Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 500 · Decided 8 May 1997
Adikanda Sethi (Dead) Through LRS. and ANR. v. Palani Swami Saran Transports and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 500 · [1997] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 291
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3567/1997
- Decided
- 8 May 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939·: S.110-A--Fatal accident-Compensation to dependents of young deceased-Principles to be applied for calculating compensation-Ex- plained-Multiplier of 18 years applied-Since claim was limited to Rs. 1,00,000, the same is granted to the dependents. U.P. State Road & Ors., (1996) 4 SCC 362, relied on. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Civil Appeal No. 3567 of 1997. From the Judgment and Order dated 13.9.93 of the Orissa High Court in Misc. A.No. 384 of 1990. A.Z.S. Pasrich for the Appellants. P.P. Malhotra and Naresh Sharma for the Respondents. The
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