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High Court Partly Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim, Enhances Compensation to Rs. 28,80,000 with Modified Contributory Negligence and Higher Interest Under MV Act

The appellants, legal heirs of deceased P. Ramesh, filed an appeal under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act) against the Tribunal's aw...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case -- Overturns High Court's Contributory Negligence Finding -- Restores Tribunal's Award for Full Compensation

The Supreme Court heard an appeal challenging the High Court's finding of 50% contributory negligence on the deceased car driver in a motor accident c...

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Supreme Court Modifies High Court’s Order on Compensation, Affirms Full Liability on Bus Driver. Rash and Negligent Driving of the Offending Vehicle Held Sole Cause of Accident – Tribunal’s View Restored

High Court’s assessment of contributory negligence at 25% on the deceased was set aside. Tribunal’s finding of 100% negligence on the part of the...

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Motor Vehicle Accident – Compensation – Liability of Minor Driver. Supreme Court absolved the minor of driving liability and upheld enhanced compensation for the claimants while setting aside the recovery direction against the vehicle’s owner.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 136 – Reappreciation of Evidence – Scope of interference by Supreme Court – Findings of the lower courts...

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"Conviction Quashed: Rash Driving or Contributory Negligence?" A detailed judicial analysis questions evidence reliability and contributory negligence in a motor vehicle accident.

The Bombay High Court quashed the conviction and sentencing of Shivaji Santu Zanzad under Sections 279, 304(A), and 337 of the IPC for lack of conclus...

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"Applicant Acquitted in Bus Accident Case: Conviction Overturned Due to Lack of Evidence on Rash and Negligent Driving" Court Cites Insufficient Proof of Rashness or Negligence, Discusses Contributory Negligence of the Deceased.

The Bombay High Court in a criminal revision application challenging his conviction for causing the death of a pedestrian due to alleged rash and negl...

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Supreme Court Upholds Full Compensation in Motor Accident Case. "No deduction for contributory negligence in accident involving abandoned truck"

The Supreme Court of India has allowed appeals challenging the deduction of compensation based on contributory negligence in a tragic road accident. T...

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Supreme Court Overturns Tribunal’s Decision, Enhances Compensation for Motor Accident Claim. Higher Compensation Granted to Victim's Family in Motor Accident Case

The Supreme Court of India granted an appeal from Prem Lal Anand & Ors. against the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad's decision concerning a ...

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Court Reverses Railway Claims Tribunal Decision, Awards Rs. 8 Lakhs in Compensation for Untoward Incident. The appellant, mistakenly boarding the wrong train and sustaining injuries, was deemed a bona fide passenger eligible for compensation under the Railways Act, 1989.

This appeal, filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987, challenges the judgment of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur Bench, wh...