Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Section 149 MV Act | Insurance Liability Persists Despite 'Mistake of Fact' Closure: Madras HC Upholds ₹9.63 Lakh for 38% Functional Disability
Madras High Court rules that insurers remain liable for motor accident compensation even if a criminal case is closed as a 'mistake of fact'. The court upheld ₹9.63 lakh for a 22-year-old engineer with 38% functional disability, applying the multiplier method regardless of income loss, reinforcing strict liability under the Motor Vehicles Act.