2019 (3)CTC 596
Union of India Vs Parmar Construction Company
Date of Judgment
29-3-2019
Section 11 (6), 12(5), 21 &26 (As amended by Arbitration and conciliation Amendment) Act 2015 (3 of 2016) Retrospective application of 2015 Amendment Act to pending proceedings -When Maintainable 2015 Amendment Act came in to force on 23-102015 – The Amendment Act is not applicable to pending Arbitrary proceedings which commenced under section 21 of the Principal Act 1996 unless parties otherwise agree. Pending applications have to be examined in accordance with the principal Act 1996 without taking resort to subsequent amendment Act 2015.
2019(5) SCC 554
Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd., vs. Mandala Yadagari Goud and others
Date of Judgment
09.04.2019
Computation of Compensation on Death of a bachelor in Motor vehicle Accident cases: There must be uniformity and certainty in applying the Multiplier and Computing Compensation. The multiplier should be based on the age of deceased and not based on the age of parents. This proposition of law has been settled by three-Judge Bench reported in (2015 )6 SCC 347 and affirmed by a five-Judge Bench reported in (2017) 16 SCC 680 – There is no warrant to once again reopen this issue, as contended by the insurance company.