Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 273 · Decided 8 October 1969

C. K. Subramonia Iyer & ORS. v. T. Kunhikuttan Nair and 6 ORS.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1969 INSC 273 · [1970] 2 S.C.R. 688
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 2227/1966
Decided
8 October 1969
Bench
J.C. SHAH, K.S. HEGDE (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Dismissed
Case type
Civil

Headnote

SUBRAMONIA IYER & ORS. v. T. KUNHIKUTTAN NAIR AND 6 ORS. October 8, 1969 (J. C. SHAH AND K. S. HEGDE, JJ.j Fatal Accidents Act {13 of 1855), ss. IA and 2-Assessment of damages-Principles for. The appellants filed a suit claiming a sum of Rs. 30,000 as damages under os. IA and 2 of the Fatal ss. IA and 2 at Rs. 5,000. In appeal the High Court determined -- the damages under s. IA at Rs. 5,000 and undelr s. 2 at Rs. 1,000. In appeai &middot;by certificate before this Court. HELD : Compulsory damages under s. IA of the Act for W<ongful death must be limited strictly to the

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