High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Decides Appeals Against MACT Award in Motor Accident Claims. Parties Dispute Compensation Amount and Liability of Insurers Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
28 Mar 2019...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Quashes Charge Sheet Against Teachers in Student Death Case Due to Lack of Criminal Negligence. Section 304A IPC requires gross negligence and direct causation, not mere accident or civil liability.
31 Jan 2019The petitioners, teachers and the secretary of Mother Theresa School, sought quashing of the charge sheet in C.C. No.1505/2012 pending before the Prin...
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High Court
High Court of Gujarat Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Truck Driver Established, Tribunal Erred in Holding Deceased Negligent. Claimants entitled to compensation under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as the accident was caused solely by the rash and negligent driving of the truck driver.
21 Jan 2026The case arises from a motor accident that occurred on 27.09.1994, when the deceased, Arvindbhai Shankarlal Patel, was driving his jeep to Chanasma. A...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Driver for Parking Without Indicators Established. The court upheld the Tribunal's award of compensation to the parents of the deceased, finding no perversity in the finding of negligence against the driver of the offending lorry.
11 Nov 2016The appeal was filed by United India Insurance Company Limited challenging the judgment and award dated 30.04.2012 passed by the Motor Accident Claims...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case, Restores Tribunal's Finding on Negligence and Enhances Compensation. Contributory negligence cannot be presumed without evidence; monthly income assessed at Rs.62,725/- based on pay slip.
28 Feb 2025The present appeals arise from a motor accident claim where the deceased, Boobalan, aged 38, died in a collision with a BMTC bus on 6 June 2016. The d...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Upholds Dismissal of Driver for Rash Driving Causing Accident. KSRTC's Disciplinary Action Validated as Accident Resulted from Negligent Driving, Not Mechanical Failure.
13 Sep 2022The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) filed a writ petition challenging an award dated 12.10.2018 passed by the Principal District Ju...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Negligence of Motorcyclist — Deceased Pillion Rider's Death Caused by Rash Driving, Tribunal Erred in Dismissing Claim on Ground of No Negligence. The court held that in a single-vehicle accident involving a pillion rider, the burden to explain the accident lies on the rider, and failure to do so leads to an inference of negligence against the rider under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
5 Sep 2014The case pertains to a motor accident claim filed by the legal heirs of Josepha Fernandes @ Josepha Da Silva, who died in a motorcycle accident on 17....
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Part, Holds Concrete Mixture Machine Not a Motor Vehicle Under MV Act, but Upholds Compensation on Negligence Ground. The court ruled that the machine is not a 'motor vehicle' under Section 2(28) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, but the owner is liable for negligence in keeping it on the road without warning signs.
12 Jul 2017The case arises from a fatal accident on 12/12/2004 when Harish, riding a motorcycle, slipped on debris and fell onto a concrete mixture machine kept ...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Erroneous Appreciation of Evidence — Permanent Disability from Fracture Injuries Established. Court holds that the Tribunal erred in dismissing the claim petition despite evidence of rash and negligent driving and permanent disability under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
16 Jun 2017The appellant, original claimant before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT), Mapusa, filed an appeal challenging the judgment and award passed ...
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High Court
High Court of Madras Upholds Insurance Company's Liability in Motor Accident Claims — Negligence of Driver Established, No Breach of Policy Conditions. The court held that the insurer is liable to pay compensation to the claimants as the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the insured vehicle, and there was no violation of policy terms such as driving without a valid license.
28 Jan 2025The case involves two Civil Miscellaneous Appeals filed by The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. against the judgment and decree dated 06.01.2022 passed by...
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