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Category: Accident

Accident

As a result of accident, appellant suffered 26% disability of right lower limb, 25% disability due to urethral injury and 38% disability to whole body – Even though disability suffered by appellant is not 100%, his working capacity has been reduced to zero – Competent Court is entitled to award higher compensation to victim of accident – Amount of compensation enhanced to Rs. 8,37,640/-.

Jun 26, 2017 sclaw

  (2012) ACJ 191 : (2011) 13 JT 205 : (2012) 1 RCR(Civil) 509 : (2011) 12 SCALE 658 : (2012) 1 TAC 376 : (2012) 1 UJ 89 SUPREME…

Accident

Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 – Section 95(2)(b) – Statutory liability of insurer – Scope of – The insured vehicle allowed to carry six passenger, the maximum liability of insurer is at the rate of Rs. 2,000/- per passenger subject to total liability of Rs. 20,000/-. Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 – Section 110-B – Compensation – Considerations for determination of – Necessity to balance loss of future pecuniary benefit which could have accrued to the claimant – Decision partly on conjectures – Permissibility.

Jun 25, 2017 sclaw

  (1971) ACJ 206 : AIR 1971 SC 1624 : (1971) 1 SCC 785 : (1971) SCR 20 Supp : (1971) 3 UJ 489 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA SHEIKHUPURA TRANSPORT…

Accident

The application for condonation of delay was rejected by Single Judge of the High Court. The Supreme Court, however, allowed the application with the direction to deposit the claim amount and case remitted to the High Court. On remand no notice shall be issued to the claimants. The claimants shall appropriate the amount deposited by the appellant

Jun 19, 2017 sclaw

  (2000) ACJ 1037 : (2000) 7 JT 575 : (2000) 9 SCC 218 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., JODHPUR — Appellant Vs. BHAGU DEVI AND OTHERS…

Accident

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166—Accident—License—Photocopy of license was marked as exhibit-Once the license was proved by the driver and marked in evidence and without there being any objection by the Insurance Company, the Insurance company had no right to raise any objections about the admissibility and manner of proving the license at a later stage.

Jun 16, 2017 sclaw

2016(5) Law Herald (P&H) 3988 (SC) : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1897 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice J. Chalameswar  The Hon’ble Mr, Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre…

Accident

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166, 140 and 141—Accident—Compensation—In case of the death of an infant, there may have been no actual pecuniary benefit derived by its parents during the child’s life-time. But this will not necessarily bar the parent’s claim and prospective loss will find a valid claim

May 15, 2017 sclaw

  2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 2874 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Civil Appeal No. 2479…

Accident

The truck driven by the respondent No. 2 almost came to the centre of the road and the appellant must have been put in a dilemma and in the agony of that moment, the appellant’s failure to swerve to the extreme left to the road did not amount to negligence. Thus, there was no contributory negligence on his part especially when the respondent No. 2, the truck driver had no case that the appellant was negligent. Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 – Section 110-B – Contributory negligence –

May 14, 2017 sclaw

(2002) ACJ 1720 : AIR 2002 SC 2864 : (2002) 6 JT 380 : (2002) 3 PLR 467 : (2002) 5 SCALE 493 : (2002) 6 SCC 455 : (2002)…

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