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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
Chandrakanta Tiwari vs New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 8 June 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 868 : 2020 INSC 419
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.163A – Son of the claimant, allegedly a pillion rider, was killed in a road accident – MACT held C the insurance company liable to pay Rs.1.99 lakhs with 6% interest thereon – Judgment set as…
B. Sangeetha & Anr. vs Omr Travel Access Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 5 June 2020
[2020] 5 S.C.R. 255 : 2020 INSC 416
Compensation: Motor Accident – claim for compensation – Tribunal taking C the monthly income of deceased as Rs. 9000/- p.m. awarded compensation of Rs. 20,11,000/- – High Court in appeal enhanced the compensation to Rs.…
Sushilaben Indravadan Gandhi & Anr. vs The New India Assurance Company Limited & Ors.
SC · 15 April 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 32 : 2020 INSC 336
SUSHILABEN INDRAVADAN GANDHI & ANR. v. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 2235 of 2020) APRIL 15, 2020 [R. F. NARIMAN AND S. RAVINDRA BHAT, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Comprehensi…
Nirmala Kothari vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
SC · 4 March 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 1189 : 2020 INSC 263
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.149(2)(a)(ii) – Fatal accident – Insurance claim – Repudiation of claim on the ground that driver did not possess proper driving licence at the time of accident which amounted to breach of co…
Kajal vs Jagdish Chand & Ors.
SC · 5 February 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 622 : 2020 INSC 135
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Just compensation – Personal injury cases – Victim (minor) was travelling on a tractor with her parents when it was hit by a truck – She suffered serious injuries resulting in damage to her bra…
Urmila Devi & Ors. vs Branch Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 30 January 2020
[2020] 3 S.C.R. 498 : 2020 INSC 107
Motors Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.173 – Appeal – Cross objections – Maintainability of – Husband of claimant-appellant no.1 (who was also father of appellant nos.2-4 & son of appellant no.5) met with accident – MACT directed…
National Insurance Company Limited vs Birender and Ors.
SC · 13 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 946 : 2020 INSC 34
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED v. BIRENDER AND ORS. (Civil Appeal Nos. 242-243 of 2020) JANUARY 13, 2020 [A. M. KHANWILKAR AND DINESH MAHESHWARI, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Application for compensation –…
Mohammed Siddique & Anr. vs National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 8 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 931 : 2020 INSC 17
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Compensation – The son of the appellants died as a result of the injuries sustained in a road traffic accident – The victim was one of the pillion riders on a motor cycle and he was thrown off…
Ramkhiladi & Anr. vs The United India Insurance Company & Anr.
SC · 7 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 19 : 2020 INSC 11
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s. 163A – Claim under – Victim was travelling on a motorcycle and met an accident – Victim died – As per claimants, the accident occurred on account of rash and negligent driving of the driver…
Kunjan Sadana & Anr. vs Mahesh Kumar & Ors.
SC · 10 December 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 1128 : 2019 INSC 1348
KUNJAN SADANA & ANR. v. MAHESH KUMAR & ORS (Civil Appeal No. 9312 of 2019) DECEMBER 10, 2019 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Fatal accident – Of a 19 years old bachelor – Caused by moto…
Malarvizhi & Ors. vs United India Insurance Company Limited & Anr.
SC · 9 December 2019
[2019] 16 S.C.R. 1086 : 2019 INSC 1341
MALARVIZHI & ORS. v. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED & ANR. (Civil Appeal Nos. 9196-97 of 2019) DECEMBER 09, 2019 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y. CHANDRACHUD AND HRISHIKESH ROY, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Person d…
The State of Arunachal Pradesh vs Ramchandra Rabidas @ Ratan Rabidas & Anr.
SC · 4 October 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 771 : 2019 INSC 1126
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Penal Code, 1860 – Conflict between – The High Court held that road traffic offences shall be dealt with only under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the prosecution of cases o…
M.C. Mehta vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 2 September 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 1053 : 2019 INSC 982
Urban Development: Town planning - Problem of parking of motor vehicles - Held: Parking problem has arisen as there is an abject failure on the part of the Government and the Authorities to provide adequate public transp…
Smt. Sunita Tokas & Anr. vs New India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 16 August 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 616 : 2019 INSC 912
SMT. SUNITA TOKAS & ANR. v. NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 6339 of 2019) AUGUST 16, 2019 [INDU MALHOTRA AND SANJIV KHANNA, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Multiplier in case of a bachelor –…
Surendra Prasad Mishra vs Smt. Ramawati and Others
SC · 16 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 907 : 2019 INSC 911
Advocates: Dispute between lawyers with regard to payment of fees – In the instant case, a claim petition was filed before the appellant holding post of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in which vakalatnama was filed by tw…
M/s. Balwant Singh & Sons vs National Insurance Company Ltd & Anr.
