Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 886 · Decided 22 November 2024
K.S. Muralidhar v. R. Subbulakshmi & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 886 · [2024] 11 S.C.R. 835
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12993/2024
- Decided
- 22 November 2024
- Bench
- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, SANJAY KAROL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Matter pertains to the enhancement of compensation towards pain and suffering for a motor accident victim having suffered 100% disability. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Motor accident - Compensation - Enhancement of - Victim aged company vehicle which collided with container lorry driven rashly and negligently - Victim suffered 90% permanent disability - Tribunal taking the functional disability as 100%, awarded compensation of Rs.58,09,930/- with 6% interest per annum and Rs.1,00,000/- as future medical
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