation to Family of Man Missing Since Hospital Admission for COVID-19(21.12.2022)
Madras High Court has directed State to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to family of 74 year old man who has not been found since being taken to government.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Compensation, Missing Person, Covid-19
SC: No Charity Being Done By State For Paying Compensation to Person Whose Land Was Acquired(28.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that depriving a citizen of his constitutional right to use the land for 20 years and then showing graciousness by paying the c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation, Land Acquisition
A person who cannot be identified, cannot be sued under a pseudonym or description, unless circumstances are such that, service of claim form can be effected or properly dispensed with(20.02.2019)
The question at issue on present appeal is in what circumstances, is it permissible to sue an unnamed Defendant. On 26 May 2013, Ms Bianca Cameron was.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Liability
Delhi High Court Upholds Life Term in Sodomy Case, Awards Rs 5 Lakh to Minor(19.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has awarded the maximum possible compensation of Rs 5 lakh to a child victim of sexual assault who gave an “unambiguous” testimony ag.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sodomy case, compensation
Calcutta HC Seeks Response in PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Tiger Attacks in Sunderbans(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition pertaining to the grant of compensation .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Compensation for Victims of Tiger Attacks
SC Fixes Outer Limits to Apply for COVID-19 Death Compensation at 60 Days(25.03.2022)
Supreme Court has fixed the outer limits to apply for COVID-19 death compensation at 60 days for deaths that occurred prior to March 20, 2022 and 90 d.....
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Status of Norms Fixation of Advance Authorisations obtained under Self declaration basis(16.08.2018)
Attention of Trade and Industry is invited to new facility introduced by DGFT EDI division which enables exporters who obtained Advance Authorizations.....
Tags : Status, Norms Fixation, Advance Authorisations
Using any thrasher affixed to the vehicle, will be treated as use of the vehicle (tractor) and as tractor was insured, insurance company is liable to pay compensation(01.03.2021)
This Misc. Appeal under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been preferred by the Appellant-Insurance Company, assailing the Award passed b.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Legality
SC Sets Aside NGT Order Directing Payment of Compensation to Deceased in Virudhunagar Blast(24.01.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the National Green Tribunal's order directing the State of Tamil Nadu to pay 20 lakhs and Rs 15 lakhs compensation to the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Payment of Compensation to Deceased in Virudhunagar Blast
Use of a vehicle in a public place without a permit is a fundamental statutory infraction(17.05.2018)
The legal representatives of the deceased, preferred a claim petition before the Tribunal claiming compensation to the tune of Rs. 36,00,000. The clai.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Liability
Calcutta High Court Gives Anticipatory Bail to Mukul Roy in TMC MLA’s Murder Case(14.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP leader Mukul Roy in connection with TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas's murder case and said that BJP l.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Mukul Roy, Satyajit Biswas
Supreme Court: Relevant Date for Determination of Compensation Payable is Date of Accident(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the relevant date for the determination of compensation payable under the Employee's Compensation Act 1923 is the date.....
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Bombay High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation Amount After 21 Years(16.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has increased amount of compensation awarded by Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) 21 years ago against State Government and othe.....
Tags : Bombay High Court , Motor Accident Compensation
Madras HC Sets Aside Compensation of Rs 86 Lakhs Awarded in Motor Vehicles Claim(25.03.2020)
Madras High Court has set aside a motor accident award of Rs 86 Lakhs and remanded the matter back to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Special Sub.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Compensation in motor Vehicles Claim
Revisional powers of National Commission can be exercised only if there is some prima facie jurisdictional error appearing in impugned order(19.08.2016)
In instant case, deficiency in service alleged against present Petitioners was in respect of cancellation of flight. State Commission allowed Complain.....
Tags : Service, Deficiency, Compensation
Karnataka HC Directs Clarification of Stand on Compensation for Farmer Suicides(03.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Chief Secretary to make a clear stand whether families of the farmers who killed themselves after borrowin.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Compensation for Farmer Suicides
SC Stays Judgment Which Held Defence Authorities' Reference Against Land Acquisition Compensation(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the impugned judgement of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which held that Defence Authorities had no right to .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reference Against Land Acquisition Compensation
SC Issues Directions for Uniform Procedure in Granting Motor Accident Compensation(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions regarding process of disbursement of compensation as well as expediting the matter before the Motor Acci.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Procedure in Granting Motor Accident Compensation
Reserve Bank of India to Allow Exchange of Rs 4500 in Old Notes in Nepal(27.03.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will allow exchange of up to Rs 4,500 in banned Indian currency notes to each Nepali national.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Demonetisation
SC: Compensation of Rs. 2 Crore for Bad Haircut is Excessive(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) awarding compensation of Rs. 2 crores to model for .....
Tags : Supreme Court, NCDRC, Haircut, Compensation
SC Directs Bajaj Allianz to Come Up with Draft Guidelines for Compensation Disbursement Process(15.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, to come up with draft guidelines for facilitating compensation disbursement pr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, Compensation Disbursement Process
Madras HC Directs Implementation of Night Travel Ban in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve(08.02.2022)
Madras High Court has directed that the restriction should come into force from February 10, 2021, in a public interest litigation filed for effective.....
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Rs. 20 lakh compensation for kin of Beas river deceased(02.01.2016)
The Himachal Pradesh High Court increased severally the interim compensation awarded to parents of students who drowned in Beas river in 2014. The inc.....
Tags : beas tragedy, 2014, compensation, assessment
AAR: GST Not Payable On Reimbursement Of Tree Cut Compensation Paid To Farmers By Pure Agent(23.01.2023)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has observed that a pure agent is not liable to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) on reimbursement of com.....
Tags : Karnataka Authority for Advance Ruling, Goods and Services Tax, compensation
Calcutta HC Seeks Election Commission's Reply on WBCPCR Plea Seeking Compensation(28.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the reply of the Election Commission of India on the plea filed by the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child R.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Compensation for Orphaned Children
Karnataka HC Directs State to Decide on Extending Benefits of Compensation to Farmers’ Families(22.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to take a policy decision on extending benefits of compensation to the families of farmers who .....
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Doctors risking life by exposure to deadly diseases no less than facing bullets(31.05.2016)
The Central Information Commission faced moral quandary hearing a plea for compensation from a mother of a young doctor who died from exposure to swin.....
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Centre Amends Motor Accident Compensation Scale Under No-Fault Liability(24.05.2018)
Central Government has issued a notification to amend the compensation scales for motor accident claims under Second Schedule of the Motor Vehicles Ac.....
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Rationalisation of Labour Laws(06.02.2017)
Reforms in labour laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more effective and contemp.....
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Compensation or damages assessed for personal injuries should be substantial to compensate injured for deprivation suffered by injured throughout his/her life(05.02.2020)
In present case, Kajal was a bright young girl. She used to attend school, play with her friends and lead a normal life like any other child. Unfortun.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Eligibility
AP HC: Compensation Can’t be Increased in an Appeal for Reduction of Compensation by Owner/Insurer(22.03.2024)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the High Court cannot increase the compensation in an appeal by the owner/insurer for reducing the compensatio.....
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Attempt to export Specialised Chemicals, Organisms, Machinery, Equipment and Technology (SCOMET) items without the required authorization is a serious violation(24.07.2024)
The Appellant is a licensed customs broker and is aggrieved by the order passed by the Commissioner, Customs (Airport and General), New Delhi revoking.....
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Calcutta HC: 'Persons Interested' Include Those Who Have Stake in Compensation Proceedings(02.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that 'persons interested' in land acquisition proceedings include, not only persons who have an interest in the acquisiti.....
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Complainants cannot be made to wait indefinitely for delivery of possession, when they had already paid almost entire consideration(23.12.2019)
Instant Consumer Complaints, under Section 21 read with Section 12(1)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 have been filed by the Complainants, the.....
Tags : Deficiency, Compensation, Entitlement
Bombay HC Asks State to Frame Rules on Settling Rape Cases Post Compensation(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to consider framing rules to deal with cases of rape victims, after accepting compensation, settle .....
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SC Issues Notice in Contempt Petition Over Failure to Pay Compensation to Victims(25.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a contempt petition preferred by victims of spread of toxic pesticide called Endosulfan alleging failure on the par.....
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MP HC: Students to Satisfy Bond to Serve at Government Hospital Executed at Time of Admission(26.05.2020)
MP HC has held that since there is no fundamental right to pursue post-graduation medical education, it is obligatory for the students to execute bond.....
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Madras HC: Court Cannot Issue Mandamus Directing Compensation to COVID Victims(10.06.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that the Court cannot issue a mandamus directing all COVID-19 victims to be compensated, irrespective of the financial .....
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Delhi HC: Projects in Vicinity of Airports in City Needs Global Aviation Body Clearance(14.04.2017)
Delhi HC has directed MoCA and AAI to refer to International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) case of three builders seeking an aeronautical survey .....
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ELECTION - Madras HC Dismisses Plea for ?1 Crore Compensation from ECI(22.03.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a member of Naam Tamilar Katchi seeking compensation of Rs. 1 crore from Election Commission .....
