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1 (2017) 16 SCC 680  On   01.12.2013,   the   deceased   was   riding   his   motorcycle (Registration   No.   HR­71B­7681)   from   Ambli   Village   to   Arjun Majra Village. A relative of the deceased –Mr. Rakesh Kumar was following   him   on   a   separate   motorcycle   on   the   Sadhaura­ Naraingarh Road. A Renault car bearing Registration No. HR­02­ AB­4646 driven by Respondent No.3, came from the side, and hit the   motorcycle   driven   by   the   deceased.   The   accident   was witnessed by Mr. Rakesh Kumar.

As a result of the accident, the deceased fell and sustained multiple   injuries.   He   was   taken   to   the   Government   Hospital, Naraingarh from where he was referred to PGI, Chandigarh. On 02.12.2013   the   victim   was   taken   to   Government   Hospital, Panchkula where the doctors declared him dead.

On the same day, F.I.R. No. 337 was registered at Police Station, Naraingarh on the statement of Mr. Rakesh Kumar who was an eye­witness to the accident.

3. The   father,   brother,   and   sister   of   the   deceased   filed   Claim Petition   under   Section   166   of   the   Motor   Vehicles   Act,   1988 before   the   Motor   Accidents   Claim   Tribunal,   Yamuna   Nagar (“hereinafter referred to as MACT”) praying for compensation of Rs. 50,00,000 along with Interest from the date of the accident till the date of realization.

Mr. Rakesh Kumar, the eye­witness was examined before the MACT. He deposed stated that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of Respondent No. 3. 

In legal parlance, “consortium” is a compendious term   which   encompasses   ‘spousal   consortium’, ‘parental consortium’, and ‘filial consortium’.

The   right   to   consortium   would   include   the company,   care,   help,   comfort,   guidance,   solace   and affection of the deceased, which is a loss to his family. With   respect   to   a   spouse,   it   would   include   sexual relations with the deceased spouse.3  Spousal consortium is generally defined as rights pertaining to the relationship of a husband­wife which allows compensation to the surviving spouse for loss of “company,   society, co­operation, affection,  and  aid of the other in every conjugal relation.”4 Parental consortium is granted to the child upon the premature death of a parent, for loss of “parental aid, protection, affection, society, discipline, guidance and training.” Filial   consortium   is   the   right   of   the   parents   to compensation in the case of an accidental death of a child.   An   accident   leading   to   the   death   of   a   child causes   great   shock   and   agony   to   the   parents   and 3 Rajesh and Ors. vs. Rajbir Singh and Ors. (2013) 9 SCC 54 4 BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY (5th ed. 1979)  family of the deceased. The greatest agony for a parent is to lose their child during their lifetime. Children are valued   for   their   love,   affection,   companionship   and their role in the family unit.