“If a person dies in an accident due to their own negligence, the insurer is not liable to pay compensation, however, married sons and daughters of the deceased are also entitled to claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act,” rules Supreme Court.
On January 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of India upheld a compensation award of Rs 26.77 lakh to Udayanath Sahoo’s family after a fatal accident in 2009. The court confirmed that negligence in motor accident cases is determined by “preponderance of probabilities,” dismissing ICICI Lombard’s appeal against the tribunal’s findings.
On Aug 26, a Goa court revoked bail for Amit Palekar, Aam Aadmi Party’s Goa chief, in the 2023 Banastarim accident case involving three deaths. The court ordered his immediate surrender. Palekar was accused of evidence tampering and providing a decoy driver to protect Paresh Sawardekar, who faces charges for causing the fatal accident.