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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Driver Deaths in Motor Accident Claims: Kalavati & Ors. vs. Mirza Kaisar Baig & Anr. (23 September 2022)

September 23, 2022 / Judges, Krishna Murari, Loss of Dependency, M.R. Shah, Motor Accident Claims, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 166

Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Driver Deaths in Motor Accident Claims: Kalavati & Ors. vs. Mirza Kaisar Baig & Anr. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation in motor accident claims, specifically regarding the assessment of income and future prospects of deceased drivers. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Case Name: Smt. Kalavati & Ors. vs. […]

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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim: Sumathy vs. Babu (2022)

September 19, 2022 / Judges, Just Compensation, Krishna Murari, Loss of Dependency, M.R. Shah, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim: Sumathy vs. Babu (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of just compensation in motor accident claims, specifically considering future prospects and rise in income. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Claim Case Name: Sumathy and Others vs. Babu and Another [Judgment Date]: 19 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 19 September

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Supreme Court expands definition of ‘legal representative’ in motor accident claims: N. Jayasree vs. Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd. (25 October 2021)

October 25, 2021 / Compensation Law, Future Prospects, Judges, Krishna Murari, Legal Representative, Loss of Dependency, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 166, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 168, S. Abdul Nazeer, Split Multiplier

Supreme Court expands definition of ‘legal representative’ in motor accident claims: N. Jayasree vs. Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd. (25 October 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a mother-in-law can be considered a ‘legal representative’ for the purpose of claiming compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Also, whether a split multiplier should be applied when

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Supreme Court settles Multiplier Calculation for Bachelor’s Death in Motor Accident Claims (2019)

April 9, 2019 / Compensation Law, Judges, Loss of Dependency, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Motor Accident Compensation, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 140, Multiplier Method, S.A. Bobde, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court Clarifies Multiplier Calculation in Motor Accident Claims for Bachelor’s Death (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the correct multiplier for calculating compensation in motor accident death claims when the deceased is a bachelor. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation. Case Name: M/S. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Mandala Yadagari Goud & Ors. [Judgment

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