Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 466 · Decided 27 July 2020
Erudhaya Priya v. State Express Transport Corporation LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 466 · [2020] 5 S.C.R. 299
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2811/2020
- Decided
- 27 July 2020
- Bench
- SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, AJAY RASTOGI, ANIRUDDHA BOSE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 166 - Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal Rules, 1989 - r.3(1) - Appellant was travelling in a bus owned by the respondent-State Corporation - The Bus collided with a stationary lorry, which resulted in multiple injuries to the appellant - The injuries to the appellant were grievous - She suffered a disability of 31.1% of the whole body - The appellant filed a claim petition u/s. 166 of MV Act r/w. 3(1) of the Rules, 1989 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal - The MACT found that
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