evidence: Under Section 161 of the Act, the Central government provides for compensation in case of hit and run motor accidents. If a person dies from a hit and run motor accident, a sum of at least two lakh rupees is given as compensation by the government. If a person gets seriously hurt from a hit and run motor accident, at least fifty thousand rupees is provided as compensation. Section 164 states that if a person is seriously hurt, or dies due to an accident caused by a motor vehicle, the owner or insurer of that vehicle has to pay compensation. The compensation amount is 5 lakh rupees in case of death, or 2.5 lakh rupees in case of grievous hurt. The compensation can be paid to the victim or the victim’s legal successors (usually the family members of the victim). [...] Filial consortium is the right of parents to get compensation in case their child dies due to a motor vehicle accident. This compensation is given because an accident leading to the death of a child can cause great shock and agony to his parents.