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SC: Court’s Power to Grant Interim Compensation for Complaints u/s 143A of NI Act is Discretionary(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is at the discretion of the court to grant interim compensation in complaints filed under Section 143A of the Negotiabl.....
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No legal contract will come into force unless the offer and acceptance of proposal is made(09.08.2016)
Wife of complainant/petitioner, took housing loan from HDFC Ltd. For security of said loan, HDFC loan cover term insurance policy was purchased from H.....
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HP HC: Petition Not Decided Within Pre. Period Doesn’t Foreclose Landlord’s Right to Seek Compens.(03.06.2024)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that if a landlord’s petition under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 is not decided within the pr.....
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Madras High Court Asks Accused to Pay Compensation for Abusing Police(09.06.2021)
Madras High Court has asked an accused who allegedly abused Police and prevented them from doing their public duty, to pay Rs. 10,000 as compensation,.....
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DGFT Issues Export Authorisation for SCOMET Items from New Online Restricted Exports IT Module(05.08.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Export Authorisation for Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment, and Technologies .....
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Delhi HC Stays Payment of Compensation to Family of Youth Who Rammed Bike into Barricades(10.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has put on hold payment of Rs 75 Lakhs compensation to the family of a youth who rammed his bike into chained barricades and is curre.....
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Calcutta to State: Disburse Funds for Victim Compensation in 6 Weeks(23.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court while directing the State government to ensure disbursal of adequate funds within 6 weeks has reprimanded State Legal Services Aut.....
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SDMC Toll Tax Contractor Starts Collecting ECC as per SC Order(09.11.2015)
SMYR Consortium, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) contractor for toll tax , has agreed to collect Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) from h.....
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Gau. HC: Compensation Awarded to Wife of Deceased Driver Enhanced(21.06.2024)
Gauhati High Court has enhanced the compensation awarded to the wife of a deceased driver on the ground that the Tribunal did not consider relevant in.....
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SC Fines Delhi Health Minister over Chikungunya Menace(03.10.2016)
SC has ordered Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain to cough up a cost of Rs 25000 in his personal capacity over delay in disclosing names of officers.....
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Del. HC: Support to Terrorist Organisation through Money or Networking is Prohibited under UAPA(14.01.2025)
Delhi HC has stated that Section 39 of UAPA proscribes support to a terrorist organization which could include monetary support, assistance in arrangi.....
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Deceased student entitled to compensation against future prospects even if unemployed(12.08.2015)
The Court rejected the arguments of the Appellant that the deceased did not have future prospects as the income worked out by the MACT was notional. I.....
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SC: Once Compensation is Determined, it is Payble Even in Absence of Any Representation or Request(16.09.2024)
SC has held that when relief in nature of compensation is sought, once compensation is determined, the same is payable even in absence of any represen.....
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Calcutta High Court: Mere Presence of Alcohol in Post-Mortem Cannot Bar Compensation to Heirs(15.12.2025)
Calcutta High Court held that the mere presence of alcohol in a deceased accident victim’s post-mortem report cannot deny compensation to heirs under .....
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Madras HC Directs Narcotics Control Bureau to Pay Compensation to Petitioner-Accused(17.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Narcotics Control Bureau to pay a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh to the Petitioner-accused noting that the petitioner's.....
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Power Privatisation in Chandigarh(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has put on hold the stay given by the Punjab and Haryana high court for privatisation of the Chandigarh electricity department, thus cle.....
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SC: Blockchain-Based Digitisation of Land Records Necessary to Reduce Property Document Litigation(23.01.2026)
Supreme Court while stating blockchain ensures immutability of transactions urged Union and State Governments to urgently digitise land records and re.....
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Orissa High Court Directs Immediate Satellite Proofing of Illegal Aquaculture(30.07.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the immediate satellite proofing of illegal aquaculture, which is considered detrimental to wetland ecosystem, being ta.....
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Kerala HC Lays Down Condition to Claim Compensation in Plea Alleging Negligence of Driver(16.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the petitioners must prove not only the negligence on the part of the driver but also prove that the person who sustai.....
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Compensation for youth tortured in police custody(21.09.2015)
In a case where the police illegally detained and tortured a young man who had applied for a position as a constable in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Pleas for Compensation to Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to the Cen.....
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Rajasthan High Court Directs State to Properly Implement 'Jyoti Yojna' Scheme(15.02.2024)
Rajasthan HC through writ of Mandamus has directed State to provide the benefits of the Jyoti Yojna Scheme to every woman who has voluntarily undergon.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(09.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, by a voice vote. The Bill amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisat.....
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Kerala HC: Motor Accident Compensation Can't Be Reduced Saying Pillion Rider Didn't Wear Helmet(19.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has stated that merely because the pillion rider was not wearing helmet in violation of Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,.....
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Kerala HC: State Can’t Deny Responsibility in Guise of Limitation Period(03.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that when a citizen is engaged by Government to carry out activities, it had duty to reward person as per the contra.....
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Gau. HC to Assam Govt.: Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation to Custodial Death Victim's Wife(27.03.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed Assam Government to pay Rs. 5 lakh as compensation to a woman, whose husband died in jail because timely appropriate a.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Against Differential Compensation for Major & Minor Riots Victims(03.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Delhi government on its scheme for compensation of Delhi riots' victims, which has been alleged to be di.....
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NCDRC Directs Reader's Digest to Pay ? 1.5 Lakh to Subscriber for Late Delivery of Magazine(25.11.2022)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed publishers of the iconic magazine Reader's Digest to pay a compensation of Rs 1,0.....
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Karnataka HC Enhances Compensation for Death of 2Yrs Old in Motor Accident(20.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) to a couple who lost their 2-year old daughter.....
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Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017 Receives President Assent(01.03.2017)
Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017 that provides for cessation of liabilities on specified bank notes has received assent fr.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Regularisation if Appointment Was Not by Competent Authority(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that to seek regularisation, a daily rated employee must have been initially appointed by a competent authority and there must .....
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Delhi HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Direction to Govt for Scheme to Compensate Covid Affected Families(10.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea seeking direction to Union of India and Delhi Government to co.....
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SC Levies 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 & Rs 1300 on Commercial Vehicles entering Delhi(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has levied 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 and Rs 1300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi from November 1 for 4 months. T.....
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Gau. HC: Compensation Denied Over Death of Man Not Proved to be Bonafide Passenger(21.06.2024)
Gauhati High Court has denied compensation over the death of a man who fell from a running train and was run over by it, on the ground that the fact t.....
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ITAT, Delhi: No TDS Required to be Deducted on Enhanced Compensation Under Land Acquisition Act(19.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has held that the interest on enhanced compensation awarded to land owners by the Court under Section 28 of the L.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, enhanced compensation, Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Tax Deducted at Source
Sovereign Gold Bond-Dematerialisation(08.08.2017)
The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, has issued nine tranches of Sovereign Gold Bonds for a total value of Rs. 603.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of Goods And Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017, as well as the Goods and Services T.....
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Harmonisation of Chapters 40 to 98 of Schedule-II (Export Policy) to ITC(HS) codes(02.08.2024)
1. DGFT is in the process of harmonising the extant Schedule-II (Export Policy) to the 8-digit ITC(HS) codes, in lieu of the description-based Export .....
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SC: Unchallenged Statement of Wife of Deceased Deserves to be Accepted as Gospel Truth(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court while enhancing compensation awarded to kin of a deceased employee to uphold the objective of Employees’ Compensation Act i.e. dispensat.....
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Bombay HC Rejects PIL against Satyamev Jayate(22.06.2016)
Bombay HC has rejected a public interest litigation which had taken objection to the use of ‘Satyamev Jayate’ as the title of a show hosted by actor A.....
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MP High Court Allows Applicant to Deposit Court Fees On Failure to Deposit It Due to Demonetisation(19.04.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed an applicant to deposit a requisite court fees in a criminal complaint case after he prayed due to demonetizatio.....
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Bombay HC to State: Compensate Man Named in Baseless FIR(06.01.2023)
Bombay High Court while directing State to compensation a man for lodging FIR despite no offence having been disclosed, has observed that police being.....
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International organisations conducting religious pilgrimage exempt from tax(17.05.2016)
The Ministry of External Affairs exempted from tax international organisations facilitating religious pilgrimage services offered by the Ministry.
.....
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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Mumbai Woman Who Deposited Fake Notes(09.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR and trial against a 25-year-old woman who was charged with depositing five counterfeit currency notes in her bank.....
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EPFO Sets Guidelines to Settle Death Claims within Seven Days(02.11.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has said that it has issued guidelines to its Field Offices to settle death claims within seven days and.....
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SC: Married Daughter Presumed to be Financially Supported by Husband(15.05.2025)
SC while dismissing plea of a married daughter claiming compensation for motor accident of her deceased mother, has observed that once a daughter is m.....
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Equalisation Levy of 6 % to Come in Force from Tomorrow(31.05.2016)
Equalisation levy of 6 per cent on services pertaining to cross border digital transactions will come into effect from June 1.
Tags : Equalisation levy , cross border digital transactions
Frame Rules to Pay Compensation to Accident Victims by Auctioning Uninsured Vehicles: SC to States(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed each state and union territory to frame appropriate rules to put uninsured motor vehicles in public auction and pay compens.....
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Discharge voucher cannot be obtained by any kind of pressure or compulsion upon the insured(16.08.2017)
In present case, the complainant company obtained a Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy for the period from 3rd November, 2012 to 2nd November, 20.....
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Ker. HC: Decision to Make 25 Saturdays Working in Academic Year, Quashed(02.08.2024)
Kerala High Court while quashing the decision of Director of General Education for making 25 Saturdays working in an academic year, has observed that .....
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Delhi HC Constitutes Committee for Supervising Implementation of Employee Compensation Scheme(28.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has constituted a 6 member committee for supervising the implementation of the Special Scheme For Employee's Compensation Claims form.....
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Retrenchment of a workman without complying with conditions mentioned under Section 25-F (a) and (b) of the ID Act, 1947, would not result in reinstatement of workman(29.06.2021)
Present Letters Patent Appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge of present Court. A short question, which arises for.....
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EPFO: 8.16% Extra Benefit to Pensioners if They Defer Withdrawal(23.06.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has said that pensioners who defer withdrawal of pension for two years after reaching the age of 58 year.....
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Applicability of provisions of Para 2.20 of HBP, 2015-20 on Advance Authorisations issued under 2009-2014, FTP(25.04.2018)
1. This office has received a request for clarification regarding the date of applicability of provisions of para 2.20(d) of HBP 2015-20 on the Advanc.....
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NCDRC to DLF Universals: Refund Entire Amount for Delay in Handing Over Possession(10.01.2023)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed DLF Universal to refund entire principal amount of Rs. 37,73,154/- to the complain.....
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Andhra HC Acquits Dalit Man Held For Rape, Murder(03.04.2017)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has acquitted Satyam Babu of all charges after he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ayesha Meera rape and murder cas.....
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Karnataka HC: Insurance Company Not Liable to Pay Compensation If Person Holding Wrong Licence(15.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that the insurance company will not be liable to pay compensation, if a heavy goods vehicle is driven by a person holdin.....
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Delhi HC To DSLSA: Pay Compensation u/s 357A to Relatives of Murder Victim(04.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has awarded compensation to relatives of two murder victims, drawing from various judicial precedents, and noting that the fine order.....
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Amendments under Interest Equalisation Scheme in respect of UIN(20.04.2023)
1.Attention of Trade and Industry is drawn towards Trade Notice no. 38/2021-22 dated 20.04.2023, wherein the eligible Interest Equalisation beneficiar.....
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MP HC: Executive Can’t Proscribe Voluntary Membership of Organisations(26.07.2024)
MP HC has observed that voluntary membership of a national & internationally famed organisation like RSS, for activities like religious, social, phila.....
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Karnataka HC Orders Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation for Death of Two Years Old in Stray Dog Attack(29.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that there is a statutory obligation which has been imposed upon the local municipal authorities to safeguard the human .....
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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction Against Satta Dream 11(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction in a suit against trademark infringement filed by Dream 11, a fantasy sports platform, aga.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, ex-parte ad-interim injunction, trademark infringement, Dream 11, fantasy sports platform, Satta Dream 11
Indian Railways Issues Letter of Award for Setting Up of Diesel Locomotive to GE Global Sourcing India Pvt. Limited(09.11.2015)
Indian Railways awarded GE Global Sourcing India Private Limited a Letter of Award to set up a Diesel Locomotive Factory in Bihar. In furtherance to i.....
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Bombay HC Seeks RBI’s Response Over Inconsistencies in Demonetization Directives to Co-operative Bank(22.11.2016)
Bombay HC, while observing that prima facie there were some inconsistencies in two circulars issued by Reserve Bank to District Co-Operative Banks on .....
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In proceedings before the Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act, the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure and Evidence Act are not applicable(06.06.2022)
The Appellant has preferred the present appeal under Section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 seeking setting aside of the order/judgment pa.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Legality
Allahabad HC Directs DM to Order Compensation In Case Of Teacher’s Death During Election Duty(10.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court directed the District Magistrate, Jaunpur to examine and pass a reasoned order in a claim for compensation made in a case of a te.....
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SC: Deceased's IT Returns Can be Considered for Computing Annual Income in Motor Accident Cases(07.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that deceased's Income Tax (IT) Return can be considered for computation of his annual income in Motor Accident Compensation Cl.....
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Benefit of future prospects should not be confined only to those who have a permanent job and would extend to self-employed individuals(06.03.2018)
In present case, the Appellant was injured in a motor accident. The Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs. 12,81,228 for the injuries suffered by him. T.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Enhancement
Del. HC: Prisoners Have Right to Compensation for Work Related Injuries Suffered in Jail(20.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while issuing guidelines for cases where an inmate or convict sustains work related injuries in prison has observed that justice for .....
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Allahabad High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation to Child Who Lost One Kidney(16.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a minor, who lost one kidney and suffered liver da.....
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Bona fide of injured person as a railway passenger has to be proved for claiming compensation(09.06.2017)
Claim application was filed by Applicant/injured seeking compensation of Rupees Four Lac for injuries sustained by him in an alleged train untoward in.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Bonafide
TRAI releases Highlights of Telecom Data for September, 2015(18.11.2015)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released data for telecom subscribers for September, 2015. The figures showed a continuing of established tr.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Transfer of Cases Relating Demonetization of Rs 500 & Rs 1000 Notes(23.11.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to stay transfer of proceedings against demonetisation of Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes across various High Courts in the.....
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SC: Only Principal Civil Court Can Decide Dispute of Apportionment of Compensation(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that any dispute regarding apportionment of compensation under National Highways Authority Act, 1956 would have to be decided b.....
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Railway to pay for deaths of ‘roof riders’(05.07.2016)
The Supreme Court awarded compensation to kin of deceased who died while riding on the roof of train carriages.
The tragedy occurred when h.....
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Doctrine of sovereign immunity not applicable to cases of fundamental rights violation, hence, cannot be used as a defence in public law(12.08.2016)
In present writ petition, Petitioners, migrants of State of Jammu & Kashmir State had planned to take out a peaceful protest March upto Delhi for vent.....
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SC: Employees Filing Writ Petitions Against Air India After its Privatisation, Not Maintainable(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the writ petitions, although maintainable on the dates they were instituted, have ceased to be maintainable by reason .....
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Kerala HC: No Illegality in Invoking LARR Act for Land Acquisition(30.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that the State government was reasonable in acquiring land in furtherance of its K-Rail SilverLine Project by invokin.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, K-Rail SilverLine Project, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Concurrent findings of lower Fora can only be challenged on ground of miscarriage of justice or if order was against existing law or perverse(17.06.2019)
In facts of present case, the Petitioner/Complainant stated in his Complaint that, he handed over a carton 50 pcs of Gun metal bushes to Opposite Part.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Entitlement
Supreme Court Increases Compensation to Family of Carpenter who Died in Accident(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while enhancing the compensation awarded to the family of a carpenter who died in an accident that what proof they can lead.....
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Madras High Court Directs Payment of Compensation to Accident Victims Only Through Annuity Scheme(16.08.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the implementation of the Motor Accident Claims Annuity Deposit Scheme from October 1 while clarifying that the victi.....
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Chhattisgarh HC Orders 7 Lakhs Compensation for Rape Victim(04.09.2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held in a Writ Petition that the Rape victim was entitled to compensation of Rs. 7 lakhs along with interest under Section.....
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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case(06.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to am Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain and observed that he is an influential person and has the potential of tamper.....
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When the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident does not have a valid driving licence, insurance company is not liable to pay compensation(23.09.2020)
In facts of present case, the first Respondent herein, met with an accident while driving a truck owned by the Appellant, under whom, he was gainfully.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Liability
AP HC Dismisses Plea for Recalling Non-Bailable Warrant Against K.V.V. Satyanarayana(26.07.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by K.V.V. Satyanarayana, Special Secretary (Finance), for recalling the non-bailable warrant .....
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UPPCL and PVVNL’s administrative apathy chastised in case involving electrocution(17.09.2015)
In a case questioning Permanent Lok Adalat’s jurisdiction awarding compensation to dependents of a victim who was electrocuted from a high tension fal.....
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Exclusion of song from movie which was included in trailer amounts to unfair trade practice(18.02.2020)
The complainant, who is a teacher by profession, on watching the promos of the film, namely, “Fan” decided to watch the said film with her family memb.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Validity
A curfew enforced by electronic tagging, clocking in and clocking out, and arrest or imprisonment for breach was a “classic detention or confinement”(12.02.2020)
Present case is about the meaning of imprisonment at common law and whether it should, or should not, now be aligned with the concept of deprivation o.....
Tags : False imprisonment, Compensation, Legality
Supreme Court on Demonetisation: Why Old Notes by Citizens Not Accepted Till March 31?(21.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Modi Government's decision to close March 31 RBI window to deposit old notes smacked of arbitrariness and sought to know w.....
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Madras HC: Compensation for Refraining from Carrying Out Competitive Business is Capital Receipt(08.04.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed the appeal of the revenue and has held that the Compensation received for refraining from carrying on competitive busi.....
