The Supreme Court today, August 7, said that a mere attempt to overtake a vehicle cannot be regarded as an act of rashness or negligence. The bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol observed while proceeding to increase the compensation awarded to a claimant in a motor accident case who collided with an over-speeding tractor coming from the wrong side of the road as he tried to overtake another tractor. As per a report in Bar and Bench, the wife of the wife of the claimant, who was travelling with him on the motorcycle, had died as a result of the accident which took place in 1994. Bhim Sena Leader Held for Issuing Death Threat to CJI over Supreme Court’s Quota Judgement.
SC Increases Compensation in Motor Accident Case
Mere attempt to overtake vehicle not rashness or negligence: Supreme Court
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— Bar and Bench (@barandbench) August 7, 2024
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