Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 662 · Decided 6 July 2022
Abhimanyu Partap Singh v. Namita Sekhon & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 662 · [2022] 16 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4648/2022
- Decided
- 6 July 2022
- Bench
- INDIRA BANERJEE, J.K. MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Injuries causing 100% disability - Determination of just and reasonable compensation - Pecuniary damages and non-pecuniary damages - Appellant-claimant suffered 100% permanent disability in a road accident when he was five and half years of age High Court enhanced the compensation to Rs.23,20,000/- - On appeal, held: Taking guidance from the judgment of Kajal v. Jagdish Chand and Others reported as [2020] 3 SCR 622 for determination of the compensation in the present case, the multiplier of 18 shall be applicable -
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