P&H: Awards ₹2.5 Lakh for 1998 Accident, Applies Amended Motor Vehicles Act Provision
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has awarded Roshni Devi ₹2.5 lakh for grievous injuries suffered in a 1998 road accident, holding that the compensation provision in Section 164 of the Motor Vehicles Act applies even though it came into force much later. Justice Parmod Goyal allowed her appeal against the dismissal of her claim.
Devi had filed her claim under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, which provides for compensation on a no-fault basis. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal dismissed the petition after deciding an issue about whether the jeep driver had been negligent. The High Court said...
