Yamini Patel v. Pilluram Sahu
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh HC motor accident appeals (MAC 748/2025 insurer; MAC 266/2025 claimants) — breach of policy condition: deceased on foot vs travelling on tractor engine; proof of police case-diary documents requires examination of their author (Chamundeswari, (2021) 18 SCC 596); delay of 24 days in FIR not fatal (Ravi v. Badrinarayan, (2011) 4 SCC 693); interest payable on future-prospects component (Niru @ Niharika, 2025 INSC 822); loss of consortium Rs. 40,000/- each — spousal/parental/filial (Pranay Sethi, (2017) 16 SCC 680; Magma, (2018) 18 SCC 130); loss of estate Rs. 15,000/-; 10% escalation on conventional heads; Shriram General Insurance; MACT Balodabazar award Rs. 24,17,710/- @ 9% p.a.; both appeals dismissed.
What did the court decide?
None; both appeals (MAC No. 748 of 2025 by the insurer and MAC No. 266 of 2025 by the claimants) dismissed as sans merit. The Tribunal's award of Rs. 24,17,710/- with interest @ 9% p.a. and liability on the insurer stands undisturbed, other conditions of the award remaining intact.