Legal Representatives Can Claim Motor Accident Compensation Even Without Financial Dependency on Deceased: Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has clarified an important issue concerning compensation in motor accident death cases. The Court held that a legal representative of a person who dies in a motor vehicle accident can maintain a compensation claim even when that legal representative is not financially dependent on the deceased. The ruling also recognised the right of children to receive compensation for parental consortium, which covers the loss of…