Accident--Unexplained Delay In FIR -- Not a Ground To Reject Motor Accident Claim -- Policy Breach Must Be Proved Through Enquiry Before Insurer Can Claim Recovery
Delay in lodging an FIR does not defeat a motor accident compensation claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act where the delay is satisfactorily explained. In Indian social conditions, family members attending to hospitalisation, death, and last rites cannot be expected to immediately approach police.
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