{"id":5525,"date":"2026-03-22T14:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/?p=5525"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:00:21","slug":"group-insurance-amount-cannot-be-deducted-from-compensation-under-motor-vehicles-act-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/?p=5525","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Big Decision, Group Insurance Amount Cannot Be Deducted From Compensation Under Motor Vehicles Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id='\u0938\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e-\u0915\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f-\u0915\u093e-\u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e-\u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e-\u092e\u094b\u091f\u0930-\u0935\u0940\u0915\u0932-\u0910\u0915\u094d\u091f-\u092e\u0941\u0906\u0935\u091c\u0947-\u0938\u0947-\u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e-\u0915\u0940-\u0930\u0915\u092e-\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902-\u0918\u091f\u093e\u0908-\u091c\u093e-\u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940'  id=\"boomdevs_1\" class=\"heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" >\u0938\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e, \u092e\u094b\u091f\u0930 \u0935\u0940\u0915\u0932 \u0910\u0915\u094d\u091f \u092e\u0941\u0906\u0935\u091c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u092e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0918\u091f\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"747\">\u0938\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0908 \u0917\u0908 <strong data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"295\">group insurance<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"316\">social security<\/strong> \u092f\u093e \u0905\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e\/\u0905\u0928\u0941\u092c\u0902\u0927-\u0906\u0927\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0924 \u0932\u093e\u092d\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0939\u0924 \u0906\u0936\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u0936\u093f \u0915\u094b <strong data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"410\">Motor Vehicles Act, 1988<\/strong> \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0939\u0924 \u0926\u0947\u092f \u092e\u0941\u0906\u0935\u091c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0918\u091f\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e\u0964 \u0905\u0926\u093e\u0932\u0924 \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0932\u093e\u092d \u201cpecuniary advantage\u201d \u0915\u0940 \u0909\u0938 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0923\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u0947, \u091c\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u094b\u091f\u0930 \u0926\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0941\u0906\u0935\u091c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u092f\u094b\u091c\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u090f, \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902\u0915\u093f \u0935\u0947 \u090f\u0915 <strong data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"635\">\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 contractual relationship<\/strong> \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u094d\u092a\u0928\u094d\u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0935\u0948\u0927\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0915 compensation \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0940\u0927\u093e nexus \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e\u0964<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"1172\">\u092f\u0939 \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e <strong data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"816\">The Managing Director, KSRTC v. 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No.-005490-005491 &#8211; 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"petitioners text-center\" style=\"width: 16.7642%;\" data-th=\"Petitioner \/ Respondent\">\n<div>THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC<\/div>\n<div>VS<\/div>\n<div>P. CHANDRAMOULI<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 5.42018%;\" data-th=\"Judgment\"><span class=\"bt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.sci.gov.in\/supremecourt\/2021\/25081\/25081_2021_16_1502_69541_Judgement_16-Mar-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16-03-2026<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0938\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e, \u092e\u094b\u091f\u0930 \u0935\u0940\u0915\u0932 \u0910\u0915\u094d\u091f \u092e\u0941\u0906\u0935\u091c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u092e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0918\u091f\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0938\u0941\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e \u0915\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0908 \u0917\u0908 group insurance, social security \u092f\u093e \u0905\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e\/\u0905\u0928\u0941\u092c\u0902\u0927-\u0906\u0927\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0924 \u0932\u093e\u092d\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0939\u0924 \u0906\u0936\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u0936\u093f \u0915\u094b Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0939\u0924 \u0926\u0947\u092f \u092e\u0941\u0906\u0935\u091c\u0947 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_regular_price":[],"currency_symbol":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[340],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"post_slider_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","post_slider_layout_landscape_large":"","post_slider_layout_portrait_large":"","post_slider_layout_square_large":"","post_slider_layout_landscape":"","post_slider_layout_portrait":"","post_slider_layout_square":"","full":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5525"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5541,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5525\/revisions\/5541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawduniya.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}