Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 777 · Decided 15 October 2024
Chandramani Nanda v. Sarat Chandra Swain and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 777 · [2024] 10 S.C.R. 920
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 11100/2024
- Decided
- 15 October 2024
- Bench
- J.K. MAHESHWARI, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 279, 337, 338; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Appellant-claimant, if entitled to enhancement of compensation. Motor Accident Claim - Compensation - Assessment - Enhancement of compensation - Appellant-claimant having suffered injuries in an accident became mentally unstable Compensation of ₹20,60,385/- awarded by the Tribunal was modified and enhanced to ₹30,99,873/- by the High Court - Challenge to: Held: An enhanced income should be considered for calculation of compensation - However, the courts below assessed the appellant's annual income
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