SC orders compensation from House Owners and State Govt while observing no offence for death by negligence has been made

Using the power granted by Article 142 of the Constitution of India, a three judge bench of the Supreme Court directed the State Govt and the respondents to pay Rs 1 Lakh each to the appellant. The judgment authored by Justice Banumathi dealt with an appeal filed by the husband of the deceased maid who had worked in the house of respondents for 5 years till her accidental death due to...