High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Injured Pillion Rider in Motorcycle Accident — Reduces Contributory Negligence from 20% to 10%. The court held that a pillion rider cannot be attributed negligence without evidence of his own fault, and awarded enhanced compensation under various heads under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....
The appellant, Sri R. Kishore Kumar, a 22-year-old pillion rider, sustained grievous injuries in a road accident on 20.08.2018 due to the rash and negligent riding of the motorcycle by respondent No.1...




