In a significant ruling on road accident claims, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has clarified that not wearing a helmet cannot automatically be treated as contributory negligence in accident cases. The Court dismissed an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and upheld the compensation awarded to the deceased victim’s family.

His family approached the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal in Dindigul, seeking compensation of ₹80 lakh. The Tribunal found the bus driver primarily responsible and awarded ₹28,85,790 after applying 7% contributory negligence on the deceased for not wearing a helmet.

In a significant ruling on enforcement of arbitral consent awards, the Supreme Court on April 13, 2026, directed the promoters of a hospital group to pay over ₹15.86 crore to VPS Healthcare and Medeor Hospitals. The Court overturned a Delhi High Court decision that had delayed enforcement of the award.

Under the agreement, the promoters undertook to handle ongoing litigation, including a separate arbitration initiated by Ernst & Young (EY), and to ensure that no financial liability arising from those proceedings would fall on VPS/Medeor.

The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has put on hold the consumer proceedings initiated against actor Salman Khan in a case alleging misleading advertisement linked to a pan masala product. The order came during a hearing on a writ petition filed by the actor challenging earlier consumer forum directions.

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