Compensation

Thane tribunal orders BEST to pay Rs 13 lakh compensation to kin of bus accident victim

After hearing arguments from both the sides, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal held that the BEST driver was at fault, and ordered the undertaking to pay the compensation

Mundka fire: Delhi CM announces compensation, orders inquiry; relatives look for family members at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital

Arvind Kejriwal announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured in the fire

Railways must pay compensation if a person falls off crowded train and suffers injuries: Bombay High Court

The Western Railways argued that the case did not fall under the provisions of section 124(A) of the Railways Act, which states that compensation has to be paid in cases of untoward incidents

Motor Accident Tribunal grants Rs 51.5 lakh compensation to family of man killed in two-wheeler accident

Appearing for the applicants, counsel advocate Sachin Mane told the MACT that on 27 January, 2019, the victim was travelling on his motorcycle when a speeding tempo collided with him, killing him on the spot

COVID-19 deaths: Supreme Court allows Centre to conduct inquiry into false claims for compensation

The top court said the government can verify five per cent of claims in four states — Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh — where the gap between number of claims and recorded deaths was wide

Delhi Gokulpuri fire: Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for kin of adult deceased, Rs 5 lakh for minors

Delhi chief minister took stock of the situation before announcing the compensation for a slum fire that happened in the morning today in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri area

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Chandigarh, Punjab governments to give Rs 50 lakh to kin of deceased farmers, journalist

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said the Lakhimpur violence reminded him of the Jallianwallah Bagh massacre in 1919

SC says Indian Railways liable to pay compensation to passengers if trains run late unless delay is justifiable

A bench of justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose, refused to allow the appeal of Northern Western Railway against the verdict of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Centre borrows and releases Rs 75,000 crore to compensate states for GST revenue shortfall

Shortfall in GST compensation to states in the current fiscal estimated at Rs 2.59 lakh crore, of which about Rs 1.59 lakh crore would have to be borrowed

1968 Koshi flood victims in Nepal have waited 52 years for compensation, but justice eludes generations of families

In 1968, the Koshi river swept away hundreds of homes, destroying land and livelihoods. Generations later, villagers in Nepal’s Sunsari district are still waiting for help from the Indian and Nepali governments.