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Bombay High Court Upholds ₹62 Lakh Compensation for Animator Charu Khandal’s Family

The court dismissed an insurer's appeal, affirming the link between Khandal's injuries from a 2012 accident and her 2017 death from septicaemia.

Eight years on, HC upholds ₹62L compensation to family of SRK’s production house employee

Overview

  • Charu Khandal, a 28-year-old animator for Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, was paralyzed in a 2012 hit-and-run accident in Oshiwara and died in 2017 due to complications from her injuries.
  • The Bombay High Court upheld the ₹62 lakh compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in 2020 to Khandal's family, rejecting the insurer's appeal.
  • The court affirmed that Khandal’s death was caused by septicaemia resulting from traumatic quadriplegia incurred in the accident, countering the insurer's claim of no causative link.
  • Judges emphasized the Motor Vehicles Act as a protective framework and stated that fair compensation is essential to uphold the right to life and dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution.
  • Khandal’s family incurred ₹18 lakh in medical expenses, and the court criticized the insurer's attempt to evade liability through hyper-technical arguments.