
Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Motor Vehicles Act | Just Compensation Mandatory Even Without Cross-Appeal; Future Prospects & Consortium Must Be Considered : Bombay HC
Bombay High Court rules that tribunals must award just compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, including future prospects and loss of consortium, even in the absence of a cross-appeal. The court enhanced compensation to ₹5.7 lakh, reinforcing that statutory entitlements cannot be denied due to procedural omissions by claimants.