In a significant development aimed at preventing tragedies at large public events, the High Court of Karnataka on February 23 directed that the State’s newly prepared Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on crowd control will remain in force until a dedicated law is passed.

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In a significant relief to the widow of an MSRTC employee who died during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to pay ₹45 lakh as compensation.

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At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.

The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).