Icici Lombard General Insurance Company Limited v. Mr. Vijay Deepak Vazirani and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; First Appeal No. 1121 of 2024; ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited v. Vijay Deepak Vazirani & Ors.; decided 19th January 2026 by R. M. Joshi, J.; motor accident death claim; contributory negligence of deceased motorcycle rider rejected; offending truck MH-06-AC2819 parked mid-road without tail lights; offence registered against truck driver; burden/onus shifted to insurer; no contrary evidence; dependency of claimant brothers upheld; deceased's income Rs.15,000 per month; unchallenged testimony; stray admission cannot negate dependency; award Rs.25,34,065 with 8% interest upheld; appeal dismissed; Sarla Verma, Susamma Thomas, Birender, Seema Rani cited by counsel only.
What did the court decide?
None to the Appellant Insurer; the appeal was dismissed, leaving the Tribunal's award of Rs.25,34,065/- with interest @ 8% p.a. undisturbed.