Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 416 · Decided 5 June 2020
B. Sangeetha & ANR. v. Omr Travel Access PVT. LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 416 · [2020] 5 S.C.R. 255
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2511/2020
- Decided
- 5 June 2020
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, AJAY RASTOGI, HEMANT GUPTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Compensation: Motor Accident - claim for compensation - Tribunal taking the monthly income of deceased as Rs. 9000/- p.m. awarded compensation of Rs. 20,11,000/- - High Court in appeal enhanced the compensation to Rs. 33,07,000/-, by taking the monthly income of deceased as Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: The salary certificate of the deceased indicated that his monthly salary was Rs. 23,419/- p.m.- Therefore, compensation awarded by High Court is enhanced to Rs. 45,29,000/-, with interest at 9% p.a. from the date of filing of claim petition until
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