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Karnataka High Court: State Has to Pay Compensation if Money Belonging to Citizen is Retained(31.05.2024)
Kar. HC has held that if money belonging to a citizen in his property is retained by State entities falling under Article 12, that amounts to temporar.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Compensation, Acquisition of Property
Kerala HC: False Accusation of Impotency by Spouse Amounts to Cruelty(08.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that casting aspersions of impotency or erectile dysfunction by one spouse against other in matrimonial proceedings will co.....
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SC: Compensation for 'Loss of Consortium' Can be Awarded to Children and Parents Also(08.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, in a Motor Accident Compensation Claims, compensation for loss of consortium can be awarded to children and parents a.....
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Authorized signatory of the company shall not be considered as a 'drawer' of cheque, and could not be directed to pay the interim compensation(24.07.2024)
The present appeals are filed challenging the judgments and orders passed by the Bombay High Court, whereby the High Court allowed the criminal applic.....
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Measures for the promotion of green growth and renewable energy(01.02.2024)
While enunciating the approach of government towards an all-round, all-pervasive and all-inclusive development, the Union Minister for Finance and Cor.....
Tags : Rooftop Solarisation, Households, Free Electricity
Punjab and Haryana HC: Injury while Leaning Out of Train not Self-Inflicted(23.08.2016)
P&H HC, while setting aside decision of a tribunal that had denied compensation to kin of a passenger who died after falling from a train, has held th.....
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Satyam Scam: SAT Quashes 2-Year Ban on PwC from Auditing Listed Companies(09.09.2019)
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) in a major setback to Securities and Exchange Board of India has overturned the markets regulator's order banning.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Compensation Plan for Kin of COVID-19 Related Deaths/Casualties(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking inter-alia, directions to the Union and State Governments to formulate appropriate guidelines to provide ad.....
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Meg HC: State Must Have Ensured Alternate Livelihood for Those Affected by Mining Activity Cessation(17.07.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has observed that it is for the State to have taken appropriate steps to provide alternative sources of livelihood to its people .....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Alternate Livelihood, Mining, Cessation
Ker. HC: State Must Formulate Victim Compensation Scheme for Victims of Sexual Offences under POCSO(03.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that State must formulate a victim compensation scheme specifically for POCSO victims or to make necessary amendments i.....
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EPFO Eases UAN Rule for PF Settlement, But Sets Riders(15.07.2016)
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has relaxed provision that requires furnishing of Universal Account Number (UAN) for settlement of claims.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea by WBCPCR Seeking Compensation From Election Commission For Covid Orphans(25.05.2022)
Calcutta HC dismissed a PIL filed by West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) seeking a direction upon the Election Commission t.....
Tags : West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Election Commission, Covid-19, Compensation
SC Stays Imposition of NGT's Environmental Compensation on Thermal Plants(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the recovery of 'Environmental Compensation' imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), for non-achievement of 100 % Fly A.....
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Tripura HC Orders Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation to Family of 27 Year Old Victim of Custodial Death(24.06.2022)
Tripura High Court has directed the state to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family members of Jamal Hossain, who allegedly died due to custod.....
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Hyderabad HC Orders Recovery of Pay, Allowances from Andhra Pradesh Ex-Minister(18.10.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has directed Secretary to Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly to take steps to recover pay and allowances paid to Former Mi.....
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Surviving spouse entitled to compensation even if both were earning members(29.10.2015)
In a case regarding compensation for the death of a woman in a motor vehicle accident, the Bombay High Court determined that though the surviving husb.....
Tags : Dependency, compensation, earning spouse, savings
SC: Can’t Consider Payment of Compensation A Factor to Reduce Sentence of Convict(16.05.2024)
SC has held that in criminal proceedings courts should not conflate sentence with compensation to victims. Sentences such as imprisonment and/or fine .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Criminal Proceedings, Imprisonment, Compensation
India Ratifies Two More ILO Pacts to End Child Labour(19.06.2017)
India has ratified International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) two conventions on child labour reaffirming its commitment for a child labour free India.
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Jammu & Kashmir HC Declines to Entertain Plea Challenging Reorganization of State and Lockdown(12.09.2019)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the bifurcation of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Terr.....
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CCI Levies Rs 17 Cr Fine on JTEKT Corp for Cartelisation(16.08.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has levied more than Rs 17 crore fine on Japan's JTEKT Corp and its Indian subsidiary for cartelisation with NSK.....
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SC: Logical Progression in Compensation Estimation Process Would be to Identify Suitable Sale Deed(22.10.2024)
SC while dealing with a case related to land acquisition, has stated that the logical progression in the compensation estimation process would be to i.....
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Delhi High Court Orders Govt. to Speed Up Disposal of Workmen Compensation Cases(28.09.2015)
Delhi High Court has ordered Delhi Government to take steps to ensure that more than 1,100 compensation cases for deaths and injuries pending under Wo.....
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Railway administration cannot be held liable for preserving relevant documents after expiry of 6 months from date of delivery of consignment(05.06.2018)
Present appeal under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 is against the judgment and order passed by the learned Railway Claims Tribun.....
Tags : Loss, Compensation, Validity
Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines on Victim Compensation(06.09.2019)
Karnataka High Court while observing that trial courts are delivering justice more oriented towards the rights of accused persons and the same is not .....
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A mere plea without supported by any corroborative evidence, has no gravity in the eye of law(14.09.2017)
Case has been preferred before this Tribunal by the wife and sons of the deceased being sole dependants under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribuna.....
Tags : Untoward accident, Compensation, Grant
RBI releases framework for authorisation of pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail Payments(18.08.2020)
Reserve Bank has today placed on its website, the 'framework for authorisation of pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail Payments'. The framework has be.....
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SC: Can’t Seek Compensation Under 2013 Act if Proceedings Under 1894 Act are Held to be Valid(14.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once it is held that acquisition proceedings under Land Acquisition Act 1894 are valid, the claimant can’t seek compensati.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Suspension of Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain Amid ED Probe(07.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking suspension of Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain who is under judicial custod.....
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Pat. HC: For Initiating Section 145 CrPC Proceeding Magistrate’s Satisfaction is Condition Precedent(24.02.2025)
Patna High Court has observed that condition precedent for initiating proceedings under Section 145 CrPC is the Executive Magistrate’s satisfaction re.....
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION - CIC Pulls Up RBI for Non-Disclosure of Demonetisation Records(19.02.2019)
Central Information Commission has pulled up Reserve Bank of India for "perfunctory handling" of an RTI application seeking records of its board meeti.....
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Karnataka HC Rejects Plea Challenging Caps on Withdrawal Limit(07.12.2016)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by a number of Co-operative Societies wherein they had challenged clause in Demonetisati.....
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ITAT: No Income Tax on Compensation Received for Compulsory Acquisition of Land by Government(29.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Patna Bench has held that no Income tax to be levied on compensation received for compulsory acquisition of land.....
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Madras HC Directs TNSTC to Pay Compensation Amount Via Electronic Fund Transfer(26.12.2016)
Madras High Court has devised a new methodology to ensure that Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) does not delay payment of compensation i.....
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Supreme Court: It Is For the State As Custodian to Assess If Tree-Felling Is Required or Not(07.02.2024)
Supreme Court has conveyed its displeasure at private parties seeking permission to fell trees for industrial projects without first approaching the c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Custodian, Compensatory Afforestation
Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(09.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, by a voice vote. The Bill amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisat.....
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ITAT, Delhi: No Tax on Compensation for Acquisition of Agricultural Land by State Govt(15.04.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has held that no tax shall be payable on compensation for acquisition of agricultural land by the state go.....
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JKL HC Invokes Absolute Liability, Grants Compensation to Mother of Deceased in Electrocution Case(03.03.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court while invoking Absolute Liability to grant compensation to mother of 13 year old who died due to electrocution, ob.....
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court, Absolute Liability, Compensation, Electrocution
SC: Judges Not Following Judgments on Bail Might be Taken Off from Judicial Work & Sent for Training(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even after 10 months of judgment, district judiciary is not complying with direction in Satender Kumar Antil case, .....
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Reserve Bank invites comments on the draft framework for recognition of a Self-Regulatory Organisation for Payment System Operators(18.08.2020)
As announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory policies issued as part of Monetary Policy statement dated February 6, 2020, the Reserve.....
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SC Extends Interim Bail Granted to Satyendar Jain in Money Laundering Case on Medical Grounds(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the interim bail granted to former cabinet minister of the Delhi Government Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case on .....
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SC: Subsequent Parties Entitled To Seek Declaration that Land Acquisition Proceedings Have Lapsed(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that subsequent purchaser, assignee, successor in interest, power of attorney, etc., are all persons who are interested in comp.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act
SC: Detention Beyond Release Date Violates Article 21(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court while directing State of Chhattisgarh to pay Rs 7.5 Lakhs as compensation to a rape convict who was kept in prison beyond the period of .....
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Rajasthan HC: RCSAT Can’t Entertain Service Matter Appeal of Contractual Employee of RFC(05.02.2024)
Rajasthan High Court observed that the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal (RCSAT) does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal affecting serv.....
