Motor Accident Compensation #

Group Insurance Benefits Cannot Be Deducted from Motor Accident Compensation: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court held that amounts received by the dependents of a deceased employee under an employer-provided group insurance scheme cannot be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Court ruled that such benefits arise from an independent contractual arrangement and do not constitute a “pecuniary advantage” liable to be set … Read more

Law cannot be set aside on the ground of sympathy alone: Supreme Court

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  The Supreme Court has upheld the orders of the courts below rejecting motor accident compensation claims arising out of the death of two young men in a road accident in Karnataka, holding that liability under the Motor Vehicles Act can arise only when the involvement of the vehicle in the accident and the negligence … Read more