Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1089 · Decided 14 October 2022
Roopwati & ORS. v. Ram Kishan & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1089 · [2022] 13 S.C.R. 561
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6818/2022
- Decided
- 14 October 2022
- Bench
- HEMANT GUPTA, SUDHANSHU DHULIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Motor accident resulting in death of a person - Compensation claim on his behalf by his wife, his son and his mother - Accident occurred when deceased was riding on a three-wheeler with his brother - The vehicle was being driven by respondent no. Tribunal was of the opinion that the accident did occur due to the rash and negligent driving by driver of the three-wheeler and fixed the liability on the insurance company - Total amount of compensation awarded by the Tribunal was Rs.4,33,000/- - Appeal - High Court awarded
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