Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 291 · Decided 9 April 2024
Aabid Khan v. Dinesh and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 291 · [2024] 4 S.C.R. 264
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4828/2024
- Decided
- 9 April 2024
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, ARAVIND KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Matter pertains to entitlement of the claimant for enhanced compensation. Motor Vehicles Act, 1986 - Compensation - Enhancement - Road accident resulting in injuries to the claimant, a self- employed mechanic with 30 years work experience extent of 17% - Tribunal computed the compensation towards loss of future income as Rs.87,700/- with interest @ 7% p.a. reducing the whole body disability at 10% on surmises and conjectures - High Court enhanced the compensation awarded to Rs.1,27,700/- with same interest -
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