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The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
Commercial Law Publishers
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About this book
This 2023 edition reproduces The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855, the wrongful-death statute, verbatim, updated for its extension to Jammu and Kashmir by the J and K Reorganisation Act, 2019. Short comments flag Supreme Court jurisprudence while the Bare Act text is preserved in full.
At a glance
| Act | Act 13 of 1855 |
| Extended by | J and K Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), w.e.f. 31-10-2019 |
| Edition | 2023 |
| Format | Bare Act with short comments |
| Publisher | Commercial Law Publishers |
What's inside
- Cause of action: recovery by dependants for loss of pecuniary benefit arising from negligence
- Eligible claimants, including spouse, parents, children and legal representatives
- Jurisdiction and limitation: High Court and District Court, three-year limitation, suspension during criminal trial
- Measure of damages: prospective income, future prospects and conventional consortium
- Set-off and concurrent remedies under the Motor Vehicles Act, the Employees' Compensation Act, insurance and structured settlements
- Comments on the multiplier method as laid down in Sarala Verma and Pranay Sethi, and on dependency versus estate claims
Who should buy this
- Motor accident and tort litigators quantifying fatal-injury claims
- Insurance surveyors and claims managers handling wrongful-death payouts
- Trial judges, ADR mediators and law students studying tort and accident law
Publisher's description
This 2023 edition of The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 (Act 13 of 1855) reproduces the colonial-era wrongful-death statute verbatim, updated for its extension to Jammu & Kashmir through the J-&-K Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019, w.e.f. 31-10-2019). Concise short comments highlight Supreme-Court jurisprudence on multiplier method (Sarala Verma, Pranay Sethi), dependency v. estate claim, and coordination with the Motor Vehicles and Employees’ Compensation regimes—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity.
Core statutory coverage
• Cause of action – recovery by dependants for “loss of pecuniary benefit” arising from negligence.
• Eligible claimants – spouse, parents, children, legal representatives.
• Jurisdiction & limitation – High Court / District Court; three-year limitation, suspension during criminal trial.
• Measure of damages – prospective income, future prospects, conventional consortium.
• Set-off & concurrent remedies – MV Act, E.C. Act, insurance and structured settlements.
This edition is particularly suited for
• Motor-accident & tort litigators quantifying fatal-injury claims.
• Insurance surveyors & claims managers handling wrongful-death payouts.
• Trial judges and ADR mediators computing compensation grids.
• Law students studying tort and accident-law modules.
Frequently asked questions
What is The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855?+
This 2023 edition reproduces The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855, the wrongful-death statute, verbatim, updated for its extension to Jammu and Kashmir by the J and K Reorganisation Act, 2019. Short comments flag Supreme Court jurisprudence while the Bare Act text is preserved in full.
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