Saroj vs IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co. 2024 INSC 816 – Motor Accident Compensation Claim – Aadhaar vs School Leaving Certificate – Age Determination

Motor Accident Compensation Claim – MACT determined age based on the School Leaving Certificate – High Court, while partly allowing appeal, noted that the Aadhar Card of the deceased records date of birth to be 1st January 1969; thus, the age comes to 47 years. Hence, the multiplier applicable would be 13 – Allowing appeal by claimants, SC observed: In case of conflict of the dates of birth between the two documents, as in this case between the School Leaving Certificate and the Aadhar Card, which of the two is to be taken as authoritative- School Leaving Certificate has been accorded statutory recognition. Sub-section (2) of Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – Unique Identification Authority of India has stated that an Aadhar Card, while can be used to establish identity, it is not per se proof of date of birth- MACT’s determination of age based on the School Leaving Certificate.

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