Supreme Court of India

Kirti & Anr. Etc. v. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.

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Reported as [2021] 1 S.C.R. 989
Bench N.V. Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 5 January 2021

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Claims and legal liabilit ies crystallise at the time of accident itself – Any change s post thereto, ought not to ordinarily affect pending proceedings – J ust like how claimants cannot rely upon subsequent increases in minimum wa ges, the insurer too cannot seek benefit of the subseque nt death of a dependent during the pendency of legal proceedings – Similarly, any concession in law made in this regard by either counsel would not bind the parties. Concession in law: Permissibility, extent of – Held: Advo cates cannot throw away legal rights or enter into

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