Employer Insurance Benefits Cannot Reduce Compensation Under Motor Vehicles Act: SC

Managing Director Vs P. Chandramouli & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) The present appeals before the Supreme Court arose from two separate motor accident compensation cases decided by the Karnataka High Court, where the core issue in both matters was whether amounts received by claimants under employer-provided group insurance schemes should be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. In the first case, the deceased, aged 34 years and employed as a team manager, died in a road accident involving a bus driven in a rash and negligent manner. The Tribunal awarded ...