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SC Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case on Ground that Deceased Was Multi Tasking(07.03.2024)
SC has enhanced the compensation granted in a motor accident claim after taking note of the fact that the deceased was deriving income from multiple j.....
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Companies dealing with hazardous substance must forthwith pay compensation for deaths & injuries to victims as per WCA, 1923 wherever applicable or the principle of restitution wherever applicable(03.02.2021)
Matter arises out of an incident occurred in Bharuch district of Gujarat. The respondent factory is the manufacturer of several hazardous chemicals, i.....
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MP HC: Mother has First Claim Over the Compensation for Deceased Bachelor Son(21.04.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that since deceased was a bachelor, by virtue of Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, except mother, no other Cla.....
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Orissa HC Seeks Response on Disbursement of Compensation to Sanitation Workers’ Families(01.06.2021)
Orissa High Court has sought response of Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) on the issue of disbursement of compensation to the families of sanitatio.....
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SC: Necessary to Create Machinery to Verify Felling of Trees According to Court’s Direction(22.07.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that it is necessary to create machinery which will verify whether the work of felling trees is actually carried out in ter.....
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Ministry of Finance Extends Compensation Cess Levy Upto 31 March, 2026(27.06.2022)
Ministry of Finance has extended the time period for the levy of compensation cess up to 31 March, 2026.
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Hyderabad HC Grants Compensation to Parents of Snake Bite Victims(03.10.2016)
Hyderabad HC has directed Central Government and Sarva Siksha Abhiyan'sTelangana Project Director to pay a compensation of Rs 8 lakh each to the paren.....
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Bom HC: Court Can Grant Higher Compensation if Land Acquisi. Award Passed After Amendment to S. 25(12.12.2024)
Bombay High Court has observed that if an award is passed under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 after the amendment to Section 25 then the Court has th.....
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Allahabad HC: Magistrates, Police Personally Liable for Illegal Detention(10.06.2026)
Allahabad High Court directed payment of ?25,000 per day for illegal detention beyond 24 hours under preventive provisions, recoverable from erring ma.....
Tags : Detention, Compensation, Magistrates, Police, Personal Liability
SC Rejects Plea to Enact Law to Provide Uniform Compensation to Victims of Violence(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a lawyer's plea seeking direction to Parliament to enact a law providing a uniform scheme of compensation for persons who .....
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SC: Employee Compensation Act Covers Fatal Accident During Work Commute(30.07.2025)
SC has interpreted phrase “accident arising out of and in the course of his employment” occurring in Section 3 of EC Act, 1923 to include accident occ.....
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Supreme Court Stays SAT's Order Holding that SEBI Lacks Power to Bar Auditors(19.11.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal which had ruled that markets' watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India d.....
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SC: Accused's Offer of Payment of Ad Interim Compensation to Victim Not Ground For Granting Bail(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside order passed by Jharkhand High Court granting bail to an accused, has held that the offer of payment of ad interim .....
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Bombay High Court: Regularizing Illegal Homes Will Lead to Uncountable Litigations(08.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that Maharashtra Government’s proposed regularisation policy for unauthorised constructions across State would create many .....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions to Speed Up MACT Claims Amid Six-Year Average Pendency(12.06.2026)
Expressing concern over prolonged delays in motor accident compensation cases, the Supreme Court issued directions to expedite proceedings before MACT.....
Tags : Motor Accident Claims Tribunals; Compensation; Pendency
Rationalisation of Overseas Investment Regulations under FEMA, 1999 - Draft rules/regulations for comments(09.08.2021)
Overseas Investments and acquisition of immovable properties outside India by persons resident in India is presently governed by the provisions contai.....
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Delhi HC: Satyendar Jain Can’t be Disqualified from Legislative Assembly Under Writ Jurisdiction(22.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that in exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226, the Court cannot declare Jain as a person with unsound mind and can.....
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SC Agrees to Hear Centre's Plea Seeking Stay on Proceedings Before Various HC Against Demonetisation(17.11.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a fresh plea of Centre seeking stay on proceedings before various High Courts and Other Courts, apart from Apex Court.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Courts, stay, Demonetisation, Rs 500, Rs 1,000
US Jury Holds Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Liable for Defamation of Each Other(02.06.2022)
US Court has held that Heard had defamed Depp in a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post, and awarded Depp $10 Million in compensatory damages .....
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Supreme Courts Orders Stay on Disbursement of Compensation in 2012 Sea-Firing Incident(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the disbursement of the compensation of 2 crores to the owner of the boat named "St Antony" which was attacked by .....
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SC Refuses to Issue Guidelines on Compensation for Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(22.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing petitions seeking uniform compensation code for victims of wrongful prosecution, has held that it will it will create a.....
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Authorisation to Sign Pathology Report(06.02.2018)
As per clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 15 of IMC Act, 1956, no person other than a doctor having qualification recognized by MCI and register.....
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AP HC: Sudden Death When No Indication of Previous Disease Should be Treated as Stress of Work(21.07.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that any sudden death caused shall be treated as stress and strain of the work when there is no indication about pr.....
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Special Window to States for meeting the GST Compensation Cess shortfall(15.10.2020)
Under Option-I States were to be provided a Special Window of Borrowing of Rs. 1.1 lakh cr, and over and above that, an authorisation for additional O.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Direction to Bajaj Allianz to Compensate Farmers Who Suffered Losses in Rains(21.06.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.....
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Bombay HC Asks Government to Increase Compensation for Victims of Rail Accident(17.10.2016)
Bombay HC has said that Government must enhance the compensation paid to victims of rail accidents to ensure that the amount marches with time.
Tags : Bombay HC, compensation, rail accidents
Madras HC Grants Compensation to Woman's Family Who Fell from Overcrowded Train(26.03.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered compensation of Rs. 8 lakh along with 6% interest to the family of a woman who died in the year 2014 as she was travelli.....
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P&H HC Rejects Emblem Misuse Petition Against Aamir Khan(04.11.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected a petition filed against actor Aamir Khan for allegedly making improper use of national emblem in his TV sh.....
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Standardisation of procedure to be followed by Debenture Trustee(s) in case of 'Default' by Issuers of listed debt securities(13.10.2020)
1. Representations were made by Debenture Trustee(s) regarding the process to be followed in case of 'Default' by issuers of listed debt securities. A.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre for Implementation of Child Victim Compensation Scheme(27.05.2025)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking implementation of the child victim compensation scheme for victims of cr.....
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SAT Rejects ITC’s Appeal Over Sale of Leela Hotels to Brookfield(27.09.2019)
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has rejected an appeal by ITC Ltd challenging the sale of Hotel Leelaventure Ltd’s assets to Brookfield Asset Mana.....
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Interest claimed is taken into consideration for purpose of deciding pecuniary jurisdiction of Commission(29.08.2016)
Flat Buyers Agreement executed and booking made by Complainants. Possession of flat was not offered to complainant within 27 months from execution of .....
Tags : Service, Deficiency, Compensation, Pecuniary Jurisdiction
SC: Delay in Payment of Compensation is in Contravention of Article 300A(23.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that delay in the payment of compensation to the landowners after taking away ownership of their land from them is in contraven.....
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Kerala HC: Insurer Liable to Third Party Even if Driver was Drunk(01.02.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that when driver is drunk, certainly, his consciousness and senses will be impaired so as to render him unfit to drive, but.....
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Interest on Compensation Amount to be Awarded from Date of Accident: SC(03.11.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that while awarding interest on the compensation to an employee, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, it is to be awarded .....
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Delhi HC Rejects Petition to Regularize Unauthorized Colonies(04.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) clusters are normally “born out of need” and unauthorized colonies are “born out of greed” while rej.....
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Bombay HC: Court Not Obliged to Direct Payment of Interim Compensation in Cheque Bounce Cases(04.08.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that courts don't have a duty to grant interim compensation to the complainant in a cheque bounce case. The Court also held.....
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Breach of terms and conditions of motor vehicle insurance policy need not be considered at hearing for interim compensation(20.08.2015)
An insurer can plead an insurance contract to not be binding upon it at the final hearing to recover interim compensation from the driver/owner of the.....
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Karnataka HC: Award of Compensation under National Highways Act Not Attract Stamp Duty(30.05.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that an award of compensation passed by an Arbitrator under National Highways Act, 1956 does not attract stamp duty. Pay.....
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SC: Interim Compensation in Cheque Dishonour Case can be Given Only After Accused Pleads Not Guilty(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that interim compensation in cheque dishonour case can be granted only after the accused has pleaded not guilty as per section .....
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Madras HC Orders School to Pay Rs.7 Lakh Compensation to LKG Girl(05.07.2016)
Madras HC has directed a private school in Tirunelveli district to pay a compensation of Rs.7 lakh to a minor girl who lost her vision in the right ey.....
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SC: No Entitlement on Job Contractors to Pension for Pre-Regularisation Period(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that there is a clear distinction between the employees who are in work-charged establishment vis-à-vis those who are in jo.....
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Supreme Court Defers Demonetisation Pleas Hearing to December 09(05.12.2016)
Supreme Court has deferred hearing on pleas against Central Government’s demonetisation decision to December 9.
