The Supreme Court of India directed Motor Accident Claims Tribunals to award just and adequate compensation to the victims. The bench ruled that in cases involving partial or total disablement, the term compensation used in Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act will cover not only the expenses for immediate treatment but also for future medical treatment.
The Supreme Court bench including Justice GS Singhvi and Justice SS Nijjar gave the ruling. The bench observed that the majority of accident victims can’t engage lawyers for proving negligence on the part of the wrongdoer.
In the instant case, Govind Yadav’s leg was amputed following an accident in November 2004. He claimed 107000 rupees as compensation but was awarded only 256000 rupees by the accident tribunal in Jabalpur.
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