Parents Not Entitled To Claim Filial Consortium Under Motor Vehicle Act On Death Of A Married Son: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

On Friday, the Bombay High Court held that parents of a married son are not entitled to claim filial compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. Partly modifying the order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Solapur, the single-Judge bench of Justice RD Dhanuka struck off the amount awarded to the deceased's parents towards filial compensation and said, "In so far as the...