Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1107 · Decided 18 October 2022
Raj Bala & ORS. v. Rakeja Begam & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1107 · [2022] 14 S.C.R. 1031
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7604/2022
- Decided
- 18 October 2022
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, C.T. RAVIKUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 - Compensation, determination of - Compensation under head of 'love and affection', 'loss of spousal consortium to wife and 'loss of parental consortium to children' - A bus fell into a river in which victim-deceased deceased filed claim petition under s.166 of the Act seeking compensation of Rs.50 lakhs, under different heads - Tribunal found that the accident had occurred due to rash and negligent driving and awarded Rs.17,73,704/- with interest at the rate of 6 % p.a. - High Court enhanced
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