It's high time Indians inculcate civic sense and follow traffic rules, says Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court stressed the need for Indian citizens to develop civic sense and adhere to traffic rules, drawing parallels with deve...
09 Apr, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Exemption from income tax on interest awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a natural person in Budget 2026Union Budget 2026 has proposed that any interest awarded by the Motor Accident ClaimsTribunal to a natural person will be exempt from incom...
01 Feb, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 68.74 lakh compensation to parents of man killed in 2022 road accidentA Delhi tribunal has awarded over Rs 68 lakh compensation to the parents of Harshit Verma. Verma, 24, died in a road accident in March 2022...
21 Dec, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
Delhi MACT awards Rs 1.38 crore compensation in 2022 Dwarka Expressway accident caseA Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded Rs 1.38 crore in compensation to the family of a 32-year-old engineer who died after a c...
14 Dec, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
Insurance companies cannot deny compensation because of route deviation: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies must compensate accident victims even if the vehicle deviated from its permitted route...
30 Oct, 2025, 01.56 PM IST
Mumbai 2020 accident: Tribunal orders truck owner and insurer to jointly pay nearly Rs 17 lakh to coupleThane's MACT awarded Rs 16.79 lakh to a couple injured in a 2020 road accident caused by a negligent truck driver. While their permanent di...
29 Sep, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
Cos must send motor claims directly to Insureds' bank a/c: SCThe Supreme Court has instructed courts and tribunals to ensure insurance companies transfer claim amounts directly into claimants' bank ac...
19 Mar, 2025, 07.30 AM IST
Compensation claims in road accidents need not be proven like criminal cases: HCThe High Court of Karnataka has stated that compensation claims in road accidents do not need to be proved like criminal trials. The court ...
29 Aug, 2023, 09.50 PM IST
Tribunal cuts victim's compensation by 30 per cent for not wearing helmet at the time of accidentA Motor Accident Claims Tribunal reduced compensation by 30% for a man's fatal motorcycle accident after he wasn't wearing a helmet at the ...
16 Aug, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
For compensation in motor accident cases, robust view needs to be taken of deceased's income: SCA bench of justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli dealt with two cases in appeal against the orders of the Kerala High Court, in which the ...
11 Sep, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
Road ministry issues new rules on road accident reporting for claim settlementThe ministry in a statement further said the incorporation of validated mobile numbers in the certificate of vehicle insurance has also bee...
03 Mar, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Courts empowered to award more compensation than claimed: Madras High CourtThe judge was allowing an appeal from the family members of one Manjunathan (35), who was killed in a road accident on August 6, 2018, invo...
29 May, 2021, 06.39 PM IST
Insurance company to pay even if accident not in India: High CourtThe order pertained to compensation to the kin of 54 pilgrims from Kurukshetra who lost their lives in an accident in Nepal on June 18, 199...
03 Dec, 2017, 04.55 PM IST
Soon, drunk drivers will not be eligible for insurance claimsThe bill provides for stringent penalties, including jail term and suspension of driving licence, for offences such as juvenile driving, sp...
08 Apr, 2017, 02.58 PM IST
- SC anguished over poor relief to motor victims
Apex court asks tribunals to adopt proactive approach to ensure adequate compensation.
02 Nov, 2011, 05.07 AM IST
- Losses spiralling, insurers press for truck cover hike
Ramaprasad Panel set up to review pricing methodology, creation of declined pool may submit report in 3 mths.
21 Dec, 2010, 06.52 AM IST
- Insurers to pay more for road deaths: SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that only the income tax component can be deducted from a victim’s salary to arrive at his net income for the p...
17 Jul, 2010, 01.39 PM IST