Doesn't Add To Offending Driver's Negligence: Court On Sleeping On Pavement
Monday, 27 July 2026Newsdesk
The judge said a pedestrian using a pavement for walking, standing, or resting owing to compelling circumstances cannot be expected to anticipate that a motor vehicle would be driven onto the footpath.
New Delhi 27 July 2026
As per news report of NDTV,The Delhi High Court has enhanced the compensation awarded to the victims and the kin of the deceased in a road accident, stating that sleeping on pavements cannot be held to be an act contributing to the negligence of the offending truck driver.
Source - NDTV
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