Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 621 · Decided 20 July 2018
Nutan Rani and ANR. v. Gurmail Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 621 · [2018] 6 S.C.R. 607
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6639/2018
- Decided
- 20 July 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 166 - Compensation - Award of - Death in motor accident of 30 years old salesman having salary of Rs.3,000 per month - Computation of income of the deceased - Addition on account of future prospects - Deduction of one-third of - Held: While computing income of the deceased, an addition of 40% on account of towards future prospects, in view of the age of the deceased, is warranted as also deduction of one-third towards personal expenses is proper - High Court erred in not granting the benefit of future
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