Keeping Pace with Legal Change
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the Karnataka High Court’s ruling. The Court reiterated that insurance companies are not liable to pay compensation when the accident is caused by the deceased’s own rash and negligent driving
On July 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment clarifying that legal heirs of a driver who dies due to his own rash and negligent driving are not entitled to compensation from insurance companies under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
On July 1, 2025, the Rajasthan High Court—which was established by Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand—provide a important ruling stressing on…
