Tyre Burst Not Act Of God, Pay Compensation: Mumbai Court To Insurance Firm
NDTV
The insurance company in its appeal said the compensation amount was exorbitant and excessive and that the tyre burst was an act of God and not negligence on the part of the driver.
A tyre burst is not an act of God but human negligence, the Bombay High Court remarked while rejecting an insurance company's plea against compensation to the family of a man killed in a car accident.
A single bench of Justice SG Dige in its February 17 order dismissed the appeal filed by New India Assurance Company Limited against a 2016 ruling of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal directing it to pay Rs 1.25 crore to victim Makarand Patwardhan's family.
On October 25, 2010, Mr Patwardhan (38) was travelling from Pune to Mumbai with two colleagues.
The colleague who owned the car was speeding in a rash and negligent manner when the rear wheel burst and the car fell into a deep ditch, killing Mr Patwardhan on the spot.
