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Insurance Firm Not Liable to Pay Compensation for Death of Persons Driving Rashly: Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court ruled that insurance companies are not liable to pay compensation for deaths caused by a person's own reckless driving, affirming a prior High Court decision.
- A compensation claim of 80 lakh was dismissed by the Supreme Court for the family of N.S. Ravisha, who died driving at high speed.
- The court found that Ravisha's accident resulted from his negligent driving, emphasizing that legal heirs cannot claim compensation for deaths caused by their own wrongs.
- Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan stated, 'We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment passed by the High Court.
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Insurance firm need not pay for death of person driving rashly: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said insurance companies are not liable to pay compensation to the families of individuals who die as a result of their own rash and reckless driving. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan refused to grant 80 lakh compensation sought by the wife, son and parents of a man who died while driving a car at high speed. The top court refused to interfere with the Karnataka High Court’s order dated November 2…
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