Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 682 · Decided 9 August 2018
Shivaji and ANR. v. Divisional Manager, United India Insurance CO. LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 682 · [2018] 9 S.C.R. 496
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2816/2018
- Decided
- 9 August 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 163A
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.163A - Fatal accident - A car dashed into a truck, resulting in the death of three persons including the driver of the vehicle and injuring two others, all of them were travelling in Claim petition u/s.163A filed by appellants- parents of the deceased driver - Allowed by the Tribunal - However, High Court held that since the deceased driver was the tortfeasor and responsible for causing accident, therefore, compensation could not have been awarded and absolved the
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