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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Medical Negligence: Jyoti Devi vs. Suket Hospital (23 April 2024)

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Medical Negligence: Jyoti Devi vs. Suket Hospital (2024) Date of the Judgment: 23 April 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 330 Judges: Sanjay Karol, J., Aravind Kumar, J. Can a seemingly routine appendicitis surgery lead to years of pain and suffering due to medical negligence? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed […]

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Supreme Court Clarifies Limitation Period for Fatal Accident Claims: Damini vs. Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam (2017)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the limitation period for filing a claim under the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855. CASE TYPE: Tort Law, Fatal Accident Claim Case Name: Damini and Another vs. Managing Director, Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Another Judgment Date: 14 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 14 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 744 Judges:

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