Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 127 · Decided 9 February 2018
Munusamy & ORS. v. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram) LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 127 · [2018] 2 S.C.R. 629
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1754/2018
- Decided
- 9 February 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Motor Vehicles - Motor Accident Claim - Compensation - Computation of - Claim for enhancement - Deceased, around 21 years of age, was riding a motorcycle along with his friend when they collided with a bus belonging Plea of appellants that compensation granted by High Court be further enhanced as High Court did not provide for future prospects while computing the compensation amount under the head 'loss of dependency' - Held: Applying the dictum of Constitution Bench in National Insurance
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