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Motor Accident Claim | Loss Of Right Leg Must Be Treated As 100% Functional Disability For Mason : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the loss of a right leg above the knee must be treated as 100% functional disability in the case of a mason, observing that compensation in motor accident claims cannot be determined merely on the basis of the percentage of physical disability without considering its impact on the victim's livelihood.A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice N.V. Anjaria enhanced the compensation payable to a Tamil Nadu mason from ₹29.01 lakh to ₹40.29 lakh after...
Existence Of Regulation Cannot Fetter Legislature's Power To Amend Statute & Override Regulation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the existence of a regulation framed under a statute cannot curtail or fetter legislative power to amend the parent enactment in a manner that overrides the regulation.A Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice K.V. Viswanathan made the observation while upholding the power of the Commissioner of the erstwhile North Delhi Municipal Corporation to dismiss a Group-A officer from service following his conviction in a corruption case.This case arises from the Delhi...
Long Lapse Of Time Without Similar Criminal Conduct Relevant While Moulding Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 23) reduced the sentence of a convict, who had been awarded five years' rigorous imprisonment for each of four offences, noting that there was no material on record to indicate his involvement in any similar criminal activity during the long intervening period. “The long lapse of time without any material indicating repetition of similar criminal conduct is also a relevant consideration while moulding sentence.”, observed a bench of Justice Prashant Kumar...
CBSE Class XII Boards : Supreme Court Disposes Plea As CBSE Brings Formula To Assess Private Students From Gulf
The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday (June 22) that it has notified a national policy addressing the situation of private students from Gulf countries affected by the cancellation of CBSE Class XII Board exams due to the recent international crisis in the Gulf region. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Union, informed the bench comprising Justice SVN Bhatti and...
Employee Who Didn't Inform Employer Of Address Change Can't Raise Plea Of Non-Receipt Of Show-Cause Notice : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside a Labour Court award directing reinstatement of an employee with back wages, holding that an employee who remained absent without authorization and failed to substantiate claims of being prevented from rejoining duty cannot seek relief on the basis of unverified assertions.The employee contended that the notice never reached him because it was sent to his...
Financier Can't Claim Insurance Over Theft Of Vehicle Surrendered By Insured Owner : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a mere surrender of an insured vehicle by its owner to another person, who had financed the purchase of a vehicle, would not be sufficient for the financer to claim indemnification in the event of loss or theft of a vehicle. A bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi refused to interfere with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal...
Dowry Deaths : How Supreme Court Has Repeatedly Raised Concerns Over Continuing Dowry Menace
The death of Twisha Sharma in Bhopal, which prompted the Supreme Court to initiate suo motu cognisance of allegations of institutional bias and procedural lapses and a CBI investigation, and the death of Deepika Nagar in Greater Noida amid allegations of dowry harassment have once again brought public attention to the issue of deaths of married women in their matrimonial homes.Even...
