Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 16-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Nasimbibi & Ors (claimants) represented by Mr. Mehmood Umar Faruqui, AOR Mr. Zeeshan Ali, and Adv. Mr. Amit Panday.
- Respondent: Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co Ltd & Ors.
- The dispute originated from a motor accident where the deceased was a cleaner and helper in an Eicher Tempo.
- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded compensation of ₹19,29,760 (Rupees Nineteen Lakh Twenty‑Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Only).
- The first respondent (the insurer) challenged this award before the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad (FA No. 665/2022). The High Court dismissed the insurer’s appeal on 28‑01‑2026.
- Petitioners did not appeal to the High Court for enhancement of the compensation awarded by MACT.
- In the Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 60651/2026, petitioners sought enhancement of the compensation before this Court.
- The Court observed that petitioners, if aggrieved, should have sought enhancement before the High Court and therefore could not seek it through a Special Leave Petition.
Final Outcome
- The Court granted liberty to the petitioners to approach the High Court by filing an appropriate appeal for enhancement of the MACT award.
- The appeal must be filed within six weeks from the date of this order; the High Court will then consider it on its merits.
- The Special Leave Petition is disposed of.
- Any pending applications, if any, are also stood disposed of.
Topics: Compensation Enhancement, Insurance Litigation, Judicial Procedure