Motor Accident Compensation

Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Honnamma 2025 INSC 625 -Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - If an insured vehicle hits another vehicle which in turn hits a third vehicle, then for the entire chain of accidents, the liability would pass on to the vehicle which was the root cause of the accident because it is the result of the action in

Rina Rani Mallick vs Susim Kanti Mohanty 2025 INSC 602 - Motor Accident Compensation - Child Victim

Motor Accident Compensation - The main element of damage in the case of child victim is the pain, shock, frustration, deprivation of ordinary pleasures and enjoyment associated with healthy and mobile limbs, it was held that compensation should enable the child to develop in such a manner as to offset,

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M. Sabitha vs Brahma Swamulu 2025 INSC 601 - Motor Accident Compensation - Contributory Negligence

Motor Accident Compensation - While allowing appeal , SC observed: The fact remains that there was a collision, and that the car was dragged to a distance of 20 feet after the collision, clearly indicating rash and negligent driving on the part of the lorry driver. We are hence inclined to

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Meera Bai vs ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. 2025 INSC 600 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - HC dismissed the claim petition for reason of no eyewitness having been examined to prove the rash and negligent driving- Allowing appeal, SC observed: As far as examining the eyewitness, such a witness will not be available in all cases. The FIR having been lodged and

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Sri Malakappa vs IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Limited 2025 INSC 590 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - Loss of consortium is not restricted to the wife alone but has to be awarded to the children and parents. (Para 8) 2025 INSC 590 Sri Malakappa vs IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Limited - Motor Accident Compensation 2025 INSC 590 Sri Malakappa vs IFFCO Tokio

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Amarveer Kaur vs Reliance General Insurance Company Limited 2025 INSC 589 -Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation-Even if the deceased was working in an unspecified job like a coolie considering the increase of cost of living and economic advancements over the years, it can be safely assumed that even a coolie would be eligible for incremental enhancement of wages of least ₹500/- per

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Nidhi Bhargava vs National Insurance Company Ltd. 2025 INSC 526 - Motor Accident Compensation -Income Tax Return

Motor Accident Compensation - The Income Tax Return is a legally admissible document on which the income assessment of the deceased could be made- The relevance of the Income Tax Return stems, in the context of the Act, for the period which it relates to i.e., the Financial Year

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In Re: Compensation Amounts Deposited With Motor Accident Claims Tribunals And Labour Courts 2025 INSC 530 - Practice Directions

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Motor Accident Compensation Claims - Till the rules are not framed, the High Courts shall either issue practice directions or formulate rules of procedure by incorporating the following provisions: a) While filing claim petitions under the 1988 Act, following particulars shall be incorporated: (i) Names

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Pramod Kumar Tiwari vs Premlal Gautam - Motor Accident Compensation - Pensionary Deductions

Motor Accident Compensation -Deductions cannot not be allowed from amount of compensation either on account of insurance or pensionary benefits or gratuity or grant of employment to kith and kin of the deceased - Referred to Helen C. Rebello Vs. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (1999) 1 SCC 90 and

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Reliance General Insurance Company Limited vs Swati Sharma 2025 INSC 487 - Motor Accident Compensation - Insurer

Motor Accident Compensation - The insurer, who has insured the vehicle is bound to indemnify the owner of the vehicle who has the vicarious liability as against the negligence of his employee. (Para 6) 2025 INSC 487 Reliance General Insurance Company Limited vs Swati Sharma - Motor Accident Compensation -

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New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs Sunita Sharma 2025 INSC 469 - Motor Accident Compensation - Compassionate Assistance - Art. 141 Constitution

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 - Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006- Motor Accident Compensation - Quoted from Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Shashi Sharma: A just compensation payable under the Act of 1988, therefore, is to exclude the amount received or receivable by

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Chatha Service Station vs Lalmati Devi 2025 INSC 468 - Motor Accident Compensation - Order XLI Rule 27 CPC

Motor Accident Compensation - It is incumbent on the Court/Tribunal considering a case of a licensee driving another type of vehicle, for which he has not obtained a licence, to take a decision as to whether this fact was the main or contributory cause of negligence- This factum of

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Kuncham Lavanya Vs Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. 2025 INSC 452 - Motor Accident Compensation - FIR

Motor Accident Compensation Claims - FIR - FIR is not expected to be encyclopaedic and is only for the purpose of putting into motion criminal law such that thorough and full-fledged investigation by the police ensues, it is the duty of the investigating agency to find out the identity of

