Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 573 · Decided 14 May 2007
Kaushalya Devi v. Shri Karan Arora and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 573 · [2007] 6 S.C.R. 570
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2479/2007
- Decided
- 14 May 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166, 140, 141
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, l 988: • ~ s.166 r!w ss. 140 and 141-Motor accident-Death of a child of 14 c years-Driver of vehicle also a minor-Tribunal holding that insurer had no liability-Owner held liable to pay compensation assessed at rupees one lakh with l 2 % interest from the date of claim child nor loss suffered by parents is capable of mathematical computation, and relevant factor would D be age of parents-On facts, claimant husband of appellant since has already died, quantum awarded by Tribunal not interfered with. A claim petition in terms of Section 166, 140 and 141 of the
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