Delhi High Court Rejects ‘Agony Of The Moment’ Defence For Driver Who Swerved For Stray Dog

The Delhi High Court has rejected the ‘agony of the moment’ defence of a driver who swerved to avoid a stray dog, holding that drivers must anticipate such road hazards and that an insurer is bound under a package policy. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that the agony of the moment principle […]

Rajasthan High Court Orders Insurer To Pay And Recover Compensation For Minor Hurt In Goods Vehicle

The Rajasthan High Court has directed Shriram General Insurance to first pay Rs 4.81 lakh with interest to a boy injured at age 10 while travelling in a goods vehicle, with liberty to recover it from the owner and driver, holding that the absence of a passenger permit justified recovery but not complete exoneration of the insurer.