Feb
7
Awarding compensation for an unborn baby
February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment
In the US, there is a huge controversy about the status of unborn babies or fetuses. Abortion (both for and against it) is a big deal, with every election, every judge appointment, all such having to pass the litmus test about which side they are on. However, in India, there is not such a big [...]
Jun
16
One reads in the newspaper all the time about some accident whereby a person gets injured due to rash or negligent driving by the driver of a vehicle (in numerous cases, this rash driving would be done by the driver of a bus or truck, and because of the size and weight of this large [...]
Mar
17
Passenger paid compensation for freak accident while reaching the terminal
March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This would almost certainly be classified as a freak accident, but it happened and somebody needed to be held responsible. What happened ? Well, a flier, not anticipating any problems or mishap during a regular flight safely made it off the airplane, but suffered an accident from the bus that takes the passengers to the [...]
Feb
1
Supreme Order ratifies compensation against Airport Authorities of India
February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court of India has ratified the order of the National Consumer Commission that had awarded an overall sum of Rs. 38.04 lakhs (including interest) compensation against the Airports Authority of India for dereliction leading to the death of a child. In a horrific incident on December 13, 1999, a [...]
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