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Mangla Ram v. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.

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Bench Dipak Misra and A. M. Khanwilkar JJ.
Decided 6 April 2018

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What the Court ordered

We hold that there is no legal evidence to answer the issue of contributory negligence against the appellant.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Compensation – Contributory negligence – Claimant’s case was that on a fateful day while he was driving a motorcycle, he was hit by jeep driven by respondent no.2 resulting in serious injuries and ultimately amputation of right leg above the knee – Claim petition – Tribunal did not accept the evidence of witnesses produced by claimant, however opined on the basis of police investigation report that the accident was caused by jeep in question – Tribunal also noted the site plan and concluded that the claimant was driving on the wrong side of the road and…

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