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Bombay High Court Awards Compensation to Widow and Children for Death of Patient in Mental Hospital Due to Negligence. State Held Vicariously Liable for Failure to Provide Adequate Staff and Security at Yerwada Mental Hospital.

The petitioners, the widow and two children of a deceased man, filed a writ petition seeking compensation from the State of Maharashtra and its office...

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Insurance Appeal in Motor Accident Case, Upholds 50:50 Contributory Negligence Apportionment. Both ST Bus and Truck Drivers Found Negligent Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The case arises from a motor accident on 12.01.2007 when an ST bus (GJ-18-V-8903) driven rashly rammed into a stationary truck (GJ-7-X-6523) parked wi...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for POCSO Victim Under NALSA Scheme — Inadequate Compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 Enhanced to Rs. 10,50,000. The court held that the NALSA Scheme mandates minimum compensation of Rs. 7,00,000 for sexual assault victims, which can be enhanced by 50%.

The appellant, Smt. Lalitha, mother of a minor victim of sexual assault, filed an appeal under Section 372 CrPC challenging the adequacy of compensati...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Injured Claimants in Motor Vehicle Accident Case — Apportionment of Liability Between Owner and Insurer Upheld. Claimants awarded enhanced compensation for injuries sustained in a road accident under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The case involves multiple miscellaneous first appeals filed under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and award date...

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Bombay High Court Holds Appellate Court Cannot Routinely Enhance Compensation Without Claimant's Appeal or Cross-Objections in Motor Accident Claims. Enhancement Permissible Only in Manifestly Unjust Awards Under Section 168 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The case arises from a First Appeal under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, filed by United India Insurance Co Ltd against an award of the Motor Accident ...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Compensation Determination Under Indian Telegraph Act for Land Diminution Due to Transmission Tower Erection. District Court's Award of Compensation for Diminution in Land Value Upheld in Revision Petitions Under Section 115 of CPC.

The matter arose from a batch of miscellaneous petitions filed by landowners under Section 16(3) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, seeking compensati...