Supreme Court of India

Archit Saini and Anr. v. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and Ors.

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Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 9 February 2018

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Fatal accident – Contributory negligence – Collision of car with the offending vehicle on the busy road causing death of driver and one person and injuring two others – Tribunal relied on the evidence of eye-witness (PW-7) that the offending vehicle, the Gas Tanker was parked in the middle of road without any indicator or parking lights and it was a sole negligence on the part of the driver of the Gas Tanker – High Court modified the award on the finding that it was a case of contributory negligence and, therefore, the claimants-injured were entitled to only…

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