Stationary vehicle does not escape liability if improperly parked; Calcutta High Court enhances compensation for deceased homemaker

Stationary vehicle does not escape liability if improperly parked; Calcutta High Court enhances compensation for deceased homemaker

Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury partly allowed an appeal filed by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited and enhanced compensation payable for the death of a homemaker from Rs.9.17 lakh to Rs.11 lakh, while dismissing the insurer's challenge to a separate award of Rs.2.10 crore granted for the death of her husband in the same accident.