The Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sudha
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C.M.A.No.2312 of 2026 & C.M.P.No.17708 of 2026; High Court of Judicature at Madras; decided 10.07.2026 by Justice N. Sathish Kumar (author) with Justice M. Jothiraman; appeal under Section 173, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. (counsel G.Vaudevan) against the award dated 30.06.2025 in MA.C.T.O.P.No.5245 of 2021 of MACT, III Small Causes Court, Chennai; respondents Sudha and Seethalakshmi (K.M.Ramesh for R1); fatal motor accident of 2021 — deceased Sanjay (18) seated on parked motorcycle TN-02-BS-7404 hit by vehicle TN-18-AR-8777; insurer's defences: no negligence/moderate speed and invalid driving licence breaching policy terms; issues: driver negligence and adequacy of compensation; Tribunal's rash-and-negligent-driving finding upheld for want of contra evidence; notional income Rs.15,000/- per month sustained; 40% future prospects per Pranay Sethi; 50% personal deduction; Rs.22,68,000/- loss of dependency and other heads confirmed; appeal dismissed; deposit-with-interest-and-costs direction within four weeks; case cited: National Insurance Company Limited v. Pranay Sethi, 2017(2) TNMAC 609 (SC) (relied_on).