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Topic: Compensation

Haryana youth died in road accident just before joining new job. Why HC tripled compensation to kin

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had treated Sonu as a privately employed person & fixed his notional monthly income at Rs 10,000. To this, it added only 2/5th of his future 'prospects'.

Fatal fall from crowded train, why Madhya Pradesh HC asked Railways to pay compensation to passenger

Court held Railways liable for 'contributory negligence', saying its failure to control ticketless travel created conditions that led to the fatal fall from a crowded train.

6 yrs after adding provision in MV Act, Centre drafts interim compensation scheme for hit & run victims

In an affidavit filed before SC, which has been holding detailed hearings on augmentation of road infrastructure, the road ministry provided details of what the scheme embodies.

SC orders fresh SIT probe into Noida officials–‘farmers’ nexus in inflated compensation case

SC also restrained NOIDA from approving fresh projects in area sans prior Environmental Impact Assessment & approval of court’s green bench that monitors eco-fragile zone projects.

Air India crash: Students & doctors suffered Rs 2.69 cr in losses, Gujarat govt to raise claim

In a statement, Gujarat says that it is in the process of filing a police complaint & that 'the state will claim compensation from Air India for hostel and property damages.'

Montreal Convention to decide final compensation for Air India crash victims’ kin. What it says

The convention was adopted at a diplomatic meeting in Montreal, Canada, in 1999. India became the 91st country to ratify the convention in 2009.

APSRTC ordered to pay Rs 9.6 cr to Telugu NRI family for 2009 accident. How SC arrived at ‘record amount’

Lakshmi Nagalla, a Telugu person permanently residing in US, had died in a crash involving a state bus & a car. Her husband & daughters filed an appeal in 2012 seeking Rs 9 cr compensation.

Madhya Pradesh spent Rs 231 crore on snakebite death compensation in 2020-22 — first-of-its-kind study

Published in Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene journal, the study is the first to use govt records of snakebite death compensations in the state.

What ‘next of kin’ policy for defence personnel says & why death-related pensions are being debated

Parents of martyred Captain Anshuman Singh are demanding a revision in Army's policy, which prioritises spouse over parents post-marriage when it comes to grant of ex gratia.

Manipur govt disbursed Rs 6 cr to families of 60 killed in clashes, court-appointed panel tells SC

Govt has also given one-time assistance of Rs 1,000 each to 53,500 people in relief camps, panel says in report. Appointed last month, it has submitted 12 reports.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

India’s $360 billion stock rout raises stakes for Modi govt’s Union Budget 2026

Will the govt increase defense spending & speed up share sales in state-run companies to bolster revenues after last year's income tax cuts, reductions in consumption levies?

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.