New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday substantially enhanced compensation awarded to a Uttarakhand carpenter who lost his right leg in a road accident, holding that courts must assess the real impact of an injury on a victim’s livelihood and recognise “functional disability” rather than mechanically relying on medical disability certificates. A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N.V. Anjaria increased the compensation payable to claimant Shankar Dutt from Rs 11.51 lakh, as a…
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Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a fire at coaching centre in Lucknow and met the injured in a hospital. He also announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the family members of those killed.Chief Minister Adityanath, in a social media message said: “The loss of lives in the fire accident in Lucknow is extremely tragic and heart-rending. My condolences are with the bereaved families. I pray to Lord Shri Ram that the …
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere fact that a vehicle was stationary at the time of an accident does not absolve its owner or insurer of liability if the vehicle was negligently parked in an unauthorised location, while enhancing compensation awarded to the family of a deceased homemaker killed in a road crash on a national highway in West Bengal. A single-judge Bench of Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury passed the ruling while deciding a batch of appeals and cross…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a municipal authority cannot be saddled with liability under the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) for injuries caused by the fall of a tree branch on a stationary autorickshaw during heavy rain, ruling that such an incident do not arise out of the “use of a motor vehicle” in the manner contemplated under the law.However, a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh, invoking its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to en…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Air India has denied that families of victims of the AI-171 Boeing crash in Ahmedabad, which occurred on June 12, 2025, are being pressured to sign legal waivers in exchange for compensation.The Tata Group airline said that there is “absolutely no deadline or pressure” on anyone to accept its final settlement offer.Gujarat’s former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s daughter had alleged that the airline was exerting pressure on the families of the crash victims to sign legal…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) In a landmark judgment recognising the economic and social value of unpaid domestic work, the Supreme Court on Thursday described homemakers as “nation builders” and directed that a separate compensation component titled “loss of domestic care” be awarded in motor accident cases involving their death. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh enhanced compensation payable to the family of a woman who died in a road accident in Haryana in 2001, raising it fr…
Visakhapatnam, June 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and state Minister Lokesh on Tuesday called on the workers who were injured in an accident at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.He visited KIMS Icon Hospital and called on the injured. He also interacted with their family members.The Deputy CM spoke to doctors and inquired about the condition of the injured. He assured the families of the victims that the government will bear the medical expenses and will support them in all …
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation on Wednesday met the Chairperson of the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), seeking intervention in the alleged custodial torture and death of a man in Kabisuryanagar in Ganjam district.The delegation, led by senior party leader and former MLA Bhrugu Baxipatra, raised several concerns over the incident and urged the Commission to take appropriate action.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Baxipatra said the delegation highligh…
Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the Harda district administration to submit detailed reports on compensation paid to victims and funds recovered from those accused in the 2024 Harda firecracker factory blast case, as the Tribunal continued hearing matters related to relief for seriously injured victims. Hearing the matter in Bhopal, the National Green Tribunal’s Central Zone bench asked the administration to provide date-wise details of the amounts recover…
Ahmedabad, May 13 (IANS) Family members of victims of the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad have demanded that the final investigation report be “fair” and that the Black Box and raw flight data be shared transparently with relatives.They also said the investigation should not attribute responsibility solely to the pilots without fully disclosing the technical findings, while speaking at a gathering in Ahmedabad ahead of the first anniversary of the tragedy.The London-bound Air India Boein…