Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Motor Vehicles Act and accident claims

182 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (filed under the provisions below, or naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 109

K Rashik vs National Insurance Company Ltd. and Another

SC · 16 September 2026

[2026] 10 S.C.R. 118 : 2026 INSC 996

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court that since the accident occurred at Chittoor, only MACT, Chittoor had jurisdiction, setting aside the order passed by the Member of the Tribuna…

Sameem Begum and Others vs K. Venkat Swamy and Another

SC · 14 August 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 112 : 2026 INSC 864

Issue arose as regards the compensation to be paid under “parental consortium”; and the assessment of the monthly income of the deceased.

Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited vs Rekha & Ors.

SC · 12 August 2026

[2026] 8 S.C.R. 489 : 2026 INSC 847

Maintainability of writ petition in cases of electrocution; the yardstick to be used in determining compensation in such cases.

National Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Smt. Thungala Dhana Laxmi & Ors.

SC · 4 August 2026

[2026] 8 S.C.R. 284 : 2026 INSC 793

Issue arose as regards the lack of compliance of s.146 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 which requires all vehicles to have a valid insurance policy covering third-parties; whether there should be a uniform motor-vehicle…

Claims Manager, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. vs G.Mayil Vaganan

Madras HC · 31 July 2026

The claimant, who was the owner-driver of a Honda Amaze car insured with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd., sustained injuries in a motor accident on 30.11.2014 when his vehicle collided with a motorcycle. The…

United India Insurance Company Ltd vs Sandeep & Others

HP HC · 30 July 2026

These are a batch of Motor Vehicles Act appeals filed by United India Insurance Company Ltd. and the owner of the offending vehicle, decided together by a common judgment by the Himachal Pradesh High Court. The appeals a…

United India Insurance Company Ltd vs Sandeep & Others

HP HC · 30 July 2026

These are a batch of Motor Accident Claims Appeals filed before the Himachal Pradesh High Court, decided by a common judgment. The lead appeal is FAO (MV) No. 136 of 2020 filed by United India Insurance Company Ltd. agai…

Rashmirekha Tripathy and Anr. vs The Branch Manager (Legal Claims), Sriram General Insurance Company Limited and Ors.

SC · 1 July 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 494 : 2026 INSC 661

Issue arose that for assessing the annual income of a deceased person or claimant under the Motor Vehicles Act, the ITRs for the previous year appropriate or average of the past two/three years to be taken into considera…

Shankar Dutt vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others

SC · 24 June 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 379 : 2026 INSC 656

Issue arose as regards the just and fair compensation to be awarded to the claimant-skilled carpenter in the facts of the case, the parameters and the permissible heads of compensation.

The Oriental Insurance Company Limited vs Kalu Ram and Others

SC · 23 June 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 195 : 2026 INSC 653

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the concurrent finding of negligence and the quantum of compensation awarded by the courts below; and the enhancement of compensation on the ground that the future earning potent…

Maniyar Iliyaz @ Shaik Riyaz & Anr. vs P. Ayyappan & Ors.

SC · 19 June 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 175 : 2026 INSC 647

Whether the right to walk is a Fundamental Right; whether the High Court erred in reducing the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.

The Commissioner, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike vs K.K. Umesh Kumar & Ors.

SC · 11 June 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 101 : 2026 INSC 637

Issue arose whether the appellant can be held liable under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for the injuries sustained by respondent no.1 that were caused due to the falling of a roadside tree on the vehicle by which the res…

R. Halle vs Reliance General Insurance Company Limited

SC · 18 March 2026

[2026] 4 S.C.R. 202 : 2026 INSC 260

The principal issue which falls for consideration is with regard to the assessment of extent of disability for the purpose of computing loss of earning capacity, and more particularly, the soundness of the High Court’s d…

V. Pathmavathi & Ors. vs Bharthi Axa General Insurance Co. Ltd & Anr.

SC · 6 February 2026

[2026] 2 S.C.R. 436 : 2026 INSC 131

Issue as regards the assessment of the income of the victim and the denial of any amount towards future prospects; and the grant of compensation under the head “loss of love and affection”.

Ultratech Cement Ltd. vs The State of Gujarat & Ors.

