Delhi High Court removes 30% contributory negligence deduction from compensation, holding that a person on a footpath cannot be blamed when a vehicle enters a space reserved for pedestrians.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court awards ₹11 lakh compensation for 24 days of illegal detention, holding the State cannot delay release after parole is granted.
Supreme Court rules accused on bail after suspension of sentence need not appear on every hearing date in appellate or revisional courts.
SC slams UP jail officials for 28-day delay in bail release, calls nitpicking on court orders a serious dereliction; orders ₹5L interim compensation.
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