SC · 31 July 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 693 : 2019 INSC 844
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: ss. 50, 157 – Transfer of certificate of insurance – On facts, appellant purchased vehicle in auction – Insurance premium collected by insurer from the appellant-insured – However, insurance pol…
Rupa Roy vs The New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 29 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 327 : 2019 INSC 824
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss. 166 and 173 – Enhancement of compensation – Appellant and her minor son were travelling in a rickshaw van, one Matador van came on high speed from opposite side and dashed the rickshaw van…
Parminder Singh vs New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 1 July 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 986 : 2019 INSC 704
PARMINDER SINGH v. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 5123 of 2019) JULY 01, 2019 [INDU MALHOTRA AND M. R. SHAH, JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Permannet disbaility due to accident – Driver of the off…
National Insurance Company Ltd. vs Mannat Johal & Ors. etc. etc.
SC · 23 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 683 : 2019 INSC 561
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Offending vehicle, an oil tanker rammed into the car driven by one ‘RSJ’, with his wife and children also in it, while coming from the opposite direction – ‘RSJ’ died – Claims filed by the pare…
M/s. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd. vs Mandala Yadagari Goud & Ors.
SC · 9 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 941 : 2019 INSC 489
Motor Vehicles Accident – Calculation of a multiplier – Where there is death of a person, who is a bachelor, in that case the multiplier is to be calculated on basis of the age of deceased or age of the dependents – Appe…
M.R. Krishna Murthi vs The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Others
SC · 5 March 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 1088 : 2019 INSC 317
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Motor accident – Compensation – Assessment of – Determination of loss of future earning – On facts, 18 year student studying in school met with a motor accident leaving him 40% disabled – Award…
Sunita & Ors. vs Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & Anr.
SC · 14 February 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 329 : 2019 INSC 200
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Fatal accident – Award of compensation – Victim-Government School teacher riding a motorcycle, met with a fatal accident, in collision with a bus, rashly and negligently driven by respondent no…
Regional Transport Officer & Ors. etc. vs K. Jayachandra & Anr. etc.
SC · 9 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 179 : 2019 INSC 40
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 52 (as amended by Act 27/2000) – Alteration in motor vehicle – Permissible limit – Held: The very object of amendment of s. 52(1) is to prohibit alteration of a vehicle – Explanation to s. 52…
Prakash Chand Daga vs Saveta Sharma & Ors.
SC · 14 December 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 936 : 2018 INSC 1213
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss.2(30), 50 and 177 – Compensation – Appellant, original owner of a car, sold the said vehicle to the first respondent – Vehicle got involved in an accident – Second respondent received injuri…
M/s. Tata Motors Limited vs State of Jharkhand and Others
SC · 14 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 1241 : 2018 INSC 1204
Bihar Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1994: s. 6 – Tax payable by a manufacturer or a dealer – Manufacturer/dealer of the motor vehicles – Liability to pay tax u/s. 6, during the period the chassis are in their possession-b…
Vimla Devi & Ors. vs National Insurance Company Limited & Ors.
SC · 16 November 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 753 : 2018 INSC 1076
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Fatal accident – Claim petition – The documents filed in the criminal proceedings in respect of the accident were filed alongwith the petition – Tribunal dismissed the petition holding t…
Sebastiani Lakra & Ors. vs National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
SC · 12 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 1053 : 2018 INSC 967
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 168 – Fatal accident – Claim for compensation – Income of deceased Rs. 58,565/- p.m – Tribunal for the purpose of compensation assessed the monthly income of deceased at Rs. 50,000/- p.m – De…
Ambala Bus Syndicate Pvt. Ltd. vs Chandigarh Administration & Ors.
SC · 26 September 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 458 : 2018 INSC 895
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Chapters V & VI; ss. 88 and 98 – Overriding effect provided u/s.98 – Operation of – Appellant, private operator of non-air conditioned bus, was issued inter-State permit by State of Punjab – Ap…
Sudarsan Puhan vs Jayanta Ku. Mohanty & Anr. etc.
SC · 20 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 1101 : 2018 INSC 850
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.173 – Appeal under – Appellantclaimant while going on a motorcycle met with an accident and suffered severe injuries – He filed claim petition u/s.166 of MV Act before the Tribunal against th…
Magma General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Nanu Ram alias Chuhru Ram & Ors.
SC · 18 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 664 : 2018 INSC 828
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Compensation under – Various heads – Person died in an accident when the motor cycle driven by him was hit by a car driven by respondent no.3 – MACT granted Rs.3,39,208/- with 7% interest as co…

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