Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 685 · Decided 8 December 2020
Anita Sharma & ORS. v. The New India Assurance CO. LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 685 · [2020] 12 S.C.R. 1118
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4010/2020
- Decided
- 8 December 2020
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, ANIRUDDHA BOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Motor Vehicle Accident - Victim-deceased was travelling in a car along with his friend, respondent no. 2 and two other occupants - Respondent no. 2 (owner of the car) was driving the car at night, when a truck came from the opposite side and struck the car all the occupants suffered injuries - They were all rushed to the hospital - Victim was discharged - However, he kept experiencing one after another medical complication and eventually died due to injuries - Victim-deceased's dependents filed a claim petition for
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