Savitri Devi and Ors. v. Sudesh Rani and Ors.
Motor Vehicles Act – Claim under Sections 166 and 163A
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; FAO-2452-2002; decided 21.04.2026 by Deepak Gupta, J. (oral). Claim for death of Vedpal Singh (government employee, approx. Rs.7,000/- per month) filed under Sections 166 and 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act and restricted to Section 163A; as the deceased's income exceeded Rs.40,000/- per annum (over Rs.80,000/- per annum), the Section 163A petition was held not maintainable; appeal against Tribunal award dated 16.01.2002 dismissing the petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Since the income of the deceased was claimed to be Rs.7,000/- per month, i.e. more than Rs.80,000/- per annum and therefore above the Rs.40,000/- per annum limit, the claim petition under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act was not maintainable. ¶9