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SC Allows Employed Children to Seek Motor Accident Compensation
The Supreme Court has ruled that married and gainfully employed children can seek compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. A bench of Justices N Kotiswar Singh and N V Anjaria delivered the…
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The Supreme Court has ruled that married and gainfully employed children can seek compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. A bench of Justices N Kotiswar Singh and N V Anjaria delivered the ruling, according to Deccan Herald.
The bench said the Act does not define “legal representative”. It held that the expression refers to a person who legally represents the estate of the deceased. The ruling addresses the eligibility of adult children who are married and employed to pursue compensation claims following a death covered by the Act.
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The lazy narrative would treat marriage or employment as proof that a child has no legitimate claim. That overlooks the court’s narrower point: legal representation of a deceased person’s estate is not automatically limited by financial dependence. The ruling does not itself settle every compensation amount. Future cases will turn on the claimant’s legal relationship and the evidence before the tribunal.
Source: deccanherald.com
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