Delhi HC awards Rs 5 lakh compensation for 'loss of foetus' in road accident
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a man who lost his 27-year-old pregnant wife, a police constable, in a road accident, saying he is entitled to the amount for the "loss of the foetus" carried by the woman.
Justice Navin Chawla said a foetus is another life in a woman and its loss is actually a loss of a child in the offing and the husband of the deceased "lost his entire family in the accident, including the child whom he could never see".
The Uttar Pradesh Police constable died in July 2013 as a result of injuries she suffered after a truck at high speed hit a motorcycle on which she was riding with her colleague from behind. The constable was riding pillion. The court opined that the husband was entitled to a "just" compensation.
