Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 504 · Decided 3 December 2002
Nagappa v. Gurudayal Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 504 · [2002] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 499
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7989/2002
- Decided
- 3 December 2002
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, B.P. SINGH, H.K. SEMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
GU RUDA YAL SINGH AND ORS. DECEMBER 3, 2002 [M.B. SHAH, B.P. SINGH AND H.K. SEMA, JJ.) B Motor Vehicles Act, 1988/Karnataka Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: Motor accident-Injury requiring recurring medical expenses­ Compensation-Payment of in instalments for future eventualities- C medical expenses can be determined only on the basis of fair guess work after taking into account increase in the cost of medical treatment. Sections 158(6) and 166(4)/Rule 254-Award of compensation amount exceeding claimed amount-Permissibility of-Held, in appropriate cases, Court may
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