Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 139 · Decided 18 February 2011
Ravi v. Badrinarayan and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 139 · [2011] 4 S.C.R. 400
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1926/2011
- Decided
- 18 February 2011
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 140, 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss.140 and 166: C Motor accident - Compensatiof/ claim - Whether delay in lodging FIR of the accident can prove fatal so as to result into dismissal of the claim petition filed by the claimant - Held: Although lodging of FIR is vital in deciding motor accident claim treated as fatal for such proceeC/ings, if claimant is able D to demonstrate satisfactory and cogent reasons for it - There could be variety of reasons in genuine cases for delayed lodgment of FIR - In cases of delay, the courts are required to examine the evidence with a closer scrutiny and in
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