Keeping Pace with Legal Change
The present article dwells on the examination of the recent judgment of the Supreme Court of India on 2025 INSC…
In G Nagarathna Vs. G Manjunatha, the Supreme Court held that legal heirs of a driver who died as a result of his own rash and negligent driving could not claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. The Court confirmed orders of the Tribunal and Karnataka High Court, placing reliance upon precedents which rule out the possibility of one deriving benefit from one’s own wrong. The ruling makes it clear that insurance firms are not responsible in such situations and supports fundamental tort law and public policy tenets.
The Supreme Court of the United States determined that technical questions regarding witness testimony cannot be used to undermine the ability to get compensation for an automobile accident. It overturned the High Court’s decision to deny liability on the part of the insurance carrier and reinstated the award that the MACT had previously given to the relatives of the deceased.
