Indian Courts Order Big Refunds and Reforms Across Insurance, Education, and Banking

Insurance payouts:
- Consumer Commission ordered United India Insurance to pay Rs 70 lakh after a BMW caught fire on a highway. (source)
- Another insurer was ordered to pay Rs 5.60 lakh for an unjustified claim rejection. (source)

Education refunds:
- A private school in Secunderabad must return Rs 36 k to a parent after withholding an admission fee. (source)

Banking compensation:
- Union Bank of India ordered to pay Rs 2.29 lakh for crediting money into a wrong account. (source)

Legal reforms:
- Supreme Court asked the Law Commission to draft a uniform approach for court deposits and interest. (source)

Criminal sentencing:
- Former SBI branch manager sentenced to prison for siphoning funds from a deceased customer. (source)