Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 833 · Decided 15 May 2009
R.K. Malik and ANR. v. Kiran Pal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 833 · [2009] 10 S.C.R. 87
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3608/2009
- Decided
- 15 May 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 163A, 166
Headnote
,. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 163A and 166 rlw 168; Second Schedule - Bus carrying school children met with accident and fell into river from bridge - Death of 29 children c - Most of them were in the age group of 10 to 18 years - Claim for compensation by parents of deceased children - Courts on basis of Second Schedule and relevant multiplier under the Act, which in majority of the casAs ranged from Rs. 1, 55, 0001- to D Rs.1,65,0001- - Though Tribunal did not award any non- pecuniary compensation, the High Court awarded non- pecuniary damages of Rs. 75, 0001- - On appeal,
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