Amount paid by insurance company to hospital under medical policy should be deducted while computing final amount of compensation: HC

While considering a plea by an Insurance Company, the Madras High Court recently clarified that compensation for medical expenses is a matter of reimbursement and hence once the insurance company has chosen to compensate the victim of road accident for medical expenses, the same cannot be once again claimed under the Motor Vehicles Act.

Reiterating its order judgment, the HC bench comprising of Justice Teeka Raman thus opined that the amount paid by the insurance company directly to the hospital under a medical policy coverage should be deducted by the Motor Accident Tribunal for computing the final amount of compensation.

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Amount Paid By Insurance Company To Hospital Under Medical Policy Should Be Deducted While Computing Final Amount Of Compensation: HC