Ravi vs Badrinarayan & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the delay in lodging the FIR does not automatically invalidate a claim for compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, specifically under Sections 140 and 166. The Court emphasized that the claimant's immediate concern was to secure medical treatment for the injured party, which justified the delay. The Court overturned the lower courts' dismissals of the claim petition, ruling that the evidence presented sufficiently established the involvement of the truck in the accident, thus allowing the appeal for compensation.