Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ashalata Bhowmik and Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 10 S.C.R. 871
Bench N.V. Ramana and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ.
Decided 31 August 2018

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated in the claim petition or otherwise, he himself was to be blamed for the accident.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Fatal accident – Victim while driving his vehicle met with an accident and d ied – Claim petition u/s.166 – Tribunal granted compensation of Rs.10,57,800/- – High Court upheld the compensation determined by the Tr ibunal – On appeal, held: The accident had occurred due to the ha rsh and negligent driving of the deceased – No other vehicle wa s involved in the accident – Deceased was himself responsible for the ac cident – Deceased being the owner of the offending vehicle was not a third party within the meaning of the Act – Claimant cannot main tain a claim

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