https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462311 A legal representative of a deceased motor accident victim may maintain a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act even if not dependent on the deceased, because the expression "legal representative" is of wide import and is not confined to dependants. The right to apply is separate from the question of final entitlement and quantification. Dependency may affect assessment under the multiplier method, but its absence does not defeat the claim. A non-dependent legal representative remains entitled to compensation, and the amount cannot fall below the statutory no-fault liability under Section 140. en-us Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:27:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462311 A legal representative of a deceased motor accident victim may maintain a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act even if not dependent on the deceased, because the expression "legal representative" is of wide import and is not confined to dependants. The right to apply is separate from the question of final entitlement and quantification. Dependency may affect assessment under the multiplier method, but its absence does not defeat the claim. A non-dependent legal representative remains entitled to compensation, and the amount cannot fall below the statutory no-fault liability under Section 140. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462311