🧠 Legal Learning | No Compensation if Deceased Was Negligent Driver
🚫 Legal heirs of a person who dies in a road accident caused by their own negligent driving are not entitled to claim compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
📌 Key Legal Points:
• If the deceased was driving rashly or negligently, they are considered a "self-tortfeasor" (i.e., one who caused the harm by their own fault).
• Legal heirs cannot benefit from a wrong committed by the deceased.
• Even if the vehicle was borrowed, the deceased is treated as having stepped into the shoes of the owner.
• The insurer is not liable to compensate for injuries or death resulting from the insured’s or borrower's own negligence.
🧾 Relevant Legal Provisions & Precedents:
• Section 166, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Claim for compensation
• Ningamma v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. – No compensation for self-negligence
⚖️ Conclusion: The law does not support claims where the person responsible for the accident is the same person who died due to their own fault. Insurance is meant for innocent third-party victims, not for self-inflicted loss.
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