P&H: Enhances No-Fault Compensation To ₹5 Lakh In Pre-2019 Accident Claim
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced compensation for the family of Dhan Pal Jain, who died in a 1999 motor accident, from ₹4 lakh to ₹5 lakh. Justice Yashvir Singh Rathor partly allowed the family’s appeal, applying the higher compensation available under Section 164 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
The claim had originally been filed under Section 163-A of the Act. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded the family ₹4 lakh under the no-fault liability provision, along with 9% annual interest from the date the claim petition was filed.
The appellants argued that Section 164 provides ₹5 lakh...
