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Allahabad High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation to Child Who Lost One Kidney(16.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a minor, who lost one kidney and suffered liver da.....
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Madras High Court: Owners Should Buy Cover for Vehicle's Lifetime(06.07.2018)
Madras High Court has observed that Centre should amend the Motor Vehicles Act to make it mandatory for every vehicle to purchase comprehensive insura.....
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Madras HC Directs Motor Accident Claims Tribunals to Release 450 Buses(24.10.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Motor Accident Claims Tribunals in State to release all 450 TNSTC buses, attached for want of payment to claimants invo.....
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SC: Multiplier for Age Group 15-25 Years in Motor Accident Compensation is 18(04.08.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that while computing Motor Accident Compensation, for the age group of 15-25 years, the multiplier has to be '18'.
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Bombay HC: Can't Compute Compensation on Basis of 45% Permanent Disability in Motor Accident Claim(20.04.2022)
Bombay High court has held that the Motor Accident Tribunal has committed an error in accepting the claimant’s permanent disability of a motor acciden.....
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Gujarat HC: Mere Delay in Filing FIR not Fatal in Motor Accident Claims if Adequate Reason Offered(24.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has directed the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to consider the claim petition filed by a motor accident victim, even though there .....
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Gujarat HC: Income Tax Not Applicable on Interest Awarded by Motor Accident Claim Tribunal(06.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has observed that the interest awarded by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) under Section 171 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 198.....
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Kerala HC: Compensation for Actual Damages Includes Value of Spare Parts to be Repaired(11.07.2022)
Kerala High Court while allowing a motor accident claims appeal has held that in Motor Accident Claims the claimant is entitled to get compensation fo.....
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SC: Just Compensation Exceeding Claimed Amount Can be Awarded(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that motor accident compensation amount actually due and payable is to be awarded despite the claimants having sought for a les.....
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J&K&L HC: PF & Pecuniary Benefits Received By Legal Heirs of Deceased Have No Co-Relation With MAC(23.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Provident Fund (PF), and other pecuniary advantages receivable by heirs on account of one's deat.....
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Guj. HC: Child Can't be Equated to Non-Earning Adult, to be Compensated Under Non-Pecuniary Heads(17.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that children who are victims of motor accidents stand on different footing from non-earning adults and Compensation award.....
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MOTOR VEHICLES - SC Asks Govt to Consider Setting Up Mediation Authority for Disposal Of Motor Accident Claims(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has recommended to Government to examine feasibility of setting up mediation authority for motor accident claims by making necessary am.....
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MOTOR VEHICLES - SC Asks Govt to Consider Setting Up Mediation Authority for Disposal of Motor Accident Claims(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has recommended to Government to examine feasibility of setting up mediation authority for motor accident claims by making necessary ame.....
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SC: Refer Motor Accident Claims Which Can be Compromised to Lok Adalat(01.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed compromisable insurance claims from the High Court and the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) which adds up to one lakh .....
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Madras HC Doubles Compensation For Death of Medical Student in Road Accident(17.01.2017)
Madras High Court has increased compensation awarded by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to parents of a second year MBBS student who died after being.....
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Kerala HC: Motor Accident Compensation Can't Be Reduced Saying Pillion Rider Didn't Wear Helmet(19.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has stated that merely because the pillion rider was not wearing helmet in violation of Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,.....
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Gauhati HC: Ex-Gratia Payment Not to be Returned to Insurer Upon Determination of Compensation(31.01.2023)
Gauhati High Court has held that ex-gratia amount granted to a motor accident victim as per State policy would not have to be returned to the insurer .....
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Bombay High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation Amount After 21 Years(16.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has increased amount of compensation awarded by Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) 21 years ago against State Government and othe.....
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Delhi HC Asks CBDT to Consider No Tax on Accident Claims(17.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) to consider tweaking practice of claiming tax on interest accrued upon compensation.....
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SC: Multiplier Method Has to be Applied While Computing Motor Accident Compensation(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that, while computing motor accident compensation, multiplier method has to be applied for future prospects and advancement.....
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Deceased Bachelor's Age to be Considered for Calculating 'Multiplier' in Accident Claim : SC(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that, in the case of a motor accident where there is death of a person, who is a bachelor, it is the age of deceased which shou.....
