Motor Accident Compensation

Hasina Yasmin vs National Insurance Co. Ltd. 2025 INSC 1501 - Motor Accident Compensation - Pranay Sethi - Enhancement - Referred to Larger Bench

Motor Accident Compensation - The Constitution Bench in National Insurance Co. Ltd. V. Pranay Sethi (2017) 16 SCC 680 only provided for an enhancement of 10% in every three-year period with respect to accidents which occurred after 2017, the first enhancement being applied in 2020 - The escalation cannot depend

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A. Jyothi vs. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Area Manager 2025 INSC 1469 - S.163A MV Act - Negligence Of Insured - Larger Bench Reference

Motor Vehicles Act - Section 163A - There is considerable difference of opinion with respect to whether Section 163A of the MV Act could be invoked in the case of such accidents caused by the negligence of the insured himself - Appeal directed to be tagged along with Larger bench

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Anwar Husain v. Irfan Khan -Motor Accident Compensation - Auto Driver

Motor Accident Compensation - While enhancing compensation, SC observed: Even in smaller towns, an auto-driver earns monthly income which is ordinarily higher than minimum wages earned by a skilled worker -Notional income for self-employed persons must be computed keeping in view prevailing economic realities. A just and reasonable assessment of

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Maneeta Singh & Ors. v. Virendra Pratap Singh 2025 INSC 1438- Motor Accident Compensation - Coolie

Motor Accident Compensation - While enhancing compensation, SC observed: an enhancement of Rs.500/- per year is reasonable even in the case of a Coolie which will take the income of a Coolie in the year 2008 in which the accident occurred to Rs.6,500/-. In the

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Devendra Kumar Tripathi vs Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. 2025 INSC 1429 - Motor Accident Compensation - Parents As Claimants

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National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Neeru Devi 2025 INSC 1430-Motor Accident Compensation

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Radha Thevannoor v. National Insurance Co. Ltd., 2025 INSC 1424

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Sithara N.S. vs Sai Ram General Insurance Company Ltd.; 2025 INSC 1425 - Motor Accident Compensation - Absence Of Vehicle Registration Number

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Yashwant Krishna Kumbar vs Divisional Manager United India - Motor Accident Compensation - Contributory Negligence - Pillion Rider

💡If two motorcycles involved in accident were on wrong side of the road, can the pillion rider in one of those motorcycles also be held liable for contributory negligence? Motor Accident Compensation - Contributory Negligence - The principle of contributory negligence, however, mandates a specific inquiry into the conduct of

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Rani @ Raj Kumari & Ors v. Kamlakat Gupta 2025 INSC 1393 -Motor Accident Compensation - Multiplier - Stone Crusher Employee

Read Judgment In LawLens Motor Accident Compensation - When the deceased was in the age group of 30 to 35 years,, it would be proper to apply multiplier of 16.(Para 5.3) it is normal to expect that a person employed in this stone crusher unit would earn Rs.

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R. Logeshkumar v. P. Balasubramaniam 2025 INSC 1392 - Motor Accident Compensation

Read Judgment In LawLens Motor Accident Compensation - There is no restriction on the Tribunal in awarding compensation exceeding the claimed amount under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the function of the Tribunal is to award just compensation which is reasonable based on the evidence produced on record -

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Risa v. Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd. - Motor Accident Compensation - Maharashtra Court Fees Act

Motor Accident Compensation - Filing an appeal by the claimant seeking enhancement of compensation in a motor accident case, in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana the court fee payable is 5.25 only. As far as Delhi High ₹ Court is concerned again the court fee is not ad

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Sebati Nath v. Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. -Motor Accident Compensation - Assessment of Deceased's income

Motor Accident Compensation - Assessment of Deceased's income -In the absence of documentary evidence on record, some guesswork is required to be done - the strict rules of evidence used in criminal trials do not apply. Case Info Key Details * Case Name: Sebati Nath & Ors. v. Shriram

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Rajendra Chakrawarti v. Dinesh Kumar Yadav - Motor Accident Compensation - Mason

