Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1070 · Decided 8 August 2025
Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel v. Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 1070 · [2025] 8 S.C.R. 2428
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10278/2025
- Decided
- 8 August 2025
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Issue arose whether the courts below failed to award compensation under the head loss of earnings to the minor appellant; and whether the High Court erred in granting an adequate amount of compensation under pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages. - Compensation - Enhancement - Appellant-minor aged 8 years suffered permanent disability in a road accident - Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs. 3.90 lakh - High Court enhanced it to Rs. 8.65 lakhs - Interference: Held: Minor child who suffers death or
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