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Case Name : Ravi Vs Badrinarayan & Ors. (Supreme Court of India)
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Delay in filing a first information report (FIR) of an accident is no ground to deny compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, the Supreme Court stated in the case, Ravi vs Badrinarayan. In this case, an 8-year-old boy was hit by a motor vehicle and he was taken to the hospital by his father and others. The report was filed after three months, as the child suffered severe permanent injuries. He lost control of his kidney function. The motor vehicles tribunal and the Rajasthan high court, however, dismissed the claim for compensation on the ground that the FIR was not filed immediately. Revers...
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This is a LAND MARK JUDGEMENT, which will pave way for future acceptance of claims under motor vehicle Act. To day Insurance is making all false motives to deny claim. While taking the policy all kinds of polish talk comes from the company but when in the event of an accident nothing is worth and all vanish as a fog. Insurance companies should be more compasanate rathan than legal and dening tactics.