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    Motor accident compensation Cannot Be Reduced by Group Insurance Benefits Under MV Act : Supreme Court
    Motor accident compensation Cannot Be Reduced by Group Insurance Benefits Under MV Act : Supreme Court
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    Motor accident compensation Cannot Be Reduced by Group Insurance Benefits Under MV Act : Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court of India ruled that employer-provided group insurance and other contractual or social security benefits received by a deceased person’s family cannot reduce compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, holding such benefits are independent of statutory accident compensation claims.

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    Lok Adalat Award Invalid If Not Signed by One Side of the Parties, Lawyer's Signature Not Enough: Karnataka High Court
    Lok Adalat Award Invalid If Not Signed by One Side of the Parties, Lawyer's Signature Not Enough: Karnataka High Court
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    Lok Adalat Award Invalid If Not Signed by One Side of the Parties, Lawyer’s Signature Not Enough: Karnataka High Court

    The Karnataka High Court set aside a Lok Adalat award for lacking signatures of the actual parties, holding counsel signatures insufficient. It allowed a woman and her son’s plea challenging reduction of compensation in a motor accident claim dispute.

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    Fight Between Lawyers?| "Very Unhappy Situation": Allahabad HC Slams MACT for Withholding Woman’s Compensation
    Fight Between Lawyers?| "Very Unhappy Situation": Allahabad HC Slams MACT for Withholding Woman’s Compensation
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    Fight Between Lawyers?| “Very Unhappy Situation”: Allahabad HC Slams MACT for Withholding Woman’s Compensation

    The Allahabad High Court sought an explanation from the MACT Sultanpur Presiding Officer over a two-decade delay in compensating a widow. Despite a 2019 Lok Adalat order directing payment within sixty days, she remains unpaid after six years.

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    Time Has Come to Take Some Drastic Measures: Supreme Court Orders SIT, Names NIC CMD as Accused in Forged Insurance Case
    Time Has Come to Take Some Drastic Measures: Supreme Court Orders SIT, Names NIC CMD as Accused in Forged Insurance Case
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    Time Has Come to Take Some Drastic Measures: Supreme Court Orders SIT, Names NIC CMD as Accused in Forged Insurance Case

    The Supreme Court of India ordered the CMD of National Insurance Company be made an accused in a forged policy probe and directed SIT formation. The Court termed the insurer’s inaction a “brutal lack of responsibility,” urging stricter vigilance and accountability in public money matters.

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