Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 370 · Decided 16 August 2001
Lata Wadhwa and ORS. v. State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 370 · [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 578
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 232/1991
- Decided
- 16 August 2001
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, U.C. BANERJEE, S.N. VARIAVA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Compensation-Determination of-Fire accident-Multiple deaths and injuries-Writ petition under Article 32 seeking payment of appropriate compensation-Court appointed former Chief Justice of India to determine C the compensation-Parties agreed for deiermination in accordance with the principles laid method-Determination questioned­ Held, determination not arbitrary and Multiplier method correctly applied­ In the facts of the case, set/led principles for determination adequately D followed-However, compensation enhanced-Constitution of India, 1950- Article 32. E
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