Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, ; Section 163A – Whether the amendment in Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act which came into effect by a Gazette Notification on 22nd May, 2018, would relate to an accident which had occurred prior to the said date ? Calcutta High Court held that it is merely a procedural …
Motor Accident Compensation – Homemaker -The role of a homemaker is as important as that of a family member whose income is tangible as a source of livelihood for the family. The activities performed by a home-maker, if counted one by one, there will hardly be any doubt that the contribution of a home-maker is …
Motor Accident Compensation Claims – Contributory Negligence – When the lorry was standing in the middle of the road on which it was not supposed to be stationed at midnight and the jeep in question came from behind hitting the same, resulting in the death of the deceased, we do not find that the driver …
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ; Section 161 – Compensation of Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022 – An accident involving a motor vehicle can be considered as a hit and run accident, provided the identity of the vehicle that caused the accident cannot be ascertained despite reasonable efforts. Obviously, reasonable efforts must …