Supreme Court of India

Anil & Ors v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Ors

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Reported as [2018] 1 S.C.R. 321
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 19 January 2018

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Motor Vehicles – Accident – Claim for compensation – Tracto r ran over the deceased – Tribunal held that the accident had o ccurred due to the negligence of the driver and granted com pensation – High Court reversed the decision of the Tribunal – On appeal, hel d: The circumstance that no post-mortem was conducted on the deceased is an extremely significant aspect – The f act that a complaint was not lodged for nearly one month is a significant omission in the case – Also, there were no hospital records to indicate, from the nature of the injuries, that dea th had occurred due to an accident

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