Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 122 · Decided 9 February 2009
D. Shanmukha Sundaramma v. D. Suneetha and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 122 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 1064
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 818/2009
- Decided
- 9 February 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
1064 A D. SHANMUKHA SUNDARAMMA v. D. SUNEETHA AND ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 818 of 2009) B FEBRUARY 9, 2009 [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND DR. MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, JJ.) ~ ' Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.166 - Dea-th due to motor c accident - Compensation claim - Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.3.40 lacs 0001- to be paid to mother and the D balance to the wife - Held: On facts, considering the age of wife and mother of the deceased, it would be appropriate to •·· grant a sum of Rs.1.25 lacs to the mother and the balance to the wife. E An Auto-driver lost his life in a vehicular
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