Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 409 · Decided 2 July 2013
Jiju Kuruvila & ORS. v. Kunjujamma Mohan & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 409 · [2013] 7 S.C.R. 276
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4945/2013
- Decided
- 2 July 2013
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 279, 337, 304A; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: s. 166 - Fatal accident -- Compensation - Deceased employed in US - Date for fixing the rate of exchange - Deduction towards personal expenses - Held: If the claimant files petition claiming compensation in Indian Rupees(INR), 0 then date of filing of claim petition date for fixing the rate of exchange at which foreign currency amount has to be converled into currency of the country (INR) -- Deceased aged 45 years, multiplier of 14 applicable - At the time of death, there being four dependents, 114th of total income to be deducted towards personal expenses -
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