Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 560 · Decided 31 August 2010
Leela Gupta & ORS. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 560 · [2010] 10 S.C.R. 757
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5564/2005
- Decided
- 31 August 2010
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136; Motor Vehicles Act Section 11, 168
Headnote
A B Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 - s. 11 OA - Fatal accident - Claim petition - Award of compensation by tribunal - Enhanced by High Court using multiplier of 16 - High Court C after reaching the compensation amount, deducting 1/3rd therefrom towards imponderability and uncertainty of life - On guidelines in Susamma· Thomas* case by High Court, is correct - However, capitalization of multiplicand on a D multiplier of 16 is on higher side - Therefore, multiplier reduced to 14 - Reduction of 1/3rd of the compensation amount towards imponderability and uncertainty of life not
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