Nathu Shivram Jagtap(Deceased-Deleted and Anr.) v. Divisional Controller,Maharashtra State Road Road Transport Corporation
Motor Vehicles – Section 163A claim – irrelevance of negligence inquiry
Case brief
What is this about?
MSRTC; First Appeal 1018 of 2024; Section 173 Motor Vehicles Act appeal against MACT award; Section 163A no-fault claim; negligence not required to be proved under Section 163A; passenger death in jeep-ST bus collision; bus MH-14-BT-4716; jeep MH-15-EB-3619; accident 23 June 2018; M.A.C.P. No. 1087 of 2018; award of Rs.6,25,000 with 7% interest upheld; entitlement Rs.5,00,000 with 5% annual increase; interest not excessive; appeal dismissed; heard at admission stage by consent; interim applications 10045 of 2024 and 282 of 2026 disposed; R. M. Joshi, J.; Bombay High Court; 23 January 2026.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the Appellant: the Appeal is dismissed with the Tribunal's award upheld. The statutory deposit along with interest, if any, is directed to be transferred to the Tribunal; all pending applications stand disposed of; R & P is to be sent back to the Tribunal.