COMPENSATION INCREASE T0 48 LAKHS FOR A STUDENT DISABLED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT: SUPREME COURT
Case Name: Atul Tiwari vs. Regional Manager, Oriental Insurance Company Limited.
The compensation of Rs 35.48 lakhs by the Madhya Pradesh High Court to a B.Tech student who became 60 percent disabled in a motor accident was enhanced to 48 lakhs by the Supreme Court noting that the monetary compensation provided must be just and fair though it cannot bring back the lost life.
Legal Provisions:
- Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988- Application for compensation
Source: SUPREME COURT
IT IS NOT DOCTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY THE VICTIM’S AGE: MADRAS HC
Case Name: Dr Jenbagalakshmi vs. The State of Tamil Nadu and Anr.
The court held that the doctor could not be held responsible for failing to report a case under Sections 19 and 21 of POCSO in a case where the doctor denied the abortion of an unmarried 18-year-old girl. However, her actual age is 17 years, and she later died due to health complications.
Legal provisions:
- Section 19, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012(POCSO)-Reporting of offences.
- Section 21, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012(POCSO)-Punishment for failure to report or record a case.
Source: MADRAS HIGH COURT
EXCESS PENSION PAYMENTS CAN NOT BE RECOVERED FROM RETIRED CLASS III EMPLOYEES: PATNA HC
Case Name: Pramod Kumar Sinha vs. Union of India
The order by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to recover the extra pension amount paid to a class III employee was quashed by the court as it was due to the errors of the administration and not due to the employee’s fault or misrepresentation.
Source: PATNA HIGH COURT
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