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solatium

solatium pl: -tia [-shē-ə] [Late Latin solacium solatium, from Latin, solace] : compensation for grief or wounded feelings (as from the wrongful death of a relative) ...


Solatium

Solatium, Solatium as the word goes, is 'money comfort', quantified by the statute, and given as a conciliatory measure for the compulsory acquisition of the land of the citizen, by a welfare State such as ours, Narain Das Jain v. Agra Nagar Mahapalika, (1991) 4 SCC 212 (215).Compensation esp., damages allowed for hurt feelings or grief, as distinguished from damages for physical injury, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1397....


Compensation for loss of employment

Compensation for loss of employment, expression 'compensation for loss of employment' used in explanation 2 to s. 7 refers to any payment made, whether under a legal liability or voluntarily, to compensate or act as a solatium for the loss of employment suffered by the employee', Commissioner of Income Tax v. E.D. Sheppard, AIR 1963 SC 1343 (1347): (1964) 1 SCR 163. (Income-tax Act 1922, s. 7, Expl. 2)...


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