Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 867: 2025:CGHC:55450 A single-judge bench of the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has set aside a motor accident tribunal’s rejection of a compensation claim and sent the case back for fresh consideration, finding that the claimant’s petition should not have been dismissed as a hit-and-run matter. The judgment,…
Citation : 2008 Local Law (CG) 201 The Chhattisgarh High Court, speaking through Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha, has set aside a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal finding that had made an insurer responsible for compensation after a 2003 crash in which a young woman, Heera Bai, died. The accident took place on April 30, 2003; the…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed an appeal by New India Assurance Company Limited against a 1995 motor-accident tribunal award, reaffirming the right of a non-heir legal representative to receive compensation after a fatal road crash in 1990. The judgment, arising from Claim Case No. 10/90 involving the deaths of two young men, clarifies both…
Citation : 2002 Local Law (CG) 79 The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside a Claims Tribunal order that had awarded only ₹25,000 under the Motor Vehicles Act no-fault head in a death claim, and has directed the owner and the insurer to jointly pay ₹50,000. The judgment, handed down by Justice Fakhruddin, resolves a…
Citation : 2002 Local Law (CG) 59 The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned a tribunal’s refusal to grant no-fault compensation after a man died following a fall from a tractor, restoring a modest award to his family and underscoring how courts treat the phrase “accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle.” On…