Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1454 · Decided 16 December 2008
G. Gnanam @ Gnanamoorthy v. Metropolitan Transport Corporation
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1454 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 767
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7320/2008
- Decided
- 16 December 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: \.( s. 166- Motor accident- Injuries suffered by passenger - Claim for loss of earnings and permanent disability - c Tribunal allowing Rs.1,50,0001- towards loss of earning and Rs.1,00,0001- under other heads including Rs.50,0001- towards · permanent disability - the claimant guilty of contributory negligence and reducing compensation only to Rs.50,0001- towards permanent disability- HELD: In terms D of s.166, injured is. entitled to just compensation - In the instant case, claimant was not guilty of contributory negligence - High Court has not assigned
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