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Supreme Court: Claim Compensation Before MACT Within Reasonable Time(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that though there is no limitation period to raise a claim for compensation before a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT),.....
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SC: Deceased's IT Returns Can be Considered for Computing Annual Income in Motor Accident Cases(07.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that deceased's Income Tax (IT) Return can be considered for computation of his annual income in Motor Accident Compensation Cl.....
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SC: Strict Rules of Evidence Not Applicable in Motor Accident Compensation Cases(12.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that strict rules of evidence as applicable in a criminal trial, are not applicable in motor accident compensation cases.
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SC Issues Directions for Uniform Procedure in Granting Motor Accident Compensation(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions regarding process of disbursement of compensation as well as expediting the matter before the Motor Acci.....
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Gau. HC: Commissioner Can Order Insurer To Directly Compensate Employee Injured In Motor Accident(25.01.2023)
Gauhati High Court has upheld an order whereby the Insurance company was directly made liable to pay compensation to an employee injured in a motor ac.....
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SC: Addition of 40% Income to be Given Towards Future Prospects in Motor Accident Compensation(12.05.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that addition of 40% income must be given towards future prospects while computing motor accident compensation if the dec.....
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SC: Motor Accident Claim Petition Does Not Abate on Death of Injured Claimant(17.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a motor accident claim petition does not abate even after the death of the injured claimant. The right to sue survive .....
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Bom. HC: Motor Accident Victim can Claim Compensation from One of the Joint Tortfeasors(19.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that in cases of composite negligence, the law permits a motor accident victim to sue one of the two joint-tortfeasors, and.....
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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines on Fixation of Future Prospects for Deciding Motor Accident Claims(01.11.2017)
Supreme Court has issued guidelines on fixation of future prospects for deciding compensation in motor accident claims. The Court observed that S. 168.....
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SC: Not Mandatory to File Accident Claim Before MACT of Area Where Accident Occurred(04.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it is not mandatory to file motor accident claims before MACT having jurisdiction over area where accident occurred.....
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Madras HC: Compensation Cheques Must be on Victim’s Name Only(14.03.2016)
Madras HC has directed that motor accident claims courts not to issue cheques in favour of any person other than the victim, or in the name of any 'co.....
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Supreme Court: Violation of Law by Itself Cannot Lead to Finding of Contributory Negligence(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a violation of law by itself, without anything more, cannot lead to a finding of contributory negligence while considering.....
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Bombay HC Partly Allows MACT Order in Appeal Against Compensation Awarded to Kin(21.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has partly allowed an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, in an appeal against the compensation awarded to kin of a.....
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Kar. HC: Motor Accident Claimant has Right to Claim Payment from Insurer of the Offending Vehicle(05.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that if the total amount of payment for motor accident has not been paid by the claimant’s insurer then he will have eve.....
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Proceedings Before Motor Accident Cases Tribunal Are Inquisitorial In Nature: Calcutta HC(16.05.2018)
Calcutta High Court has held that proceedings before the Motor Accident Cases Tribunal are inquisitorial in nature.
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Centre Amends Motor Accident Compensation Scale Under No-Fault Liability(24.05.2018)
Central Government has issued a notification to amend the compensation scales for motor accident claims under Second Schedule of the Motor Vehicles Ac.....
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MACT Awards Rs 30 L Damages to a Man Disabled in Road Mishap(18.05.2016)
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded Rs 30 lakh as compensation to a Delhi resident who got partly disabled in a road accident in 2014.
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Christian Religious Society Can Claim Motor Accident Compensation for Death of a Nun: Madras HC(04.06.2018)
Madras High Court has allowed a Christian religious organization to claim compensation for the death of a nun who died in a road accident after being .....
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SC Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case on Ground that Deceased Was Multi Tasking(07.03.2024)
SC has enhanced the compensation granted in a motor accident claim after taking note of the fact that the deceased was deriving income from multiple j.....
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Supreme Court: Doctrine of “Pay And Recover” in Motor Accident Claim Cases Still Holds the Field(09.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that doctrine of “pay and recover” in motor accident claim cases still holds the field.
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