New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed an insurer to compensate the dependents of a deceased motorcyclist, even though the accident occurred while the offending bus had deviated from its permitted route.

A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing appeal filed against the Karnataka High Court’s judgment dated September 25, 2019, which had partly allowed claims for compensation filed by the family of the deceased, Srinivasa alias Murthy.

Murthy, the sole earning member of his family, running a small business and a ration shop, had died on October 7, 2014, when his motorcycle was hit by a bus.

The family had claimed Rs 50 lakh in compensation.

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had initially awarded Rs 18.86 lakh, taking the deceased’s income at Rs 8,000 pe

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