'Tripling On Motorcycle Not Automatically Contributory Negligence': Chhattisgarh High Court Enhances Accident Compensation

Saksham Vaishya

10 July 2026 4:30 PM IST

  • Tripling On Motorcycle Not Automatically Contributory Negligence: Chhattisgarh High Court Enhances Accident Compensation

    The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the mere fact that three persons were travelling on a motorcycle does not automatically establish contributory negligence. The Court observed that, in the absence of evidence showing that tripling contributed to the occurrence of the accident, compensation cannot be reduced on that ground alone.[2026 LiveLaw (Chh) 62]Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal was...

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