15 years after her face and 25% of her body was burned in an acid attack by her husband, a woman gets an additional compensation of Rs 5 lakh, much less than her medical expenses.
The two-judge bench was hearing a 2011 motor accident case where a 32-year-old driver lost his life after being hit by a speeding lorry, leaving behind his widow and 2 children.
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'.
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.
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 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.
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.'
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.
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.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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