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Srikrishna Kanta Singh vs Oriental Insurance Company Ltd 2025 INSC 394- Motor Accident Compensation - Contributory Negligence

Motor Accident Compensation - When a person drives a vehicle without a licence, he commits an offence, which by itself cannot lead to a finding of negligence, leading to or as regards, the accident- Referred to Sudhir Kumar Rana v. Surinder Singh (2008) 12 SCC 436 [ Context: In this case,

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Sunita vs Vinod Singh 2025 INSC 366 - Motor Accident Compensation - Age From Post Mortem Report

Motor Accident Compensation - In the absence of material indicating to the contrary, there is no inhibition to accept the age of the deceased as per the Post-Mortem Report. (Para 11) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - A beneficial and welfare legislation and it is a duty to award ‘just compensation’

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Shivaleela Vs Divisional Manager, United India Insurance 2025 INSC 357 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Vehicles Act 1988- A beneficial and welfare legislation that seeks to provide compensation as per the contemporaneous position of an individual which is essentially forward-looking. Unlike tortious liability, which is chiefly concerned with making up for the past and reinstating a claimant to his original position, the compensation under

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Madivalappa Vs Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation 2025 INSC 356 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - The multiplier ‘18’ should be applied since age is assessed as 24 years by the MACT. (Para 10) 2025 INSC 356 Madivalappa Vs Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation - Motor Accident Compensation 2025 INSC 356 Madivalappa Vs Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation - Motor Accident Compensation

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Parminder Singh vs Honey Goyal 2025 INSC 361 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - Concern expressed regarding mode of payment of compensation in motor accident cases - The process can be streamlined by directly transferring the amount in the bank accounts of the claimants, so that the Insurance Companies and the claimants are saved from hassles of the court processes-

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Prabhavathi vs Managing Director, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation 2025 INSC 293 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - In the absence of any direct or corroborative evidence on record, it cannot be assumed that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of both the vehicles. (Para 11) Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 - In compensation cases, the strict rules of evidence used

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Sachin Yallappa Usulkar vs Vijayata 2025 INSC 290 - Motor Accident Compensation - Minor Involvement

Motor Accident Compensation: Appeal against MACT and HC judgment on findings regarding involvement of Minor in the accident - Partly allowing appeal, SC observed: There is no substantive or direct evidence establishing the involvement of Appellant No. 2/Minor in the accident in question. No evidence can suggest any cogent

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Jakaria Mondal @ Jakai @ Jikai vs National Insurance Co.Ltd. 2025 INSC 238 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - In the event that the Courts found the evidence submitted by claimant to support his claim of having earnings @Rs.9000/- per month, recourse should have been made to the minimum wages, as may be prescribed, for the relevant point in time, by the competent

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Krishna vs Sanjay Kumar 2025 INSC 228 - Motor Accident Compensation

Note: No legal aspects discussed in the order - Motor Accident Compensation enhanced. 2025 INSC 228 Krishna vs Sanjay Kumar - Motor Accident Compensation 2025 INSC 228 Krishna vs Sanjay Kumar - Motor Accident Compensation .pdf153 KBdownload-circle

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Valsamma Chacko vs M.A. Titto - Ss 163A,166 MV Act - Referred To Larger Bench

Motor Vehicles Act - Section 163A, 166 - The finding in Deepal Girishbhai Soni and Ors. Vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (2004) 5 SCC 385 that if the accident occurred due to the fault of one’s own driver, but even in such a case, the claimants would be

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Vijayalaxmi @ Roopa V. Shenoy vs National Insurance Co. Ltd. 2025 INSC 186 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - The determination of income must proceed on the basis of Income Tax Return when available, being a statutory document. (Para 7) 2025 INSC 186 Vijayalaxmi @ Roopa V. Shenoy vs National Insurance Co. Ltd. - Motor Accident Compensation 2025 INSC 186 Vijayalaxmi @ Roopa V. Shenoy vs National

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Sanjay Rajpoot vs Ram Singh 2025 INSC 188 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - When age at the time of the incident is 22 years of age, the multiplier to be applied is 18. (Para 11) 2025 INSC 188 Sanjay Rajpoot vs Ram Singh - Motor Accident Compensation 2025 INSC 188 Sanjay Rajpoot vs Ram Singh - Motor Accident Compensation