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    Delhi High Court building, illustrating the judgment on survival of damages claims after a plaintiff's death
    The Delhi High Court held that compensation for mental agony abates on the claimant's death under Section 306 of the Succession Act, while the estate loss survives.
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    Compensation For Mental Agony Dies With The Claimant: Delhi High Court Trims BPCL Eviction Decree, Keeps Only The Estate Loss Alive

    A retired general manager won damages after being evicted from his official accommodation, but died while the appeal was pending. The Delhi High Court held that his award for mental agony and loss of prestige abated with his death under Section 306 of the Succession Act, since personal-injury claims do not survive to legal heirs, while upholding the smaller sum for damage to his goods.

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    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement
    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement
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    “Criminal Revision Won’t End After Informant’s Death”: Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Abatement

    The Supreme Court has ruled that criminal revision proceedings filed by an informant or complainant do not automatically abate after their death. The Court held that the revisional court may continue to examine the legality and correctness of the lower court’s order in the interest of justice.

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