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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal by NEKRTC in Motor Accident Claim — Compensation of Rs. 10,65,400 Upheld. Claimant Injured in Collision with Bus; Tribunal's Award Based on Proper Assessment of Injuries and Loss of Earning Capacity.

The case involves an appeal filed by the Managing Director of NEKRTC under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment an...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Death of Minor in Motor Accident Case, Insurance Company's Appeal Dismissed. The court applied multiplier of 18 and added 40% future prospects to notional income of Rs. 15,000 per annum for a 9-year-old deceased under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim petition filed by the parents of a 9-year-old boy who died in a road accident. The a...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Death of Minor in Motor Accident Case, Insurance Company's Appeal Dismissed. The court held that notional income for a deceased minor should be Rs. 30,000 per annum as per Kishan Gopal, and enhanced conventional heads to Rs. 70,000 as per Pranay Sethi.

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim petition. The claimants, Hanamant Dundappa Narale and Mahadevi, parents of a decease...

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Bombay High Court Awards Compensation for Medical Negligence in Municipal Hospital - Extravasation Injury Leads to Loss of Fingers. Hospital Staff's Failure to Monitor IV Line Constitutes Negligence, Municipal Corporation Held Vicariously Liable.

The petitioner, Umakant Kisan Mane, was admitted to Rajawadi Municipal Hospital on 1st October 2002 following a convulsion. An intravenous line was st...

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Supreme Court Lays Down Pan-India Guidelines Against Demolition of Properties of Accused Without Due Process. Executive Cannot Use Demolition as Punishment for Crime; Right to Shelter Protected Under Article 21.

This batch of writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution of India raised a grievance that residential and commercial properties of persons ac...