High Court Enhances Compensation for Injured Pillion Rider in Motorcycle Accident - Negligence of Driver Not Required to Be Proved Under Motor Vehicles Act. The court set aside the finding of contributory negligence and awarded enhanced compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....
The appellant, Indiraben Bharatkumar Mohanlal Barot, was a pillion rider on a motorcycle driven by respondent No.1, Mukeshkumar Ramanlal Patel, on 27.11.2000. The motorcycle was involved in an acciden...