Motor Accident Compensation - In professions such as masonry, wherein there can be no guarantee of fixed amount of work or, for that matter, documented payments, the Courts and Tribunals must be careful in determining income, maintaining a judicious balance in taking an amount which is fair to the claimant,

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Sayar vs Ramkaran - Motor Accident Compensation - Income Tax Returns

Motor Accident Compensation - MACT and High Court found that Income Tax return was not proved and was not genuine, mainly on the grounds that it had been filed posthumously and that there were certain variations in the signatures of the deceased on the said return- In Appeal, SC observed:

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Reshma v. Dajiba Krishna Lad ; 2025 INSC 1320 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - The object of just compensation is to restore, as far as possible, the claimant to a position where the accident would not have taken place and they would not be negatively affected in life - No amount of money will bring the claimant-appellant back to the

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Akula Narayana v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited 2025 INSC 1301 - Motor Accident Compensation - Pay & Recover

Motor Accident Compensation - Where the contract of insurance is not disputed, even on breach of insurance conditions, this Court had allowed recovery of compensation from the insurer by giving right to the insurer to recover the same from the vehicle owner6. The pay and recover principle has been consistently

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Riyas v. P. N. Shinosh 2025 INSC 1303 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - Supreme Court allowed appeal and enhanced compensation. Case Info Key Details Case name: Riyas v. P. N. Shinosh & Anr. Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1303. Coram: Justice K. Vinod Chandran; Justice N.V. Anjaria. Judgment date: November 10, 2025. Caselaws and citations * Master Mallikarjun v. Divisional

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Preetha Krishnan vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd.; 2025 INSC 1293 - Motor Accident Compensation- Split Multiplier

Motor Accident Compensation - Split multiplier is a concept foreign to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and is not to be used by the Tribunal and/or Courts in calculation of the compensation. [Context: In this case, High Court applied split multiplier on the ground that the deceased would have

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S. Ettiappan v. D. Kumar - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - While assessing the quantum of compensation, an onerous duty is cast on the tribunal or the appellate court to award just and reasonable compensation keeping in mind the nature of injury sustained, consequential functional disability suffered and offset the loss of income - While assessing the

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Tharunoju Eshwaramma v. K. Ram Reddy - Motor Accident Compensation - Foreign Employment - Income - Referred to Larger Bench

Motor Accident Compensation - How income of a deceased or a person injured in a road accident in India, in case they are employed in a foreign country? - Referred to larger bench - lot of I.T. graduates/professionals and other Indians are going abroad for better career opportunities

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Ramar v. Divisional Manager, National Insurance Company Limited 2025 INSC 1218 - Motor Accident Compensation

Motor Accident Compensation - While partly allowing appeal, SC observed: There is no appeal filed from the order of the Tribunal by the claimant, despite the fact that he had a claim for future prospects, which stood declined by the Tribunal. The High Court had while reducing the income considerably

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Amudhavalli vs HDFC Ergo General Insurance Co. Ltd. 2025 INSC 1219 -Motor Accident Compensation - Pay and Recover - Fundamental Breach

Motor Accident Compensation - The goods vehicle is not allowed to carry passengers, unless he is the owner of the goods carried therein or his authorised representative. (Para 5) [Context: In this case, the pay and recovery directed by the Tribunal was set aside by High Court - Dismissing appeal,

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Chandra Kala vs ICICI Lombard Motor Insurance Company Limited 2025 INSC 1220 - Motor Accident Compensation - Mason

Motor Accident Compensation - While allowing appeal, SC observed: Considering an incremental increase of Rs.500/- for every year, in 2014, when the accident in the present case occurred even a Coolie would have been entitled to Rs. 9,500/- per month. There can be no documentary proof

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K. Nagendra vs New India Insurance Co. Ltd 2025 INSC 1270 - Motor Accident -Pay & Recovery- Deviation From Prescribed Route

❓Whether any deviation from the prescribed route as per the permit granted by the state transportation authority, would impact on the liability of the Insurance Company for any accident which may take place while the vehicle is on such a deviated route? Motor Accident Compensation - Pay and Recover principle