Tag: compensation

P&H: Motor Accident: Enhances Compensation for Death of Pregnant Buffalo from ₹6,000 to ₹30,000
25 Sep 2026

(i) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166 — Enhancement of compensation — Compensation for death of four-year-old ...

P&H:rejects deduction of widow’s family pension in motor accident compensation case, enhances consortium for all five dependants
24 Sep 2026

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Ss.166 and 168 — Enhancement of compensation — Income of deceased — The dece...

P&H: Enhances Railway Accident Compensation, Says absence of evidence regarding employment of deceased was not material to determination of claim
24 Sep 2026

(i) Railways Act, 1989, S.124A — Bona fide passenger — Absence of ticket — Mere absence of a ticket do...

P&H: Deceased had completed 50 years but had not attained 51 years on the date of accident, Upholds 30% Future Prospects, Multiplier of 13 in Motor Accident Case
23 Sep 2026

(i) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166 — Compensation — Deceased was permanent employee of Punjab Police and Tr...

P&H: Enhances compensation in child death by taking as minimum wages payable to an unskilled worker and injury motor accident cases
22 Sep 2026

(i) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Ss.166, 168 — Compensation for death of minor children — Potential income of d...

P&H: Enhances Compensation from Rs.2.22 Lakh to 12.14 Lakh, for Parents of 19 Year Old Engineering Student Killed in Road Accident
22 Sep 2026

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166 — Enhancement of compensation — Death of 19-year-old engineering student &md...

P&H: Allows compensation claim in railway death case, says non-recovery of ticket cannot defeat bona fide passenger claim
19 Sep 2026

(i) Railways Act, 1989, Ss.123(c)(2), 124A — Untoward incident — Railways had not established any statutory ...

P&H: Refuses to Enhance Motor Accident Compensation After 10 Year Delay, Upholds Tribunal ₹59.08 Lakh Award
18 Sep 2026

(i) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166 — Compensation — Income of deceased — A posthumously filed income-...

P&H: Enhances Compensation of Daily-Wage Beldar to Rs 2 Lakh, Says Reinstatement Not Automatic
17 Sep 2026

(i) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Sections 25-F, 25-G and 25-H — Compensation in lieu of reinstatement — De...

P&H: Enhances Compensation in Tyre Burst Accident Death Case, Applies Section 164 Retrospectively
06 Aug 2026

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Ss.140, 163-A, 164, 166 — Compensation — No-fault liability — Petitioner u/s...

P&H: Bomb Blast In Train Is An “Accident” Under Railways Act: Affirms Railway Liability
26 May 2026

Railways Act, 1989, S.124, Northern Railway Accident Manual, Items 103, 201, 202 — Railway accident — Bomb b...

P&H: Land acquisition upholds Rs 4.5 Lakh/Acre Market Value, Grants 30% Severance Damages For Land Split By Drain Project
13 May 2026

Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Ss.4, 6, 11, 18 — Determination of market value — Enhancement — Determinat...