Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1000 · Decided 4 August 2009
National Insurance Company LTD. v. Khimlibhai & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1000 · [2009] 12 S.C.R. 301
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5089/2009
- Decided
- 4 August 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
.__.. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 - Personal expenditure of deceased - Deduction of, from total income of deceased A B for arriving at compensation amount - Carpenter - 40 years C of age - Died in a motor accident - Family consisting of 8 dependents - High Court fixed Rs. 100 as daily income of 17 and deducted 1/4th of total income on account of personal expenditure of the deceased and awarded compensation of Rs.4.84 lacs - Held: No o ~ infirmity in order of High Court . .,. The claimants, respondent 1 to 8 were widow, sons, daughter and parents of deceased who died in motor .
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