#motor accident

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that compensation for motor accident deaths must incorporate projected future earnings, loss of consortium and statutory interest, establishing a detailed methodology for 'just compensation' under the Motor Vehicles Act. This broadens award calculations, benefiting claimants and guiding tribunals and lower courts in future motor accident cases.

Punjab and Haryana High Court holds that brake failure without proof of maintenance triggers res ipsa loquitur presumption; driver must rebut burden of negligence.

Bombay High Court remands motor accident claim to determine actual driver, holding that Investigating Officer's testimony is crucial to establish liability under insurance policy.