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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
ANANYA BANDYOPADHYAY
Jyotsna Bera – Appellant
Versus
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANANYA BANDYOPADHYAY, J.
1. Both the Learned Advocates representing the respective parties are present in Court.
2. The instant appeal had been filed against the judgment and award dated 25th September, 2024 passed by the Learned Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fast Track Court, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur in Motor Accident Claim Case No. 78 of 2020 under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
3. An application under Section 166 of the motor vehicles Act had been filed by the claimants owing to the death of the victim in an accident which occurred on 29th December, 2019 at about 6.30. P.M. at Madhakhali near Matara Feed Center within the jurisdiction of Mouja Madhakhali, J.L. No. 221 within the jurisdiction of Bhupatinagar Police station with the involvement of the offending vehicle being a motor cycle bearing registration No. WB-30AE/3540 approaching at an excessive speed rashly and negligently which collided with the victim who subsequently expired on 01.01.2020 at N.R.S. Medical Collage and Hospital as a consequence of receiving injuries out of the said accident.
4. The Learned Advocate representing the appellants/claimants submitted to have filed the instant appeal sin
Legal representatives can claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act regardless of dependency proof, emphasizing inclusive definitions and rights established by precedent.
Point of Law : Motor Accident – Compensation - The general rule which has always prevailed in regard to the assessment of damages under Fatal Accidents Act is well settled, namely, that any benefit a....
To maintain a claim petition it is sufficient for the claimant to establish that there is loss of dependency and every legal representative who suffers on account of death of a person in a motor vehi....
Legal representatives can claim compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act regardless of dependency, emphasizing a broad interpretation of 'legal representative' to ensure justice.
Legal representatives under the Motor Vehicles Act can claim compensation even if not dependents, affirming broader interpretations of eligible claimants.
Legal representatives under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act are not limited to spouse, parent, and children, but also include brothers and other dependents.
Legal representatives must establish their dependency to claim compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that legal representatives, who were not the original claimants, could only represent the estate of the deceased claimant and were entitled to shar....
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