Accident Claim Archives

Motor Vehicle Accident Claim | Bombay HC upholds consideration of IT return for Financial Year before death for calculating deceased’s income

New India Assurance Company argued that IT returns of 2014-15 could not be considered because it was filed after the deceased’s death, while the Court regarded the same as a ‘misconceived interpretation’.

Case Briefs

“She might not be a legal heir of the deceased, but she certainly suffered on account of his death”; Mother-in-law can claim compensation as a dependant under MV Act: SC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of S. Abdul Nazeer* and Krishna Murari, JJ., held that neither the percentage of deduction for personal

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | “No other person whether a passenger or owner of the vehicle was supposed to share seat of the driver”; HC exonerates insurer, Bajaj Allianz from liability to pay compensation

Kerala High Court: A. Badharudeen, J., exonerated the insurance company, Bajaj Allianz from liability to pay compensation in a motor accident case.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Are strict principles of evidence and standards of proof like in a criminal trial applicable in Motor Accident Claims cases? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: The bench of Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that the strict principles of evidence and standards of