Just Compensation for Professional Students and the Principles of Filial Consortium
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Case: THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED v. KALU RAM
Court: Supreme Court of India
Date: 23-06-2026
Law: Motor Vehicles Act, Indian Evidence Act, Constitution of India, Law of Tort.
Highlights of the Judgment:
- Interpretation of "just compensation" under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for students on the threshold of professional careers.
- Application of adverse inference when the driver of a stationary vehicle fails to testify.
- Rejection of contributory negligence claims based solely on rear-end collisions.
- Standardized additions for future prospects under the Pranay Sethi framework.
- Entitlement of parents to "filial consortium" for the death of an unmarried child.
- Limits of Supreme Court interference under Article 136 with concurrent findings of fact.