Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 92 · Decided 14 February 2003
Abati Bezbaruah v. Director General Geological Survey of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 92 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 1229
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5193/1997
- Decided
- 14 February 2003
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166, 168, 171
Headnote
... {' Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; Sections 166, 168 and 171: ' Award of compensation-Quanlllm of compensation/Rate of Interest- c Discretion of the Tribunal/Courts-Held, compensation should be just and ' fair as to the facts and circumstances of the case-Guidelines/Formula as per provision of law no rule in awarding interest, it is solely on the discretion of the ' Tribunal/High Courts-However, bank rate prevailing at the relevant time D lt'ould normally be taken into consideration in awarding interest. Husband of the claimant-appellant, \Vas riding a scooter which • collided
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