Justice Sachin Singh Rajput

“the contract of insurance only commenced from the date and time of issuance of the insurance policy, which in this case was 12:01 am on April 20, about two hours after the accident had already occurr…”

“It observed that the tribunal's finding of 68 years 'does not appear to be correct' in light of a 2024 Supreme Court ruling, and fixed his age at 61-65 years instead.”

“It also revised his disability upward from 35 percent to 60 percent.”

“enhancing compensation from Rs 96,400 to Rs 3,90,800 for Ranjit Bhunjia”

“Rs 2,18,200 to Rs 4,26,400 for Bisnath Bhunjia's death”

“Rs 10,73,900 to Rs 21,57,800 for Panchram Bhunjia's death”

“with 6 percent annual interest from February 9, 2022.”

“The court rejected the appellants' plea of contributory negligence, since a mere traffic violation does not prove fault unless shown to have caused the accident.”