Highways ministry working to reduce road accident fatalities to zero: Nitin GadkariIndia aims to achieve zero road fatalities by targeting 100 high-accident districts. The government plans to halve road accidents and death...
10 Aug, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
'Compensation must cover a lifetime of suffering': Supreme Court doubles compensation to Rs 83 lakh for child left disabled in crash, says 'entire future has been taken away''Compensation must cover a lifetime of suffering': The Supreme Court has nearly doubled the motor accident compensation awarded to an Odish...
06 Aug, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
No insurance, no fuel? Supreme Court proposes pilot project, extends tenure of third party insurance cover for new vehiclesThe Supreme Court has proposed new measures to address widespread non-compliance with mandatory motor insurance laws. Automatic e-challans ...
05 Aug, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
Using pick-up and drop for car service? Know who pays if an accident happensService centres cannot evade responsibility for accidents during vehicle pick-up and drop-off. A signed waiver does not absolve them of neg...
03 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Insurers not liable for accident compensation if driver's licence was invalid: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled insurance companies are not liable for accidents with unlicensed drivers. Driving without a valid license can lead ...
30 Jul, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Motor insurance: Consider issuing circular standardising cross-border coverage clauses, SC to IRDAIThe Supreme Court on Monday asked IRDAI to consider issuing a master circular to standardise cross-border coverage clauses in motor insuran...
20 Jul, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
4-year-old dies in car accident, tribunal asks driver and owner to pay Rs 40.37 lakh compensation citing 'res ipsa loquitur'. Here's what it meansA Delhi tribunal awarded over Rs 40 lakh compensation to parents. The child died after being hit by a speeding car in 2020. The tribunal ap...
17 Jul, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
Can you be charged with drunk driving if you only smell of alcohol?The Uttarakhand High Court stated alcohol smell alone is insufficient for drunk driving charges. Scientific evidence like blood tests is no...
16 Jul, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Aadhaar alone can't determine victim's age in accident claims: Chhattisgarh HCChhattisgarh High Court ruled insurers are not liable before policy issuance. The court found the tribunal wrongly used Aadhaar for age det...
15 Jul, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Should you go for accidental death insurance despite having term insurance? Check this before decidingTerm insurance offers protection, but an accidental death rider provides additional payout. This rider is an optional add-on, not a replace...
10 Jul, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Maruti dealer kept accident-hit car for nearly 10 years, consumer panel orders it to pay nearly Rs 1 lakh compensationA customer's car remained at a dealership for ten years after an accident. The consumer commission dismissed the dealer's appeal and upheld...
09 Jul, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Break traffic rules too often? You may have to take driving test all over againFrequent traffic offenders will soon face mandatory re-tests to renew their driving licences as part of significant amendments to the Motor...
06 Jul, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Son dies in accident while driving father's car; Delhi High Court says insurance can't be claimed. Here's whyThe Delhi High Court ruled that families of drivers dying in borrowed vehicles cannot claim personal accident cover from the owner's insure...
06 Jul, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
Delhi HC raises payout to Rs 1 crore, Rs 84 lakh for kin of two IIT-JEE rankers killed in 2017 crashDelhi High Court significantly boosted compensation for families of two engineering students lost in a 2017 road accident. Recognizing thei...
04 Jul, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
Man dies in motor accident, family seeks Rs 2.25 crore in damages: Here's why SC fixes ‘fair’ compensation based on his ITR, sets a precedentManoranjan Pandey, who lost his life in the tragic accident in 2018, was the sole breadwinner of his family, according to the 2019 appeal f...
02 Jul, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
SC lays down guidelines on computation of income of motor accident victimsThe Supreme Court has established new guidelines for determining motor accident compensation based on Income Tax Returns. For salaried indi...
01 Jul, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
How a Gujarat car owner claimed Rs 1.25 lakh insurance without any proof of accident?A Surat car owner received Rs 1.25 lakh from ICICI Lombard after a consumer commission ruled the undisputed car damage warranted compensati...
25 Jun, 2026, 04.11 PM IST