Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 168

Supreme Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation: Kirti & Anr. vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. (2021)

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Supreme Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation: Kirti & Anr. vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation in motor accident claims, particularly concerning notional income for homemakers and the application of future prospects. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Case Name: Kirti & Anr. vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. Judgment Date: 05 […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Compensation in Motor Accident Case: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Mannat Johal & Ors. (23 April 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Compensation in Motor Accident Case: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Mannat Johal & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the compensation awarded by the High Court was just and adequate in a motor vehicle accident claim. CASE TYPE: Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Case Name: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Mannat Johal & Ors.

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Supreme Court overturns dismissal of claim petition in motor accident case: Vimla Devi vs. National Insurance Company (2018)

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Supreme Court overturns dismissal of claim petition in motor accident case: Vimla Devi vs. National Insurance Company (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and High Court were justified in dismissing a claim petition for want of evidence, despite the claimants producing sufficient evidence to prove the accident. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation.

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Supreme Court clarifies calculation of future prospects in motor accident compensation: National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Pranay Sethi (2017)

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Date of the Judgment: 31 October 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 950 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A.K. Sikri, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, JJ. This was a unanimous decision. How should courts calculate compensation for motor accident victims, especially concerning future income prospects? The Supreme Court of India, in this landmark judgment, addressed the

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