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Person engaged as contractor and never worked as company employee, if dies during work, his family cannot be compensated by company as his â€˜employerâ€™.

Person engaged as contractor and never worked as company employee, if dies during work, his family cannot be compensated by company as his â€˜employerâ€™.

While the deceased was fitting an AC sheet in the premises of Company at 40 feet height, he accidently fell down and unfortunately died. His wife sought for compensation from company. The deceased had submitted his quotation for doing fabrication work and was found to be employed as a contractor

After placement of employee itself, State cannot claim lack of employer-employee relationship and deny payment of salary on ground that employee worked elsewhere.

After placement of employee itself, State cannot claim lack of employer-employee relationship and deny payment of salary on ground that employee worked elsewhere.

While the employee claimed to be working as General Manager for Hydro Electric Project of State, the State denied employer-employee relationship with her on the ground that employee worked in co-operative store and drew salary therefrom. The witnesses has admitted that the State Authorities had placed some of its employees

State is responsible to compensate family of persons died due negligent act of suddenly releasing water from Dam into rivers without prior intimation.

State is responsible to compensate family of persons died due negligent act of suddenly releasing water from Dam into rivers without prior intimation.

In an unfortunate incident, three boys who were crossing river while returning from nearby forest were drowned and died when water level suddenly swelled due to release of water from Dam into river. On inspection it was found that despite issuance of guidelines by State Govt., Company operating the Dam

Merely because father is natural guardian, custody of minor cannot be handed over to him.

Merely because father is natural guardian, custody of minor cannot be handed over to him.

The minor child was in lawful custody of his grand-parents since death of mother and after his father contracted second marriage. The minor has not spent even single day with his father till now. The father have never enquired about the minor nor visited him even on any singular occasion.

Unnatural death of wife in matrimonial home within seven years of marriage cannot be sole ground to convict accused for dowry death, when she is harassed for dowry soon before her death.

Unnatural death of wife in matrimonial home within seven years of marriage cannot be sole ground to convict accused for dowry death, when she is harassed for dowry soon before her death.

The allegations levelled against accused persons were that they used to harass victim for not bringing sufficient dowry, leading her to consume poison and end her life. No complaint was made by the victim herself or her parents against the accused persons. There was unexplained delay of about 13 months

Insurer cannot be held liable to compensate claimant who suffered injury while travelling in goods carrier used only for agricultural purpose and not supposed to carry passenger.

Insurer cannot be held liable to compensate claimant who suffered injury while travelling in goods carrier used only for agricultural purpose and not supposed to carry passenger.

The Vehicle involved in the accident was a goods carrier that was supposed to be used only for an agricultural purpose. At the time of accident however, the vehicle was not used for any agricultural purpose and the claimant was not supposed to travel in that vehicle. There was no

Husband cannot be convicted for matrimonial cruelty when among the multiple dying declarations recorded, one elaborating acts of cruelty by husband was discredited by the Court.

Husband cannot be convicted for matrimonial cruelty when among the multiple dying declarations recorded, one elaborating acts of cruelty by husband was discredited by the Court.

The prosecution case against the husband was of setting his wife on fire, after prolonged harassment and cruel treatment. After wife was admitted to the hospital for treatment, two statements were recorded; one by Naib Tehsildar and other by the police. In the first dying declaration, the wife has disclosed