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Gujarat High Court Allows Insurance Appeal in Part, Modifies Interest Date in Workmen Compensation Case. Interest on compensation awarded from date of petition instead of date of accident under Section 4A of Employees' Compensation Act, 1923.

The case involves an appeal by the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. against an award of the Workmen Commissioner, Amreli, in W.C. Application (Fatal) N...

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Madras High Court Enhances Compensation for Electrocution Death Due to Negligence of Electricity Board — Applies Sarla Verma Multiplier and Adds Conventional Heads. The court held that the Electricity Board was negligent under res ipsa loquitur and awarded Rs.18,34,000/- with interest.

The appellants, legal heirs of Saravanan, filed an appeal against the judgment and decree in O.S. No.55 of 2021 passed by the Additional District Judg...

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder and Atrocity Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Circumstantial Evidence Insufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 302, 120(B), 114 IPC and Section 3(2)(4) of SC/ST Act.

The State of Gujarat filed an acquittal appeal under Section 378 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, challenging the judgment and order dated 07.02....

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Gujarat High Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal Reducing Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence and Lower Income Assessment. Claimant's failure to prove income and own negligence led to 50% reduction in awarded amount.

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the original claimant, Krishnamurari Ramsevak Mahanto, who suffered severe injuries due ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against BESCOM Engineers in Negligence Case — Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Rash or Negligent Act. Section 304A IPC requires proof of gross negligence directly causing death, not mere failure of duty.

The petitioners, Sri Sreeramu V. and Subramanya T., who are Executive Engineer and Assistant Executive Engineer respectively at BESCOM's Whitefield Di...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Sole Eyewitness and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for burning deceased with petrol set aside as dying declarations and circumstantial evidence failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The Appellant, Madhav Bhairoba Shirfule, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of his nephew, Sanjay Nivrattir...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Electrocution Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Knowledge. Conviction under Section 304II IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that accused knew the fencing was likely to cause death.

The case arises from a criminal revision application filed by Ramesh Bagaitkar and Subhash Patil against their conviction under Section 304II of the I...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Electricity Department Employee in Death Due to Negligence Case. Lack of Evidence of Rash or Negligent Act by Petitioner Leads to Quashing of FIR and Chargesheet Under Section 304-A IPC.

The petitioner, Krishna Kalangutkar, an Assistant Linesman in the Electricity Department, Bicholim, Goa, filed a criminal writ petition under Section ...