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Delhi HC Adjourns Sine Dine Pleas Challenging Demonetisation Notification(22.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has adjourned indefinitely hearing on pleas challenging Government’s demonetisation move after it was informed that Supreme Court has.....
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SAT to SEBI: Hear Bajaj Finance Plea(04.12.2019)
Securities Appellate Tribunal has asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India to hear Bajaj Finance’s plea against the capital market regulator, .....
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Supreme Court: Earning Heirs Entitled to Compensation Under MV Act(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that employed sons and married daughters can apply for compensation for the death of their parent, and would qualify as ‘legal .....
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JKL HC: Subjective Satisfaction of Detaining Authority Doesn’t Deprive Court to Review its Orders(25.08.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that although subjective satisfaction cannot be interfered normally by the court but at the same time.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Widow's Plea Seeking Ex-Gratia Compensation(10.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and National Disaster Management Authority on plea filed by a widow, seeking ex-gratia compensation.....
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SC: Power Generators Entitled to Claim Compensation for Cost Escalations from Regulatory Changes(28.05.2025)
Supreme Court while affirming APTEL’s appeal to allow Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd’s claim for compensation for cost escalations from regulatory changes,.....
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AHC:Employees Compensation Act is Social Security Statute Providing Speedy Payment of Compensation(01.10.2019)
Allahabad High Court (AHC) has explained that Employees Compensation Act, 1923 is a social security legislation providing speedy and efficient machine.....
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Ker. HC: Dependents of Independent Contractor Not Entitled Under Employees Compensation Act(24.11.2023)
Kerala High Court while upholding an order passed by Employees Compensation Commissioner against the dependents of an independent contractor, has held.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Independent Contractor, Employees Compensation
Supreme Court Questions Centre over Access to Large Piles of New Currency by Few(16.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Government how some individuals had access to large piles of new currency when banks refused customers even their weekly quota.....
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UPPCL and PVVNL’s administrative apathy chastised in case involving electrocution(17.09.2015)
In a case questioning Permanent Lok Adalat’s jurisdiction awarding compensation to dependents of a victim who was electrocuted from a high tension fal.....
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ITAT, Delhi: No Income Tax on Compensation Received on Compulsory Acquisition of Agricultural Land(12.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has held that income tax cannot be levied on the compensation or enhanced compensation received on compuls.....
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AP HC: Insurance Company Can File Execution Petition Only after Paying Compensation to Claimant(27.03.2025)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that execution petition can be filed by the insurance company against the owner of an offending vehicle only af.....
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SC to Greivance Redressal Committee: Decide Complaints About Non-Payment of Compensation in 4 Weeks(19.07.2022)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to see to it that the ex-gratia compensation payable to the kins/family members of the persons who ha.....
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SC: Members of RPF Can Seek Benefit Under Employees Compensation Act(03.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an officer of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) can seek compensation under Employees Compensation Act, 1923 even though .....
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Demonetisation Cases: Central Board of Direct Taxes Extends Taxman's Deadline to December 31(27.09.2019)
Central Board of Direct Taxes has extended the deadline up to December 31 for the Income-Tax department to complete the final assessment of about 87,0.....
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SC Issued Directions for Payment of Compensation to Families of Victims of 1992-93 Bombay Riots(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court while issuing directions for payment of compensation to families of victims and for revival of criminal cases which are lying dormant st.....
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HP High Court Orders Rs. 20 Lakh Compensation For Parents of Students Drowned In Beas River(04.01.2016)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered payment of compensation of Rs. 20 lakh to parents of each of 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college wh.....
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ITAT, Jaipur: Equalisation Levy Not Applicable Where Target Audience Are Outside India(14.10.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur has observed that an equalisation levy is not payable on advertising payments where advertisers or the target au.....
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CCI imposes a penalty on paper manufacturers for indulging in cartelisation(18.11.2021)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a final order yesterday against certain companies manufacturing paper from agricultural waste and rec.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Cartelisation
Expert evidence is an essential requisite to prove inherent manufacturing defect(22.07.2024)
Complainant purchased Motorcycle (Splendor) from dealer on 17.03.2018. The motorcycle had issues from the very first day it was purchased. The complai.....
Tags : expert report, defects, compensation
Bombay HC Directs State to Pay Compensation to Men Detained Illegaly(28.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State government to pay Rs.50,000 each towards compensation to two men who were illegally detained in Beed District.....
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Belting system is applicable when large pieces of land having different locations are acquired for determining market value(27.10.2017)
The landowners filed Reference Petitions under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 before the Additional District Judge, praying for enhancem.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Enhancement
Allahabad HC: State Liable to Pay Compensation For Death Due to Poisonous Liquor Consumption(01.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that State Government, having complete control and regulation to manufacture and sale of liquor, is prima facie liable t.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Poisonous Liquor, Compensation
NGT Orders Interim Compensation for Environment Damage, Spreading Muck Beyond Allotted Area(09.11.2021)
National Green Tribunal has directed the project proponent to deposit Rs. 2 Crore as interim compensation for causing environment damage and spreading.....
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SC: Landowners Accepting Compensation Settlements Cannot Later Claim Statutory Benefits(24.11.2025)
Supreme Court held that landowners who voluntarily enter compensation agreements under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act,.....
Tags : Landowners, Compensation, Statutory Benefits
'Just compensation' has to be determined on basis of fairness, reasonableness and equitability(24.12.2020)
Impugned in present Appeal is Award passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal ("Tribunal") on a Claim Petition directing Appellant Insurance Company to.....
Tags : Compensation, Quantum, Legality
Cessation of 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018(27.05.2020)
1. Government of India has vide Notification F.No.4(28)-(W&M)/2017 dated May 27, 2020 announced that the 7.75 percent Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018 sh.....
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Delay in formal confirmation does not result in crucial evidence being disregarded(19.08.2015)
Where the trial court had excluded casette tapes of voice recordings of kidnappers for not having been authorised by the appropriate authority, the Hi.....
Tags : Criminal, phone tap, authorisation, delay
J&K HC Upholds Validity of NHRC Order Granting Compensation to Family of Child(14.06.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has upheld the validity of an order passed by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) granting monetary compensation of Rs .....
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NHRC Awards Compensation of Rs 50,000 over Delay in Registration of FIR(27.07.2016)
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has awarded a compensation of Rs 50,000 to a 25-year-old woman from Ghaziabad owing to a delay of three months.....
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Ker. HC: KeLSA can Grant Victim Compensation without Court Order Except under POCSO(17.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) can grant victim compensation suo moto, without a court recommendation, .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Kerala State Legal Services Authority, Victim Compensation
SC: Railways Liable to Pay Compensation for Late Arrival of Trains If Delay is Not Explained(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has held that until and unless the railways provide evidence and explain the late arrival of a train to establish and prove that delay o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation for Late Arrival of Trains
Delhi HC: DLSA Must Give Reasons While Deciding Quantum of Compensation u/s 357A of CrPC(27.05.2025)
Delhi High Court has directed that while deciding the quantum of compensation to be granted under Section 357A(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Quantum of Compensation, 357A of CrPC
Karnataka High Court: Rape Victim not Entitled to Compensation if She Turned Hostile During Trial(01.10.2019)
Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by a rape victim seeking compensation under the victim compensation scheme as she turned hostile du.....
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Del. HC: Murder of Employee During Court of Employment Entitle Legal Heirs to Seek Compensation(23.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the murder of an employee during the course of performance of his duties would not disentitle the legal heirs of the de.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Murder, Employee, Compensation
Guj. HC Directs Compensation of Rs. 10 Lakh Each to Kin of Deceased in Morbi Bridge Collapse Tragedy(23.02.2023)
Gujarat High Court has directed M/s Ajanta to pay Rs. 10 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased/victims, and Rs. 2 lakh each to the injured as i.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Morbi Bridge Collapse, Compensation
AP HC: Satisfaction of Detaining Authority Necessary for Preventive Detention as Per Triple Test(21.03.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court although the person in question was accused of serious offenses, if the necessary satisfaction as per the triple test i.e. s.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Detaining Authority, Satisfaction, Preventive Detention, Triple Test
Madras HC Orders Compensation for 7 Women who Lost Vision(10.10.2016)
Madras HC has directed State Government to pay a compensation of Rs.3 lakh each to seven women who lost vision in one of their eyes after a cataract s.....
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Meg. HC to State: Consider Enhancing Compensation for Custodial Violence by 25%(04.05.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has directed State to consider enhancing the compensation to custodial violence victims by 25% or consider making a distinction b.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Custodial Violence, Compensation
RBI Issues Guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme(23.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme. RBI has issued directions for banks on implementation of the gold .....
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If actual market value of acquired land is higher, Reference Court could grant higher compensation(10.08.2017)
In facts of present case, The Government had acquired the land of the Respondent from different survey holdings for the stated purpose pursuant to the.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Legality
Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Karnataka’s State Officer(07.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against Karnataka’s Additional Chief Secretary for non-compliance with the High Court orde.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contempt Of Court, Regularisation Of Daily Wage Workers
Rajasthan HC: Insurance Company to Pay Compensation to Claimant First(27.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Alwar which, while relying on the principle of pay and recover,.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Payment of Compensation
Statute refers to an actual practice of "Sati" and not to a visual depiction of an imaginary work of fiction portrayed in the film(22.02.2018)
Present writ petition seeks directions to the Central Board of Film Certification, to take "appropriate steps to stop glorification of the practice of.....
