Bombay High Court Allows Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Deceased Driver's Own Negligence Bars Claim Under Section 163A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Legal heirs of a driver who died in a collision caused by his own rash driving cannot claim compensation under Section 163A as the provision is intended for victims of accidents not involving the driver's own fault....
The case involves an appeal by the New India Assurance Company Limited against an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, dated 23rd June 2005, in Special Claim Petition No.9/2002. The re...




