A 19-year-old rider who died in a head-on collision with a van was also partly responsible for the accident, the Madras High Court has ruled. The court found that he rode on the wrong side of the road and did not have a driving licence, and fixed his contributory negligence at 25%.
The ruling reduced the compensation awarded to his parents from Rs 25.54 lakh by 25%. A bench of Justices G R Swaminathan and M D Sumathi passed the order on August 18, 2026, while hearing an appeal filed by Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company against the motor accident compensation awarded by a Theni tribunal.
