In Brief
A widow and dependents of a deceased motor accident victim filed a claim under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for compensation. The tribunal awarded compensation, but the insurance company appealed challenging its liability. The claimants filed a cross-objection. The High Court dismissed the cross-objection as unmaintainable, holding cross-objections were only available when the appellant challenged the quantum, not liability. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that cross-objections are a substantive right of appeal available whenever an appeal is filed, irrespective of whether it challenges liability or quantum. The matter was remitted for the High Court to decide the cross-objection on merits.
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