Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 800 · Decided 12 May 2009
National Insurance Company LTD. v. SMT. Saroj and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 800 · [2009] 9 S.C.R. 81
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3483/2009
- Decided
- 12 May 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166, 168
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 166 and 168 - Second Schedule - Vehicular accident resulting in death of a person A 8 - Compensation - Determination of - Appropriate multiplier C - Held:Compensation must be just - While determining compensation, amount of monetary loss which had been and would be representatives of deceased should be considered - For such purpose, the take­ home salary of deceased, other allowance and perks which D . would have benefited the deceased's entire family and the prospective loss of future earnings should be borne in mind - On facts, where deceased was a
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