NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has ruled that if a person dies while driving a car he had borrowed, his family cannot claim compensation from the car owner's personal accident insurance through the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) — especially not when the claim is filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which requires proving someone was negligent.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has ruled that if a person dies while driving a car he had borrowed, his family cannot claim compensation from the car owner's personal accident…

The Delhi High Court ruled that families of drivers dying in borrowed vehicles cannot claim personal accident cover from the owner's insurer via the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal…