ex gratia


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ex gratia

(of a payment) ‘as a favour’ (and without legal obligations). However, once it is agreed that such a sum should be paid, a legal obligation may come into effect.
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He said the injured will get an ex gratia of Rs100,000.
Delhi government orders probe into Bawana warehouse fire
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next kid of any Odia passenger killed in the accident and Rs.
Muzaffarnagar train derailment: Centre announces ex gratia of Rs 3.5 lakh for deceased
- Union Minister of Railway Suresh Prabhu announced ex gratia of Rs 3.5 lakh for the next kin, Rs.
Muzaffarnagar train derailment: Rescue ops complete, restoration works underway
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 6 ( ANI ): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore for the wife of a soldier, who lost his life in the ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
MP CM announces ex gratia for kin of slain soldier
Former North Wales Liberal Democrat Assembly candidate Mark Young, who spotted details of the ex gratia payment to Ms Stone in the Older People's Commissioner's annual accounts said: "I think it's disgraceful that public money has been spent in this way, especially when services affecting older people and the rest of the community are being cut across Wales.
Commissioner 's PS27,000 payout 'disgraceful'
THE Examiner's Leader column advocates an ex gratia payment as a possible solution to the plight of the innocent elderly lady injured in the course of a police arrest.
A tricky issue; MAILBAG
But Singh is yet to receive what he needs the most -- the ex gratia amount announced by the Rabri Devi government for the victims who hailed from her state.
No help for J& K terror victims even after 11 yrs
by HE-rriyet Daily News The reason for the deadlock in compensation talks between Turkey and Israel is the latter's insistency in redressing the damages of the Mavi Marmara victims as an ex gratia payment and not as a result of its wrongful act, a senior Turkish government official has said.
Turkey Refuses to Accept Israel's Ex Gratia Compensation Payment in Mavi Marmara
In common law jurisdictions, one compensation remedy is the application for ex gratia, "out of grace" payments, for wrongful convictions.
Without legal obligation: compensating the wrongfully convicted in Australia

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