Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 297 · Decided 9 July 2002
H.S. Ahammed Hussain and ANR. v. Irfan A. Hammed and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 297 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 78
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3670/2002
- Decided
- 9 July 2002
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 149(2)
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-Section 149(2)-Motor accident-Award of compensation-Joint appeal by insured and insurer challenging quantum of C compensation-Maintainability of-Held, maintainable-Jn such case Court should delete the name of insurer and proceed with appeal of insured Second Schedule-Motor of 13 for age of 45 years and 14 for the age of 40 years-Held, the correct multiplier in the age of 45 years D is 15 and for 40 years is 16. Motor Accident-Compensation-Award of-Interest thereon at the rate of 6%-Held, appropriate rate of interest is at the rate of 9%. In a petition for claim
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