Govt updates Hit and Run Victim Compensation Scheme to Simplify Claims
MoRTH has notified the Hit and Run Motor Accidents Amendment Scheme enhancing digital processing, revising forms, and simplifying claims for victims and families.
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Motor Accident Claim | Vicarious application of contributory negligence of car driver to the passengers, to reduce compensation is illegal: SC
“The High Court recorded an incongruous finding that if the offending truck had not been parked on the highway, the accident would not have happened even if the car was being driven at a very high speed. Therefore, the reasoning of the High Court on the issue of contributory negligence is riddled with inherent contradictions and is paradoxical”
‘Ownership’ not limited to categories specified in Section 2(30) of MV Act; Context around control of vehicle important to fix liability: SC
The issue in the instant case revolved around whether a dealer or the manufacturer can be construed as an ‘owner’ vis-a-vis fixation of tortious liability for payment of compensation, especially when the driver and deceased both were employees of the manufacturer.
Bursting of the tyre is not an ‘Act of God’; Bombay High Court refuses to exonerate the insurance company from paying compensation
Bombay High Court observed that the dictionary meaning of “act of god” is “an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation” I.e., a severe, unanticipated natural event for which no human is responsible.