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Sunday, July 5, 2026
TopicMotor accident compensation

Topic: Motor accident compensation

SC standardises accident compensation—latest ITR for salaried, 3-year average income for self-employed

Court reaffirmed need to provide fair recompense to dependents of accident victims and laid down uniform framework for assessment of deceased person’s annual income.

Brothers can claim road accident compensation even if not financially dependent—Gujarat HC

Upholding a tribunal's award, the Gujarat HC ruled that brothers qualify as legal representatives and can seek accident compensation despite living separately and being financially independent.

‘Nation-builders, not dependents’: Strong SC judgement endorses homemakers as economic contributors

Top court fixes a notional monthly income of Rs 30,000 to be taken as a benchmark in cases where homemakers have no direct and independent monetary earnings.

Pick settlement over litigation, SC mediation cell urges insurance firms amid accident claims backlog

This suggestion comes from Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee as there are close to 12.4 lakh motor accident claim cases pending in tribunals and High Courts across India.

HC doubles compensation to family of a woman who died after road crash. ‘Role of a homemaker integral’

The Punjab & Haryana HC also awarded Rs 15 lakh for the ‘unspeakable suffering’ Shilpa Jain endured. Jain was in a vegetative state for three years after the accident. She died in 2017.

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Modi inaugurates Rajasthan refinery: Why India’s first greenfield plant in a decade matters

PM Modi inaugurates the Rs 79,459-crore HPCL-Rajasthan refinery, boosting refining and petrochemical capacity and advancing India's ambition to become a global refining hub.

Indonesia seeks more BrahMos missiles from India. Delhi eyes critical minerals as Modi visits Jakarta

India is looking at setting up joint ventures with Indonesian firms to establish processing factories for critical minerals, especially nickel.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.