Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 372 · Decided 18 September 1998
MRS. Helen C. Rebello and ORS. v. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 372 · [1998] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 684
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1904/1989
- Decided
- 18 September 1998
- Bench
- K. VENKATASWAMI, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 168(1), 168, 92
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 : C Sections 110-B, 95 proviso, 92-A and 92B---Compensation for death in motor accidents-Computation of-Life insurance amount received by the legal heirs-Common law p1inciple of adjusting the pecuniwy advantages coming from whatever source by reason of death-Held, has to to pecwzimy advantages coming on account of accidental death and not other fo11ns of death-Thus, provident fund, family D pension, cash balance, shares, fixed deposits etc. ·cannot be tenned as "pecuniary advantages" for the pwposes of Motor Vehicles Act-Distinction between the
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