2026

Accident Claims20 Jul 2026

Oriental Insurance vs Durg Roadways: Insurer Must Pay Motor Accident Claim for Bus That Crashed in Nepal

Civil Appeal No. ___ of 2026 (@ SLP(C) No.20645 of 2025)

A bus on a religious tour from Durg to Nepal crashed into a hill, killing the driver and two passengers. The Supreme Court held the insurer, not the owner, must pay the claimants' compensation —…

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2026

Accident Claims17 Jul 2026

Lata vs Union of India — Absence of Recovered Ticket Cannot Defeat a Railway Accident Death Claim Where Claimant's Affidavit Establishes Bona Fide Travel

Civil Appeal (arising out of SLP(C) No. 30726 of 2025)

The Supreme Court set aside concurrent findings of the Railway Claims Tribunal and Madhya Pradesh High Court denying compensation to a widow whose husband fell to his death from a running train,…

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