Delayed Accident Photos Cannot Override Credible Injured Eyewitness Testimony; Compensation to Victims' Families Restored: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has restored compensation to the families of three school teachers who lost their lives in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh in 2002, holding that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the tanker involved. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi overturned the findings of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) and the Allahabad High Court, observing that…
