Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 593 · Decided 1 October 2021
Chandra @ Chanda @ Chandraram & ANR. v. Mukesh Kumar Yadav & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 593 · [2021] 8 S.C.R. 591
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6152/2021
- Decided
- 1 October 2021
- Bench
- R. SUBHASH REDDY, HRISHIKESH ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 166 - Fatal accident - Victim- deceased aged 32 years was employed as driver of truck trailer - He possessed heavy vehicle driving licence - On the fateful day, he was driving the vehicle when another truck trailer came on the wrong side and resulting in his death - Claim was filed before the Tribunal by the parents, wife, minor son, brother and sister of the deceased - It was the specific case of the claimants that the deceased was possessing heavy vehicle driving licence and was earning Rs.15000/- per month -
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