Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 248 · Decided 12 April 2013
Rajesh & Others v. Rajbir Singh & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 248 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 961
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3860/2013
- Decided
- 12 April 2013
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, KURIAN JOSEPH, S.A. BOBDE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
A B Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.166 - Fatal accident - Compensation - Grant of - Addition to actual income of the C deceased towards future prospects - Norms laid down with regard to salaried persons in Sar/a Verma case - Further explained in Santosh Devi case, and also. made applicable · on fixed wages - Clarification now given in regard to self-employed and persons on fixed D wages with reference to their age - Held: In case the deceased victim was below 40 years, there must be an addition of 50% to the actualincome of the deceased while computing future prospects - Addition
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