Tag: motor vehicle claim

Owner of vehicle not expected to verify driver’s licence to know if the licence is fake or not. Owner of vehicle not before employing a driver not expected to verify license produced by the driver to know if the licence is fake or not. ABCAUS Case Law Citation:4774 …

SC applies “pay and recover” doctrine where driver of the offending vehicle was not holding a valid driving license on the date of the accident In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in a motor accident claim upheld the doctrine of “pay and recover” where the driver …

In an accident chain, the liability under MV Act would pass on to the vehicle which was the root cause of the accident – Supreme Court  In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that if an insured vehicle hits another vehicle which in turn hits a …

Income Tax Return filed after death of the deceased can not be ignored for arriving at amount of compensation under Motor Vehicles Act  In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that Income Tax Return of the financial year in which accident took place but filed …

In case of difference in dates of birth between Aadhar Card and School Leaving Certificate, later is to be taken as proof of age – SC In a recent order involving claim under a motor accident case, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that in case of conflict of …

SC holds car driver not guilty of accident as truck was parked on middle of highway at night In a recent judgment the Hon’ble Supreme Court reversed the finding of the High Court that car driver could have averted crash accident with the truck parked on the Highway …

In Motor Accident Claims income must be determined on the basis of the income tax return, where available. – Supreme Court held that the ITR is a statutory document on which reliance may be placed to determine the annual income of the deceased. ABCAUS Case Law Citation:ABCAUS 3193 …