Pranav Shukla
The Hon’ble Supreme Court on 24 October reversed the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Saroj and Others v. IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company and Others, wherein the High Court had relied upon the date of birth mentioned in the Aadhaar card for computation of compensation. The instant case involved a discrepancy in the dates of birth recorded in the school leaving certificate and Aadhaar card of the deceased victim, thereby impacting the computation of compensation payable in the motor accident claim.
The Court observed that Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, confers legal recognition on the date of birth mentioned in school leaving certificates for purposes of determining juvenility.
A Division-Bench comprising of Justices Sanjay Karol and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the date of birth recorded in the school leaving certificate constitutes conclusive evidence of age, superseding the date mentioned in the Aadhaar card.
Case Title: Saroj and Others v. IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company and Others
Case Number: Civil Appeal No(s). 12077-12078/2024
Bench: Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan