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Gujarat High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Enhances Compensation for Deceased Driver. Future Prospects and Minimum Wage Income Applied; Contributory Negligence Set Aside.

This appeal arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal heirs of Thakor Bharatji Amaji, who died in a road accident on 22.02.2011. ...

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Madras High Court Allows Appeal and Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Rider Upheld, Income Reassessed at Rs.15,000 per Month. The court applied multiplier 18 and added 40% future prospects under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, enhancing award from Rs.17,25,000 to Rs.28,08,000.

The appeal arises from a judgment of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chennai, dated 18.10.2019 in M.A.C.T.O.P.No.5431 of 2016. The appellants, bei...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Deemed Untoward Incident Despite Missing Ticket. Held that failure to recover ticket does not negate bona fide passenger status when other evidence establishes valid purchase.

The appellants, being the wife and children of the deceased Ruprao Barde, filed a claim for compensation before the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Upholds Compensation Awarded to Legal Heirs of Deceased. Multiplier of 15 under Section 163A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 held applicable based on deceased's age of 35 years.

The State of Maharashtra, through the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, filed a First Appeal under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgmen...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim for Death of 10-Year-Old Girl, Sets Aside Contributory Negligence Finding. Court holds that a child passenger cannot be held contributorily negligent and enhances compensation under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The appellants, father and siblings of the deceased Savita, a 10-year-old girl, filed a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeki...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Driver Not Proved. Claimant Failed to Establish Rash and Negligent Driving by Truck Driver; Tribunal's Finding of Contributory Negligence Set Aside.

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal representatives of the deceased, Suresh Deshpande, who died in a collision bet...