New Delhi, A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here has awarded a compensation of over ₹ 2.92 crore to a 32-year-old marketing executive, who suffered 88 per cent permanent disability in a road accident in 2020.
Rule mandates that in case the insurance company apprehends there is a fake accident case, the company is at liberty to ventilate its grievances to the office of the deputy commissioner of police concerned.”
It said, “The plea of the insurance company in this regard is belated.
Because he was not wearing a helmet, saying it cannot be said to be a ground for contributory negligence, it trashed the insurer’s argument that the victim was negligent. Because he was not wearing a helmet, it trashed the insurer’s argument that the victim was negligent.
“A violation of traffic law cannot be said to be contributory negligence without any evidence in support showing that the violation has led to the accident,” the Tribunal said.
Because the injured was not wearing a helmet, the same cannot be said to be ground for contributory negligence, “Merely.
A violation of traffic law cannot be said to be contributory negligence without any evidence in support showing that the violation has led to the accident,” the tribunal said. It said non-wearing of a helmet was an offence under the Motor Vehicle Act, but it cannot be termed as a rash or negligent act which led to the accident.
The Tribunal also rejected the insurance company’s argument that it was a fake accident case.
