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Bombay HC Quashes Forest Dept Order Awarding Only 10K To Woman Surviving Tiger Attack

The Bombay High Court has recently quashed the Assistant Conservator of Forest order that awarded only Rs 10,000 to a woman who survived a tiger attack and dismissed the wounds as ‘simple... Read more »
Ludhiana Gas Leak: NGT Orders DM To Pay ₹20 Lakh In Compensation To Deceased’s Kin, Forms Fact-Finding Committee

Ludhiana Gas Leak: NGT Orders DM To Pay ₹20 Lakh In Compensation To Deceased’s Kin

In the Ludhiana gas leak case, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently formed an eight-member fact-finding joint Committee to be led by the Chairman of the Punjab State PCB. The Tribunal has... Read more »
Bangalore Consumer Forum Fines NHAI & Toll Booth Company For Charging Commuter ₹10 Excess Toll Fee

Bangalore Consumer Forum Fines NHAI & Toll Booth Company For Charging Commuter ₹10 Excess Toll Fee

The Bangalore District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently ordered the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and JAS Toll Road Company Limited to pay a commuter ₹5,000 in compensation after he was... Read more »
J&K and Ladakh HC

Motor Vehicle Act: ‘Earning Children Entitled To Compensation,’ Says J&K And Ladakh HC

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that even if children claiming compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act are major and earning on death of deceased parent, they are... Read more »
Delhi HC Seeks Status Report From DSLSA On Payment Of Compensation To Sexual Assaults Victims

Delhi HC Seeks Status Report From DSLSA On Payment Of Compensation To Sexual Assaults Victims

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a status report from the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) on the payment of compensation to victims of sexual offences, as well as the... Read more »
Odisha’s School Former Headmaster Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 11 Girls

Odisha’s Former School Headmaster Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 11 Girls

A special POCSO court in Odisha’s Sundergarh district has recently sentenced a ex-school headmaster to ten years in prison for sexually assaulting 11 female students in 2015. Additional District Judge Mahendra Kumar... Read more »
Madras HC

Madras HC Directs State Govt To Compensate Woman Falsely Accuse Under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act

The Madras High Court has ordered the State Government to compensate a woman who was falsely accused in a case under the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956 with Rs 2 lakh. A... Read more »
West Bengal Illegal Mining Case: NGT Directs Compensation For Deaths Of Children

West Bengal Illegal Mining Case: NGT Directs Compensation For Deaths Of Children

The NGT has recently awarded compensation of Rs. 20 lakhs to the heirs of three deceased people, including two 15-year-old children, and Rs. 5 lakhs to the injured who were involved in... Read more »
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Failing To Take Caution While Driving, Amounts To Rash And Negligent Driving: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court recently held that failing to exercise reasonable caution while driving and overtaking constitutes rash and negligent driving. A single bench of Justice Gaurang Kanth was considering a petition seeking... Read more »
Madras HC Directs TN Govt To Develop Guidelines On Arresting A Woman After Sunset

Madras HC Directs TN Govt To Develop Guidelines On Arresting A Woman After Sunset

The Madras High Court has recently ordered the Tamil Nadu government to develop uniform guidelines to ensure that police officers follow the mandate under Section 46(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure... Read more »
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