{"id":263781,"date":"2022-03-16T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=263781"},"modified":"2022-03-16T12:08:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:38:45","slug":"in-the-case-of-reckless-driving-injured-party-will-have-to-always-prove-that-either-side-was-negligent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/03\/16\/in-the-case-of-reckless-driving-injured-party-will-have-to-always-prove-that-either-side-was-negligent\/","title":{"rendered":"In the case of reckless driving, injured party will have to always prove that either side was negligent? All HC explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Allahabad High Court: <\/strong>The Division Bench of Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajai Tyagi, JJ., while addressing a case of negligent driving, expressed that,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201c\u2026if the injury rather death is caused by something owned or controlled by the negligent party then he is directly liable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An appeal was filed challenging the decision by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was submitted that the deceased was driving his car and when he reached Tehsil Aonla, the bus of U.P.S.R.T.C was being driven rashly and negligently by its driver dashed with the car which was being driven by the deceased.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His earning was Rs 95,960 per month and the legal heirs were dependent on him, therefore, they claimed a sum of Rs 1,80,00,000 with interest.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Negligence<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The term negligence means failure to exercise care towards others which a reasonable and prudent person would in a circumstance or taking action which such a reasonable person would not.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Negligence can be both intentional or accidental though it is normally accidental. More particularly, it connotes reckless driving and the injured must always prove that either side is negligent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elaborating further, it was stated that if the injury rather death is caused by something owned or controlled by the negligent party then he is directly liable otherwise the principle of <em>\u201cres ipsa loquitur\u201d<\/em> meaning thereby \u201cthe things speak for itself\u201d would apply.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Contributory Negligence<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A person who either contributes or is co-author of the accident would be liable for his contribution to the accident having taken place and that amount will be decided from the compensation payable to him if he is injured and to legal representatives, if he dies in the accident.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Court\u2019s opinion | Rash and Negligent Driving<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bench on noting the fact that the bus which was a bigger vehicle had to be more cautious, the instantaneous death of the driver of the car depicted that the vehicle driven by the respondent was being driven in rash and negligent manner, but the driver of the car was also considered negligent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lastly, the Court held that if U.P.S.R.T.C does not make payment within 30 days then only it will be liable for interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In view of the above, appeal was partly allowed. 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