Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 34 · Decided 13 January 2020
National Insurance Company Limited v. Birender and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 34 · [2020] 1 S.C.R. 946
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 242/2020
- Decided
- 13 January 2020
- Bench
- A.M. KHANWILKAR, DINESH MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.166 - Application for compensation - Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the dependents of deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 - The claim petition was filed by the respondent nos. 1 & 2, who were the major sons of The Tribunal held that respondent nos. 1 & 2 cannot be deprived of the pecuniary benefits through the deceased - The deduction towards personal expenses was kept at 50% as the respondent nos. 1 & 2 were major and earning hands - The total compensation was computed at Rs.
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