Madhya Pradesh High Court Rules Aadhaar Not Conclusive Proof of Age in Accident Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that an Aadhaar card is not conclusive proof of age in motor accident compensation cases, emphasizing that a postmortem report's medical assessment is more reliable. The case involved a minor who died in a 2019 road accident, where the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had used the Aadhaar age of 14 years, but the court accepted the postmortem age of 13 years. This affected the compensation calculation, with the court applying a lower multiplier based on the revised age.
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indianexpress broke this story on 11 Nov, 12:15 pm. Other outlets followed.