SC · 8 January 2026

[2026] 1 S.C.R. 467 : 2026 INSC 43

Issue arose whether Heavy Earth Moving Machinery or special services vehicles or any construction equipment vehicles such as Dumpers, Loaders, Excavators, Surface Miners, Dozers, Drills, Rock Breakers etc. are “motor veh…

Sithara N.S. & Ors. Etc. vs Sai Ram General Insurance Company Limited

SC · 12 December 2025

[2025] 12 S.C.R. 498 : 2025 INSC 1425

Issue arose whether the High Court erred in law in holding that the appellants failed to prove the involvement of the alleged offending vehicle.

Preetha Krishnan & Ors. vs The United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.

SC · 6 November 2025

[2025] 11 S.C.R. 487 : 2025 INSC 1293

Grievance of the claimant-appellants is w.r.t the application of split multiplier by the High Court, causing a significant reduction in the total compensation, as awarded by the Tribunal, vis-à-vis, the High Court.

U.P. State Road Transport Corporation Through Its Chief General Manager vs Kashmiri Lal Batra & Ors.

SC · 4 November 2025

[2025] 11 S.C.R. 379 : 2025 INSC 1281

Issue arose whether a stage carriage permit can be granted to a private operator on an inter-State route in terms of an IS-RT Agreement-Inter-State Reciprocal Transport Agreement executed by and between two neighbouring…

S. Rajaseekaran vs Union of India and Ors.

SC · 7 October 2025

[2025] 10 S.C.R. 311 : 2025 INSC 1189

Matter pertains to issuance of directions relating to road safety, safety of pedestrians while walking on footpaths, wearing of helmets, wrong lane driving and unsafe overtaking, use of dazzling LED white lights to help…

Rama Bai vs M/s Amit Minerals Through Incharge Officer/Competent Officer & Anrs.

SC · 24 September 2025

[2025] 9 S.C.R. 1599 : 2025 INSC 1162

Whether the High Court ought to have applied the doctrine of “pay and recover” requiring the Insurance Company to satisfy the amount of compensation to the claimant and subsequently allow the Insurance Company to recover…

Shyam Lal vs Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others

SC · 4 September 2025

[2025] 9 S.C.R. 522 : 2025 INSC 1078

Whether the order of the High Court directing pay and recovery is sustainable.

Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd vs Nandaben Dineshbhai Dataniya

Gujarat HC · 4 September 2025

The appellant insurance company challenged the judgment and award dated 8th January, 2024 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Aux.), Ahmedabad Rural in MACP No. 1834 of 2014, which had partly allowed the claim…

M/s Tarachand Logistic Solutions Limited vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.

SC · 29 August 2025

[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2297 : 2025 INSC 1052

Whether the premises of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant where appellant’s vehicles are exclusively used for handling and storage operations, constitute a ‘public place’ under the Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1963…

Kavin vs P. Sreemani Devi & Ors.

SC · 22 August 2025

[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1184 : 2025 INSC 1028

Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case the High Court was correct in reducing the amount of compensation awarded by the MACT to the Appellant-claimant.

The Manager, Sriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Siddamma And Anr

Karnataka HC · 13 August 2025

These writ petitions were filed by insurance companies under Article 227 of the Constitution of India before the Karnataka High Court, Kalaburagi Bench, challenging various interlocutory orders passed by Motor Accident C…

Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel vs Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari & Anr.

SC · 8 August 2025

[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2428 : 2025 INSC 1070

Issue arose whether the courts below failed to award compensation under the head loss of earnings to the minor appellant; and whether the High Court erred in granting an adequate amount of compensation under pecuniary an…

Hanumantharaju B (Dead) by LR. vs M Akram Pasha & Anr.

SC · 13 May 2025

[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1023 : 2025 INSC 682

Whether it would be just and proper, in the instant case, to accept 78% disability as assessed by the Tribunal appointed Commissioner; whether any amount receivable on account of PF, pension or insurance be deducted from…

Deep Shikha & Anr. vs National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.

SC · 13 May 2025

[2025] 6 S.C.R. 365 : 2025 INSC 675

The appellants challenge the common judgement and order of the High Court whereby High Court reduced the compensation payable to appellant no.1 and dismissed the claim in so far as it relates appellant no.2 in a case ari…

The Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited vs Smt. Honnamma & Ors.

SC · 5 May 2025

[2025] 6 S.C.R. 141 : 2025 INSC 625

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court partly allowing the appeal of the respondents, enhancing the compensation and fastening the liability on the insurance company.

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs Kamlesh and Others.

SC · 28 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2594 : 2025 INSC 724

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court, enhancing the compensation to Rs.45,14,986/- and directing deduction of half of the compensation under the Rules of 2006, i.e. Rs.21,67,704/- out…

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