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Kerala HC Orders Special Police Squads In Every District To Catch Hit-And-Run Offenders [Read Judgments]
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Kerala HC Orders Special Police Squads In Every District To Catch Hit-And-Run Offenders [Read Judgments]

Kerala High Court directs the State Police Chief to set up special district squads to trace hit-and-run offenders, flags the Centre's inaction on its 2021 compensation scheme, and cites Australian and UK models for victim compensation.

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Calcutta HC Awards ₹8 Lakh to Railway Accident Victim's Family Despite Ticket Dispute [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Calcutta HC Awards ₹8 Lakh to Railway Accident Victim's Family Despite Ticket Dispute [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court awarded ₹8 lakh compensation to the family of a railway accident victim, holding that a ticket dispute alone cannot defeat a claim if the death qualifies as an "untoward incident" under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989.

ITR Of Previous Year Suffices For Salaried, Not Self-Employed: SC Lays Down MACT Income Guidelines [Read Judgment] Judiciary
ITR Of Previous Year Suffices For Salaried, Not Self-Employed: SC Lays Down MACT Income Guidelines [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court lays down guidelines distinguishing salaried and self-employed claimants for computing a deceased's income in motor accident compensation cases, appointing amicus curiae to resolve inconsistency.

Head-On Collision Cases: Courts Cannot Attribute Entire Blame to One Driver Without Comprehensive Scrutiny of the Conduct of All Parties: SC [Read Order] Judiciary
Head-On Collision Cases: Courts Cannot Attribute Entire Blame to One Driver Without Comprehensive Scrutiny of the Conduct of All Parties: SC [Read Order]

Supreme Court holds courts must assess all parties’ conduct in head-on collisions; failure to decide key issues like licence validity makes awards legally infirm.

Kerala HC Allows Fixing Notional Income Without Salary Certificate for NRI Accident Victims [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Kerala HC Allows Fixing Notional Income Without Salary Certificate for NRI Accident Victims [Read Judgment]

Kerala High Court held that notional income of NRI accident victims can be fixed based on facts even without a salary certificate under the Diplomatic Act.

Split Multiplier Method Foreign To Motor Vehicles Act; Compensation Must Be Based On Income At Time Of Death: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules split multiplier method invalid under Motor Vehicles Act; says compensation must be based on deceased’s income at time of death.

'Want bravehearts to be in forces,' SC for giving insurance cover to cadets discharged during military training

SC seeks insurance cover, rehab and higher aid for cadets injured during military training, stressing need to support bravehearts joining armed forces.

Insurance company of tractor liable for accident of attached trailor without separate coverage: SC

SC: Tractor insurer liable for accident caused by attached trailer; liability flows from root cause in chain of events, even without separate coverage.

Carpenter cannot be classified as unskilled worker for accident compensation: Supreme Court [Read Order]

The Supreme Court ruled that carpenters are skilled workers for accident compensation, enhancing compensation in a case involving a carpenter’s injury.


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