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Supreme Court Allows Employee's Appeal in Employees' Compensation Act Case, Restoring Total Disablement Award. Held that amputation of right upper limb above wrist, rendering appellant unfit to drive, constitutes total disablement under Section 2(1)(l) of Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, as it incapacitates him for all work capable at accident time.

16 Feb 2022

The dispute arose from a work-related accident where the appellant, employed as a driver for an auto-rickshaw goods carrier, sustained severe injuries...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Mediclaim Policy Renewal Dispute — Insurer Must Disclose Material Changes in Coverage at Renewal. Renewal of Insurance Policy is Not a Fresh Contract; Insurer Owed Duty to Inform Insured of Restrictive Terms Under Principle of Utmost Good Faith.

9 Dec 2021

The appellants, Jacob Punnen and his wife, held a Mediclaim policy with United India Insurance Co. Ltd. since 1982, renewed annually. In March 2008, t...

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Injured Pillion Rider in Motor Accident Claim Due to Severe Disability and Functional Loss. Compensation for Permanent Disability Increased to Reflect 100% Loss of Earning Capacity Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, with Additional Awards for Bystander Expenses and Future Medical Treatment.

27 Oct 2021

The dispute arose from a motor accident on 13 April 2001, where the appellant, a 21-year-old pillion rider, suffered severe head injuries leading to 6...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction but Reduces Sentence in IPC Section 326 Case Based on Victim Compromise. The Court held that while the offence is non-compoundable under Section 320 CrPC, a compromise can be considered for sentencing purposes, reducing the imprisonment to the period already undergone due to the victim's forgiveness and restored family relations.

20 Sep 2021

The appeal arose from a criminal conviction under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for causing grievous hurt. The appellant, along with oth...

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Supreme Court Upholds Legal Representative's Right to Enhanced Compensation for Loss of Estate in Motor Accident Claim. Claims for personal injuries abate on death unrelated to accident, but claims for loss of estate, including medical expenses and loss of income, survive to legal representatives under Section 166(1)(c) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, with no deduction for personal expenses.

16 Aug 2021

The dispute arose from a motor accident on 02.05.1999 where the original claimant suffered severe injuries, including 100% permanent disability. He fi...

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Supreme Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeals Against Continuing Directions in Motor Accident Compensation Cases. The Court held that compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 must be determined as a lump sum at one go, not through perpetual mandates for prosthetic limb maintenance or attendant charges, as future expenses should be quantified based on fair guesswork in the final award.

3 Aug 2021

The Supreme Court addressed two civil appeals filed by an insurance company challenging High Court orders that imposed continuing directions in motor ...

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Supreme Court Directs Central Government to Review COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Equitable Access in Suo Motu Proceedings. The Court scrutinized the Liberalized Vaccination Policy under constitutional principles, highlighting issues of differential pricing and federal balance, and ordered reconsideration to protect public health rights.

31 May 2021

The Supreme Court of India initiated a suo motu writ petition on 22 April 2021 to address the management of the COVID-19 pandemic during its second wa...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Compensation Awards in Motor Accident Claim, Remands for Fresh Assessment of Income of Deceased Employed Abroad. The Court held that the High Court erred in relying on an unproven letter to determine income at $6,700 per month, and directed reassessment of income based on proper evidence under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

4 Sep 2020

The case arises from a motor vehicle accident on 18 November 1998 in which Satpal Singh, a resident of Doha, Qatar since 1984, died after his scooter ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Assessee in Income Tax Appeal Over TDS Disallowance. Disallowance of Rs. 57,11,625 upheld under Section 40(a)(ia) of Income Tax Act, 1961 as assessee failed to deduct tax at source on payments exceeding Rs. 20,000 per goods receipt to truck operators under Section 194C.

29 Jul 2020

The dispute arose from an income tax assessment for the year 2005-2006 involving Shree Choudhary Transport Company, a partnership firm engaged in tran...

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Amputation Victim in Motor Accident Case — Loss of Future Earning Based on Functional Disability. The Court held that where permanent disability renders the claimant incapable of pursuing his vocation, compensation for loss of future earning should be based on functional disability percentage, not whole body disability.

1 Jan 2020

The appellant, a painter by vocation, was travelling in a bus of the respondent KSRTC on 19.02.2010 when the bus driver, driving rashly and negligentl...

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