Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 166 Motor Vehicles Act | FIR/DDR Mandatory for Causation Proof in MACT Claims : Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Claim Without Police Documentation
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that injury alone is insufficient to establish causation in motor accident claims under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The absence of an FIR or Daily Diary Report (DDR) and inconsistent eyewitness testimony led to the dismissal of the claim, reinforcing the need for contemporaneous police records to prove negligence and liability.