Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 967 · Decided 29 July 2009
Priya Vasant Kalgutkar v. Murad Shaikh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 967 · [2009] 11 S.C.R. 591
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4795/2009
- Decided
- 29 July 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166, 163A
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.,... s. 166 - Claim petition under A B - Girl aged 9 years suffered 10% permanent disability - Compensation of Rs. 72, 783 by tribunal - High Court C enhancing it to Rs. 1, 12, 0001- - On appeal, held: Where no income is proved, notional income for payment of compensation sum of Rs. 15, 0001- p.a. is considered as multiplicand - Multiplier of 15 is to be applied - On facts, girl was a child at o the time of the accident and had no income - No evidence brought on record as to actual damages -· Hence, compensation granted by High Court is adequate. The
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