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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Arbitration Clause Validity Dispute Under Lease Agreement. The arbitration clause designating the lessee's Managing Director as sole arbitrator is upheld as valid under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, absent contravention of public policy.

The Supreme Court heard appeals by Indian Oil Corporation Limited against a judgment of the Bombay High Court. The dispute arose from a lease agreemen...

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Supreme Court Allows Labourer's Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case and Restores Interest Award. High Court Erred in Deleting Interest After Dismissing Insurer's Time-Barred Appeal, as Interest Under Section 4A of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 is Payable from Date of Accident, Not Adjudication.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Orissa dated 11 April 2018 in FAO No 358 of 2018. The first appellant, a labourer engaged for lo...

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Supreme Court Restores Workmen's Compensation for Deceased Helper, Criticizes Insurer for Dragging Poor Family into Litigation. Employer's admission of wages is binding; interest under Section 4-A of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 is payable from date of accident.

The appellants, parents of a deceased workman, filed a claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, for the death of their son who worked as a he...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Compensation Case — Future Prospects Awardable in Permanent Disablement Cases. Loss of earning capacity must consider functional disability and actual income, not merely physical disability percentage.

The appellant, Pappu Deo Yadav, was a 20-year-old data entry operator earning ₹12,000 per month when he suffered a serious motor accident on 18.05.2...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Legal Heirs in Workmen's Compensation Case: Death of Truck Driver While Fetching Water from Canal Held to Arise Out of Employment. Notional Extension Doctrine Applied to Compensate Under Employee's Compensation Act, 1923.

The appellants, legal heirs of the deceased truck driver, were granted compensation by the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner under the Workmen's Com...