High Court of Karnataka Allows KSRTC Appeal and Dismisses Insurance Company Appeal in Motor Vehicle Accident Claim — Apportionment of Liability Between Tortfeasors Determined Based on Contributory Negligence. The court held that when two vehicles are involved in an accident, the liability of the insurer of each vehicle is to be determined based on the degree of negligence, and the owner of the other vehicle is not liable to pay compensation if the accident was caused solely by the negligence of the driver of the insured vehicle.
23 Dec 2020The case involves two appeals arising from a motor vehicle accident claim. The accident occurred when a KSRTC bus collided with a lorry owned by M/s S...
