{"id":352144,"date":"2025-07-02T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=352144"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:27:37","slug":"hcc-high-court-cases-on-motor-vehicles-act-1988-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/02\/hcc-high-court-cases-on-motor-vehicles-act-1988-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cases Reported in HCC | Latest High Court Cases on Third Party Claims under MV Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Stay updated with key 2023\u20142024 High Court Cases on the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. This concise overview highlights recent HCC cases on expanded ownership liability, enhanced victim compensation, and relaxed procedural standards \u2014 shedding light on how courts are advancing justice and fairness under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e6eeff; border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">A. Motor Vehicles \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motor Vehicles Act, 1988<\/a> \u2014 Ss. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2(30)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">166<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">168<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">173<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">146(1)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">196<\/a> \u2014<\/span> \u201cOwner\u201d of motor vehicle \u2014 Who is \u2014 Person in whose possession and control motor vehicle is, as a matter of right \u2014 Registered owner when not liable for accidents \u2014 Legislative intent behind definition of word \u201cowner\u201d under S. 2(30) \u2014 Held, underlying legislative intention of wider definition of owner adopted under 1988 Act, is to include in definition of \u201cowner\u201d a person in possession of a vehicle, either by an agreement of lease\/hypothecation or under a hire purchase agreement so that a person in control and possession of vehicle should be construed as \u201cowner\u201d and not registered \u201cowner\u201d alone \u2014 Legislative intent is that registered owner of vehicle should not be held liable if vehicle was not in his possession and control <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">[<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Om Prakash Jaiswal v. Manish Kumar<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Ol5RXaGJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2023) 4 HCC (Del) 738]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">B. Motor Vehicles \u2014 Compensation \u2014 Enhancement of<\/span> \u2014 Loss of future earnings \u2014 Held, employer&#8217;s contributions to ESI and PF are for benefit of employee&#8217;s estate \u2014 Determination of income should include ESI and PF contribution <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">[<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Chitrasen v. Universal Sompo General Insurance Co. Ltd.<\/span><\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/7Eh9AmSw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2023) 4 HCC (Del) 758]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e6eeff; border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">C. Motor Vehicles \u2014 Compensation \u2014 Enhancement of<\/span> \u2014 For purchase and maintenance of artificial limb \u2014 Tribunal granted a sum of 5 lakhs as compensation though it costs more \u2014 Appellant aged around 28 years at time of accident \u2014 Life of artificial limb is about 5 years \u2014 Tribunal should cover compensation for at least 30 years \u2014 Held, fair compensation to be granted to restore the injured to the position he was in prior to the accident as best as possible \u2014 Award modified <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">[<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Chitrasen v. Universal Sompo General Insurance Co. Ltd.<\/span><\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/7Eh9AmSw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2023) 4 HCC (Del) 758]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">D. Motor Vehicles \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motor Vehicles Act, 1988<\/a> \u00ad\u2014 S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">166<\/a><\/span> \u2014 Claimant sustaining permanent disability and Insurance Company resisting claim \u2014 Held, vehicle being driven by driver in violation of permissible speed limits and he had run over three people before coming to a halt \u2014 Appeal partly allowed \u2014 Compensation modified <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">[<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Vishnu<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/z0rzUJg1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2023) 1 HCC (All) 133]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e6eeff; border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">E. Motor Vehicles \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motor Vehicles Act, 1988<\/a> \u2014 S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001569568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">166<\/a><\/span> \u2014 Standard of proof in motor vehicle claims \u2014 \u201cPreponderance of probability\u201d or \u201cbeyond reasonable doubt\u201d \u2014 Held, deposition of witnesses on site claimed rash and negligent driving \u2014 In claim under the Motor Vehicles Act seeking compensation on account of death, rash and negligent act against driver, has to be proved based on preponderance of probabilities and not on test of beyond reasonable doubt <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">[<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">A.P. SRTC v. Mallik Rekhi<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/2u4P5BkV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2024) 1 HCC (AP) 78<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-bottom-style: dashed;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">F. Motor Vehicles \u2014 Compensation<\/span> \u2014 Just and reasonable compensation \u2014 Power of Commissioner to pass just compensation \u2014 Commissioner has all powers of a civil court under CPC \u2014 Held, once actual occurrence of accident is established, role of tribunal would be to award compensation which is just and reasonable \u2014 Strict rules of evidence as in a criminal trial cannot be applied in compensation cases and standard of proof is of \u201cpreponderance of probability\u201d <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">[<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Karnati Ramesh Reddy v. Sudhakar Reddy<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/1VT62hGg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2023) 1 HCC (AP) 89]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Explore the latest cases reported in SCC OnLine, High Court Cases (HCC) on the Motor Vehicles Act, focusing on ownership liability, just compensation, evidentiary standards, and tribunal powers. 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