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SC's ₹30,000 homemaker benchmark may lift accident compensation payoutsA Supreme Court ruling has assigned a notional monthly value of ₹30,000 to unpaid household work. This decision is expected to significantl...
Court grants over Rs 2.5 crore compensation to road accident victim in VisakhapatnamA Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 1.6 crore to an Indian Navy MARCOS commando, now with 88% permanent disability after a 2018 roa...
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...
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...
Previous owner of vehicle to pay for rash driving of new owner that resulted in accidental death; lessons for car owners from Kerala High Court judgementThe Kerala High Court ruled that the registered owner of a vehicle is liable for compensation, even after selling it, if ownership transfer...
Tata Motors shares in focus after NCLT clears restructuring scheme for 2 subsidiariesTata Motors is set for a major restructuring after the NCLT, Mumbai Bench, approved its Composite Scheme of Arrangement with subsidiaries T...
Tata Motors demerger, business split update: Shareholders to vote on May 6Tata Motors will hold an equity shareholders meeting on May 6, 2025, to vote on restructuring its commercial and passenger vehicle business...
AMW Motors admitted for insolvency as Triton fails to implement revival plan“Triton Electric Vehicle has failed to fund and implement the resolution plan and has thus contravened the resolution plan,” the division b...
Not strapping on rear-seat belt may impact insurance payoutThe non-compliance of seat belt laws not only puts the vehicle occupants' lives at risk, their kin, in case of an accident, may also end up...
Insurance firms can't be liable to pay compensation to those who travel in goods carriers: Madras HCThe bench gave the ruling while passing orders on a batch of appeals from Bharati AXA General Insurance Company Limited in Bengaluru.
Uninsured vehicle owners should pay accident-compensation else vehicle to be auctioned: SCThe new provision states that the vehicle will be seized by the local government, if the vehicle owner fails to compensate for the loss.
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...
Insurers propose 2-tier motor coverBesides providing for higher penalties for offences, the amendment incorporates a number of measures to take care of accident victims.
Nearly 2 lakh diesel vehicles to go off Delhi's roadsAround 1.9 lakh diesel vehicles, over 15 years old, are set to go off the city's roads in view of the direction by the NGT to the Delhi gov...
No legal provision to scrap 15-year-old diesel vehicles: NGT told"At present no legal provisions exist under which diesel vehicles which are more than 15 years old and are BS I or BS II compliant could be...
Registered owner or user of a vehicle: Who'll pay compensation in road accident?A bench of Justices stayed the order which held the person who had purchased the car would be liable to pay compensation in even if the veh...
Clarify stand on diesel vehicles: NGT to Centre, Delhi government"What is the cause of pollution? Some authorities say vehicles do not cause pollution while others say dust does not cause pollution. What ...
- SC anguished over poor relief to motor victims
Apex court asks tribunals to adopt proactive approach to ensure adequate compensation.
- Getting third-party insurance cover against road accidents tedious and time-consuming
The govt is planning to amend the Motor Vehicles Act and doing away with the option of filing claims whenever possible – even after 10-15 y...
- Insurance firms to pay for pillion riders too
Families of pillion riders of two-wheelers and car passengers who die in road accidents will now be eligible for monetary compensation from...