Motor accident claim - Kusum & others Vs. Satbir & others

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ILC-2011-SC-MAC-Mar-1

Kusum & others Vs. Satbir & others

Motor Vehicles Act,1988 - Section 166

Motor accident claim - Victim hit by a vehicle from behind - Driven rashly and negligently - Victim succumbed to injuries - Tribunal found involvement of offending vehicle - Not proved - Hence no compensation - High Court - Affirmed finding of Tribunal - Appeal - Evidence on record - Clearly proved number of vehicle name of owner - Not mentioned in FIR - When a person seeing his brother being knocked down by a speeding vehicle - Suffering in pain - Need of immediate medical attention - First attempt will be to take his brother to a hospital or to a doctor - Impugned judgments of Tribunal and High Court set aside - Insurance Co. directed to pay Rs.6 lacs as compensation to claimants with interest @ 7% p.a. - Appeal allowed.

BENCH :

Hon'ble Mr. Justice G.S. Singhvi , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly ,

Advocates For the Appellant(s) :

Vikas K. Sangwan, Advocate

Advocates For the Respondent(s) :

Sunil Mund, M.K. Dua, Advocates

Topic(s)-Motor accident claim

Important Decision(s)- Clearly proved number of vehicle - Not mentioned in FIR - Compensation award