Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166, 173 -- Fatal motor accident - Deceased aged 28 years left behind wife (pregnant), mother and father - Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.4 lakhs out of which Rs.60, 000/- granted to mother and Rs.40, 000/- to father - Enhancement in compensation sought by way of appeal - Male child was born after seven months of death and brought on..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(f) -- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Truck - Manufacturing defect - Allegations by complainant - Unauthorised altering of the specifications of important electro - mechanical parts of a registered motor vehicle is against the provisions of the MV Act, 1988, Chapter VII and VIII and the rules framed thereunder - Such acts are..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Motor accident due to composite negligence of tempo driver and car driver causing injuries to the claimant traveling in a car - Compensation claimed only from tempo driver and owner of tempo - Car driver not arrayed as a party - Tribunal held tempo driver to be negligent to the extent of 2/3 and car driver to the extent of 1/3 -..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 149 -- Accident - Compensation - Insurance company is liable to pay compensation only if accident is covered by the terms of the policy...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 149 -- Duly licensed and effective licence - Accident took place on 5.1.2001 - Appellant was not duly licensed on that date as his learner's licence had expired on 22.12.2000 and he filed an application for grant of licence much later - Held, Insurance company is not bound to reimburse him in terms of the Contract of Insurance...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166, 168, 173 -- Compromise during pendency of appeal - Death of one person and injury to another in a motor accident case - Tribunal awarded Rs.75, 000/- as compensation - Compromise during pendency of appeal whereby lump sum amount of Rs.1, 05, 000/- given to claimants by driver of offending vehicle - In view of compromise by parties..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 2(1), 2(14), 2(21), 3, 14, 147, 149 -- Licence to drive light motor vehicle - Driving goods vehicle/transport vehicle without authorisation - To drive a transport vehicle a distinct licence is required to be obtained - Driving a vehicle without there being a valid and effective driving licence amounted to breach of conditions of insurance..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Second schedule - Suffers from many defects - Same is to serve as a guide but cannot be said to be invariable ready reckoner...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Highest multiplier has to be for the age group of 21 to 25 years when an ordinary Indian citizen starts independently earning and the lowest would be in respect of a person in the age group of 60 to 70 which is the normal retirement age...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Deceased 43 years of age - High Court fixed multiplier of 15 - Considering age of deceased, multiplier applied is on higher side - Multiplier fixed at 10 with interest at the rate of 6% per annum...........