Tags : Sati, Glorification, Scenes, Deletion
Gujarat HC Notices RBI As Accused Wants Seized Money Back In New Currency Notes(19.07.2017)
Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to Reserve Bank of India on a petition filed by an accused in a kidnapping case who wants Rs. 2.5 lakh, seized .....
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SC Affirms Compensation to Lawyer for Bank Wrongfully Keeping His Name in Loan Defaulters List(15.02.2023)
Supreme Court has affirmed National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission directing Canara Bank to pay compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to lawyer whose n.....
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Delhi HC Awards Rs. 6 Lakh Interim Compensation to Minor Sexual Assault Victim(17.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 6 Lakhs as interim compensation to a minor victim of sexual assault, directing the Delhi State Legal Services Authori.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compensation to Minor Sexual Assault Victim
SC: Homebuyers Cannot be Deprived of Interim Compensation Merely for Want of Execution of Sale Deed(11.02.2021)
Supreme Court has opined in connection with the Maradu flat demolition case that once it has been established that the home buyers have in fact made p.....
Tags : SC. Homebuyers, Compensation
Delhi HC Upholds Compensation Given to Children from Deceased's First Marriage(08.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the compensation given to two children from the deceased's first marriage reiterating that legal representatives of a pers.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compensation to Children from First marriage
Del. HC: Delhi Govt. to Frame Policy for Compensation to Victims of Chinese Manjha(02.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to frame a policy regarding granting compensation to persons who have lost their life and limbs due.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Government, Compensation, Chinese Manjha
SAT Fines SEBI for 2017 Order(20.06.2019)
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 on Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) after a person aggrieved by a .....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Orders 90 Lakh Compensation For Rape(12.09.2018)
Punjab and Haryana HC has directed the convict and his mother to pay Rs 90 lakh compensation to the survivor In the abduction and rape case of a minor.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Compensation for rape
Preventive detention order can be passed if activities of the detenue are dangerous to the maintenance of public order(21.08.2017)
By way of present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner prays to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropri.....
Tags : Detention, Subjective satisfaction, Legality
SC Permits Accused to Bring on Record Taped Telephonic Conversations as Defence(25.11.2015)
Supreme Court for the first time has permitted an accused to bring on record taped telephonic conversations to prove his innocence in a child sexual a.....
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MP HC Directs State to Pay Compensation to NDPS Accused for Violation of Fundamental Right(20.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed state government to pay 50,000/- to an Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 accused within 15 d.....
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NGT: Impose Fine on Airlines Disposing Excreta Before Landing(21.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed aviation regulator DGCA to issue a circular to all airlines asking them to pay Rs. 50,000 as environmental .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, environmental compensation, airlines, excreta
SC to Union Govt.: Pay Rs 10 Lakhs to Man Who Spent 14 Years in Pakistan Jail as Indian Spy(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to pay ex gratia payment of Rs. 10 lakhs to a man who claimed that he was deputed to Pakistan for a co.....
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CIVIL - Liability of Past Dues Rests Only with RCom and Not with Reliance Jio: TDSAT(27.02.2019)
Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has said that liability of past dues related to Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) rested only with Re.....
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Delhi HC: On-Duty Driver is Entitled to Compensation Unless Murder Was Personal and Targeted(28.05.2026)
Delhi High Court upheld compensation to the family of a truck driver murdered by unknown assailants while on duty, holding that the death amounted to .....
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Delhi HC: Child Born As a Result of Sexual Offences Entitled to Compensation(14.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has held that a child born out of rape is clearly a victim of offence and entitled to compensation.
Tags : Delhi High Court, child, rape, compensation
Centre Notifies Act Providing Domicile Reservation for Govt. Jobs in Jammu & Kashmir(01.04.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020, which comes into force with imme.....
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Response from West Bengal Government on Medical Services(24.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the West Bengal government on the medical services provided under its Swasthya Sathi scheme, a subsidized.....
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SC: Casual Workers Can't be Denied Regularisation if Similar Daily Wagers were Regularised(17.02.2026)
Applying the principle of parity, the Supreme Court regularised the services of four sweepers, holding that once regularisation has been granted to si.....
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TDSAT Directs DoT to Reconsider RCom's Plea Seeking Nod for Sale to Jio(27.02.2019)
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to reconsider Reliance Communications (.....
Tags : TDSAT, RCom's Plea Seeking Nod for Sale to Jio
SC Extends Interim Bail Granted to Satyender Jain Till January 8(15.12.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the bail granted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in May this year till January 8. However, initially, the be.....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: India can Withstand Monetary Policy Normalisation(31.01.2022)
Economic Survey has noted that due to accretion of large foreign exchange reserves, vulnerability indicators relating to reserves have shown marked im.....
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Delhi HC Reserve Order on Plea Against 1 Crore Compensation to Ex-Armyman’s Kin(07.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has reserved AAP Government’s decision to award Rs. 1 Crore compensation and a job to next of kin of Ex-Serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, AAP Government, compensation, Ex-Serviceman
Delhi. HC: Can’t Delegate Trial Court’s Obligation to Compute and Award Victim Compensation to DSLSA(27.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that the Trial Court’ obligation to compute and award quantum of victim compensation cannot be passed on to the Delhi State .....
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SC: Application to CJI Seeking Suo Moto Action by SC in Air India Flight Crash(16.06.2025)
A letter has been written to the Chief Justice of India seeking a suo motu action by the Supreme Court in crash of the Air India Flight AI171 at Ahmed.....
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Madras HC Orders TANGEDCO to Pay Compensation to Family of Boy Who Died of Electrocution(04.11.2020)
Madras High Court has ordered compensation to the parents of a 22 years old boy, who died due to electrocution after stepping on snapped live wire. Th.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Compensation for Death of 22-Year Old
SAT Reduces Market Ban on Inventure Growth(11.10.2019)
Securities Appellate Tribunal has reduced the market ban period on Inventure Growth and Securities to three years as well as set aside restrictions on.....
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Ker. HC: No Liability on RTO to Pay Compensation if Vehicle Owner Fails to get it Insured(25.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that if the motor vehicle owner fails to get the motor vehicle insured, the liability for payment of compensation would not.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Registration Authority, Compensation, Insured
Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit(29.11.2018)
1. Please refer to the operational instructions for the captioned scheme contained in RBI circular on Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shi.....
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Rationalisation of Licensing Framework for Authorised Persons (APs) under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999(26.12.2023)
The framework for licensing of Authorised Persons (APs) under FEMA, 1999 was last reviewed in March 2006. Keeping in view the progressive liberalisati.....
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Delhi Court Stays Proceedings Against AAP Leader Satyendar Jain(20.09.2022)
Delhi Court has stayed trial court proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain, who is presently in judicial custody in money laun.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Money-Laundering, Satyendar Jain
Application to regularize assets held abroad to be sent to RBI(10.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified consideration of applications at its Central Office in Mumbai seeking regularisation of assets held abroad by a per.....
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Delhi Court: False Claim of Impotency Amounts to Mental Cruelty(16.03.2020)
Delhi Court has held that falsely accusing a spouse of impotency amounts to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce.
Tags : Delhi Court, False Accusation of Impotency
SC: Potentiality of Land is also to be Taken into Consideration While Assessing Market Value(07.04.2025)
SC has observed that while determining land acquisition compensation the potentiality of the land is also to be taken into consideration while assessi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Land Acquisition Compensation, Market Value
Delhi HC: Employee Can’t Seek Regularisation of Service if Continued on Ad Hoc Basis for Decades(19.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an employee will not be entitled to seek permanency or regularization of service even if he has continued on ad hoc bas.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Interfere with High Court Order in Rs 7,200 Crore Satyam Fraud Case(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Hyderabad High Court’s order that set aside an Enforcement Directorate order provisionally attaching .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Satyam Fraud
Bom. HC: Magistrate Needn’t Provide Additional Reasons for Amount of Interim Compensation Awarded(29.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that as long as requirements provided in Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 are met, Magistrate is not ob.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Interim Compensation, Cheque Dishonour
Supreme Court Rejects CCI and Jio’s Cartelisation Pleas Against Airtel, Voda Idea(06.12.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed Competition Commission of India and Reliance Jio Infocomm’s pleas to probe cartelisation charges levelled by Jio against B.....
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Claimants are entitled to seek compensation from any of the wrongdoers, when it is found to be a case of composite negligence(21.02.2018)
In the instant case, on 08th December, 2012, the wife of the Appellant No. 1, was travelling in an auto-rickshaw, which was given a violent dash from .....
Tags : Compensation, Denial, Validity
Punjab and Haryana HC Reduces Compensation Amount Drastically in Haryana Land Compensation Case(09.09.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has drastically reduced amount that farmers were to receive from Haryana Government for 142.38 acres acquired in 1979 fo.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC,Haryana Land Compensation Case
CERC: Compensation to power plants for coal imports in times of domestic coal shortage allowed(17.05.2019)
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has allowed compensation to GMR Group for running its power plant on imported coal in the event of co.....
