Christian Man’s Parents and Siblings Need Not Be Made Parties to Motor Accident Claim if He Is Survived by Widow and Children: Kerala High Court
In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court clarified that the non-lineal kindred of a deceased Christian male—such as siblings—need not be impleaded in a compensation claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, when he is survived by a widow and children. The ruling was delivered by Justice Harisankar V. Menon while allowing an appeal filed by the wife and children of deceased Valsalam, who died in…
