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Supreme court: Motor accident claim tribunal must give interest on future prospect while granting compensation for motor accident
The wife and two minor children of the deceased in a motor vehicle accident were before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for compensation on loss of dependency. The accident occurred on 18.11.1995 ...
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Supreme Court: Whether Motor accident claim tribunal can deduct compensation granted to dependents of workman under workman Compensation Act?
The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, as also, the High Court, ordered a deduction therefrom of a sum of ` 3,26,140 (paid to the claimants under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923). The said ...
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Bombay HC: When abuses in the name of caste is given inside the house, offence under SC & ST (Atrocities) Act is not attracted
The said offence came to be registered on the basis of first information report lodged by present respondent No. 2 in all the appeals. The appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 119 of 2023 had filed bail ...
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Supreme Court: Under which circumstances, chamber of public servant is not public place as per SC & ST (Atrocities) Act?
1. Leave granted. 2. The present appeals challenge the judgment and final order dated 28th February 2024 in Criminal Original Petition (MD) No. 6676 of 2022 and Criminal Miscellaneous Petition (MD) No ...
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Bombay HC: Under which circumstances, Abuses given on telephone does not amount offence under SC & ST Atrocities Act?
It is stated that the present appellant gave abuses in the name of caste to the informant. {Para 5} 14. The fact that is then ought to have been thoroughly considered by the learned Special Judge, ...