Accident Archives - Page 20 of 22 - Supreme Court of India Judgements

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Sections 168 and 173 – Compensation – Just compensation – Death in accident – High Court while reducing quantum of compensation as well as rate of interest failed to assign any reason – Impugned order of High Court being non-speaking order calls for interference

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(2012) ACJ 2328 : AIR 2012 SC 3263 : (2013) 115 CLT 330 : (2012) 7 JT 517 : (2012) 168 PLR 784 : (2013) 1 RCR(Civil) 220 : (2012)…

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Section 170(b) – Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 279, 302 – Award of compensation

May 14, 2017 sclaw

(2013) ACJ 2544 : (2014) 2 AD 266 : (2014) 117 CLT 256 : (2013) 4 RCR(Civil) 871 : (2013) 11 SCALE 112 : (2013) 10 SCC 695 SUPREME…

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The negligence of the first respondent and the liability of the second respondent as the insurer are beyond dispute at the present juncture. The only arena is to figure out what should be the correct compensation awardable to the claimants – The Tribunal had awarded interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of the award but the High Court chose to curb it to 3% per annum.

May 12, 2017 sclaw

(1999) ACJ 1299 : (1998) 9 JT 191 : (1998) 8 SCC 421 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DR K.R. TANDON (MRS) — Appellant Vs. OM PRAKASH AND ANOTHER — Respondent…

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Award of compensation – Appeal has been filed on behalf of the Karnataka State-Road Transport Corporation challenging the validity of the award given by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-V, Bangalore City in a motor accident case which has been affirmed by the High Court – The respondent filed a cross-objection and sought enhancement of the amount of compensation including the rate of interest.

May 12, 2017 sclaw

(1999) ACJ 1278 : (1998) 9 JT 198 : (1998) 8 SCC 424 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION — Appellant Vs. R. SETHURAM AND ANOTHER…

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Accident—Compensation—Multiplier—The multiplier specified in the Second Schedule should be altered only if strong circumstances exist.

May 7, 2017 sclaw

2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 2669 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harjit Singh Bedi Civil Appeal No. 3988…

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Accident—Overloaded Bus—Compensation—Liability of insurance company limited only to number of passengers authorized to be carried.

May 5, 2017 sclaw

2007(3) LAW HERALD (SC) 2588 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K.Mathur The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.K. Balasubramaniyan Civil Appeal Nos. 2422-2459 of 2001…

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166–Accident–Just Compensation- If overall award of compensation is just and fair, then, such award deserves to be upheld in claimants’ favour.

May 1, 2017 sclaw

2017(1) Law Herald (P&H) 632 (SC) : 2017 LawHerald.Org 589 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre…

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Accident—Proof of rashness and negligence on the part of the driver of the vehicle, is sine qua non for maintaining an application under Section 166 of the M.V. Act. Document—Admissibly of—Once a part of the contents of the document is admitted in evidence, the party bringing the same on record cannot be permitted to turn round and contend that the other contents contained in the rest part thereof had not been proved.

Apr 30, 2017 sclaw

2007(3) LAW HERALD (SC) 2513 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju Civil Appeal No. 2526 of…

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, the High Court ought not to have taken a strict view of the matter because the delay was not deliberate and there was nothing on the record to show that the appellant had acquiesced in the matter

Apr 27, 2017 sclaw

(1998) 8 SCC 698 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA MANICKRAM — Appellant Vs. BALUKHAN — Respondent ( Before : A. M. Ahmadii, C.J; Sujata V. Manohar, J; B. N. Kirpal,…

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Accident–Compensation—A legal representative is one who suffers on account of death of a person due to a motor vehicle accident and need not necessarily be a wife, husband, parent and child.

Apr 24, 2017 sclaw

2007(3) LAW HERALD (SC) 2314 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain Civil Appeal No. 3216 of…

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Under Rule 17, CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, prior contractual service counts towards pension upon subsequent regularisation, subject to the employee opting to refund/forgo specified monetary benefits.

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I B C

Service of an IBC Section 8 demand notice upon Key Managerial Personnel at the Corporate Debtor’s registered office constitutes valid service on the company, emphasizing substance over technical form.

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Cr P C

High Court’s inherent power to quash criminal proceedings precludes conducting a ‘mini trial’ by assessing evidence credibility; consistency requires acknowledging coordinate bench decisions involving co-accused.

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Cr P C

Quashing FIR under 482 CrPC impermissible when complaint prima facie discloses cognizable offences; allegations accepted true, investigation not thwarted based on delay, civil suit, or witness status if complicity alleged.

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