Claim For Compensation Stood Not Abated After Death
Motor Vehicles Act (59 of 1988) S.166 — Application for substitution as legal heirs — Rejection of — Validity — Claimant had filed claim petition during his life time for injuries sustained by him in accident — After death of claimant, petitioner being wife of claimant, entitled to be substituted at his place as right to sue survived in her favour for loss to estate of deceased — Rejection of application for substitution of name of petitioner as legal heir on ground that claim for compensation stood abated after death of claimant and right to sue did not survive any further — Not proper. (Paras 9, 12, 13)
Saroj Sharma
Vs State of UP & others
Allahabad High Court [ SJ ]
Writ. C. No. 44673 of 2008
2015 AAC 930 (ALL)