Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 135 · Decided 5 February 2020
Kajal v. Jagdish Chand & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 135 · [2020] 3 S.C.R. 622
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 735/2020
- Decided
- 5 February 2020
- Bench
- L. NAGESWARA RAO, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Just compensation - Personal injury cases - Victim (minor) was travelling on a tractor with her parents when it was hit by a truck - She suffered serious injuries resulting in damage to her brain - Disability was assessed as 100% - assessment her I.Q. is less than 20% of a child of her age and her social age is only of a 9 month old child - Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded Rs.11,08,501/- and held that since there was violation of terms of policy, the insurance company would pay the amount but would be
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