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Karnataka HC Directs on Payment of Compensation to Those Who Died at Chamarajanagar Hospital(14.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to decide on payment of compensation to families of those who died owing to a lack of oxygen su.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Payment of Compensation to Those Who Died at Chamarajanagar Hospital
SC: Centre Should Do Away with Sterilisation Camps in 3 Years(15.09.2016)
SC has directed Centre to do away with sterilisation camps within 3 years and strengthen primary healthcare centre system, saying "it is time that wom.....
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Del. HC to DSLSA: Provide Status Report on Payment of Compensation to Victims of Sexual Offences(10.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has sought a status report from Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) on the payment of compensation to victims of sexual offe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DSLSA, Sexual Offences, Compensation
SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Compensation and Rehabilitation of Victims of West Bengal Riots(25.05.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking compensation and rehabilitation of the victims of the alleged state spon.....
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State has no business to expropriate property, if an award made and necessary steps to complete acquisition have not been taken for a period of five years or more(09.09.2016)
In instant case, a Notification under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was issued on 24th October, 1961, stating that public purpose for acqui.....
Tags : Compensation, Acquisition, Proceedings, Lapsed
P&H HC: RFCTLARR Act Applicable if Compensation Deposited Before Dec 31 2014 Not Paid to Majority(17.04.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that provisions of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 would apply to cases of land acquisition under National Highways Act .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, RFCTLARR Act, 2013, Compensation, Majority
Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Compensatory Chance for Registration in JEE Mains Exam(27.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a compensatory extra chance for appearing and registering in the JEE Mains Examination being conducted i.....
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Amendment under Interest Equalisation Scheme(25.05.2023)
1. Attention of Trade and Industry is drawn towards the extension of Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) upto 31.03.2024, as notified by RBI vide its C.....
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Bombay HC tells Tribunal to Consider Hurt Cyclist’s Plea for Compensation(18.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed accidents claims tribunal to consider plea of Mumbai Port Trust employee, who met with an accident while participating .....
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Ker. HC: Multiplier Method for Compensation Applicable to Cases of Serious Injuries(01.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that the multiplier method as laid down in Sarla Verma v. Delhi Transport Corporation (MANU/SC/0606/2009) by the Apex Court.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Multiplier Method, Compensation, Serious Injuries
SC: Direction Can be Issued to Transfer Compensation to Bank Account of Claimants(19.03.2025)
SC has observed that the general practice followed by insurance companies, where compensation is not disputed, is to deposit it before the Tribunal. I.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation, Bank Account
ITAT, Mumbai: No Tax on Compensation Received for Loss of Trees(23.12.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that no Tax is applicable on Compensation received for loss of Trees.
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Compensation for Loss of Trees
Allahabad HC Refuses To Entertain Borrower’s Loan Default Due To Demonetisation, GST(26.10.2017)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea challenging recovery proceedings initiated against a borrower firm, which challenged recovery proceedings on.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Demonetisation, GST
NCDRC Awards 1 Crore Compensation to Parents for Death of Child During Eye Correction Surgery(31.08.2022)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi has awarded compensation of Rs. 1 Crore to parents of 6 year old child who died due to gros.....
Tags : NCDRC, Compensation, Medical Negligence
SC Grants Relief to NMRCL on Satkar Land(03.10.2016)
Supreme Court, while granting relief to Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL), has stayed decision of Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on the.....
Tags : SC , Satkar Land
Bom. HC: In Appeal against Award of Compensation Court Can’t Condone Delay Beyond 120-Day Period(10.01.2025)
Bombay High Court has observed that court cannot condone delay beyond a period of 120 days in filing an appeal against the award of compensation under.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation, 120-Day Period
SC: Car Dealer Absolved from Liability for Death Caused During Test Drive by Manufacturer's Employees(05.09.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with a case of payment of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, has absolved a car dealer from the liability to.....
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Rajasthan HC Disposes PIL Seeking Compensation to Next Kin of Deceased Died Due to Black Fungus(07.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that Black Fungus infections and the spread had not been stated to be of such a magnitude that it has been considere.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Compensation to Next Kin of Deceased
RBI Simplifies Gold Monetisation Scheme(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has simplified Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) for bulk depositors, in order to help temple boards to do so and also allowe.....
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SC Restrains Union/States from Reducing Forest Land Unless Compensatory Land is Provided(05.02.2025)
Supreme Court has directed that no steps will be taken by the Union or any of the states which would lead to reduction in the forest land, unless comp.....
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SC: State Cannot Deny Regularisation to Long-Serving Contract Staff Appointed Through Due Process(02.02.2026)
Supreme Court held that the State, as a model employer, cannot refuse regularisation to contract workers appointed through due process, and those give.....
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Certificate lost, stolen, mutilated, defaced or destroyed beyond recognition cannot be replaced by any post office(02.03.2020)
A Complaint was filed by the Respondent before the District Forum contending that, 88 Indira Vikas Patras ('IVP') of the denomination of Rs. 5000 each.....
Tags : Deficiency, Compensation, Legality
Madras HC Seeks Response on PIL Seeking Compensation for False Promises on NEET(21.10.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking compensation for students who .....
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In a case of composite negligence where liability is joint and several, it is choice of claimants to claim compensation from either of tortfeasor(17.11.2018)
Instant appeals arise out of the same accident. Tribunal fastened the entire liability upon the Insurance Company to pay compensation on the ground th.....
Tags : Negligence, Compensation, Entitlement
SC: Appeal Against Award Passed by Compensation Commissioner Only on Substantial Question of Law(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an appeal against the award passed by Compensation Commissioner is maintainable only on a substantial question of law .....
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Calcutta HC Orders Compensation for Nepali Man Who Remained in Prison Sans Trial(09.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted Rs. 5 Lakh as compensation to a Nepali man who remained in prison for over 41 years and was released in March 2021 fol.....
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FIR is not a substantive piece of evidence; it can be used only for purposes of corroboration or contradiction of maker only(08.05.2017)
Aggrieved by nil award passed by learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, present appeal is preferred by appellant-claimants. Appellant claimed.....
Tags : Nil Award, Compensation, Entitlement
Bombay HC Directs to Pay Compensation to Man for Wrongful Detention(22.11.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to pay compensation to a man and urged an inquiry against errant police officers regarding t.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation to Man for Wrongful Detention
Kerala HC: High Courts Work On Holidays; Denying Compensatory Leave To Officers Violates Art. 229(29.01.2026)
Kerala High Court held that denying compensatory leave to its Gazetted Officers is illegal, arbitrary, and violates Article 229 of the Constitution, e.....
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A claimant for compensation ought not to be burdened with following a trail of successive transfers, which are not registered with registering authority(06.02.2018)
In instant case, an accident took place. By its award, the Tribunal granted compensation. The Tribunal noted that, the registration certificate of the.....
Tags : Compensation, Payment, Liability
SC: To Prevent Potential Environmental Damage PCBs Can Impose Compensatory Damages(05.08.2025)
SC has stated that the Pollution Control Boards exercising powers under the Water and Air Acts, can impose and collect restitutionary or compensatory .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pollution Control Boards, Compensatory Damages
Supreme Court Reiterates that Motor Accident Compensation can be Granted in Excess of Claimed Amount(22.11.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that it is permissible to grant motor accident compensation of any amount in excess to that which has been claimed. The C.....
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ILO recommendations on transition from informal to formal economy approved(06.01.2016)
The Union Cabinet has approved presenting before Parliament the International Labour Organization’s Recommendations (No. 204) concering ‘StatuteTelecom companies to compensate for dropped calls from 2016(16.10.2015)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced the Tags : Tokenisation, Card Transactions, Permitted Device
Rajasthan HC Raises Rs.3.15L Compensation, Values Homemaker’s Role in Accident Case(01.10.2025)
Rajasthan High Court enhanced the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for the death of a homemaker. The court emphasized the “.....
Tags : Compensation, Homemaker, Accident
Union Government: Deposits Above Rs 5,000 in Scrapped Currencies Allowed Once Per Account Till Dec 30(19.12.2016)
Central Government has said that deposits totaling more than Rs 5,000 in scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes can be made only once per account until De.....
Tags : Central Government, Demonetisation, deposits, Rs 500, Rs 1,000, December 30
J&K & L High Court: Fair Compensation to Land Losers Must Reflect Road Access And Location Benefits(24.02.2026)
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that land acquisition compensation must reflect ground realities, ensuring justice by considering road a.....
Tags : Fair Compensation, Land Losers, Location Benefits
J&K&L HC: Passenger Injured on Account of Mine Blast Entitled to Compensation Under MV Act(26.09.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that even if the cause of accident is remote or as a result of subversive activity involved, the vict.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Motor Vehicles, Compensation
SC Issues Directions Regarding Compensation for Victims of Hit & Run Cases(15.01.2024)
After considering the dismal rate of grant of compensation under Compensation of Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022, the SC has issue.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation, Victims, Hit & Run Cases