Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 180 · Decided 3 May 1990
Ramesh Chandra v. Randhir Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 180 · [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1188/1977
- Decided
- 3 May 1990
- Bench
- L.M. SHARMA, M.M. PUNCHHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 110
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939: Section 110-B-Motor Accident Claim-Award of compensation under separate head "general damages for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life" in addition to compen- A B sation for impairment of capacity to earn-Whether justified. C ,,,.- Section 110-CC-Award for the permanent disability suffered by the claimant, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded compensa­ tion under different heads, viz., (a) compensation for permanent disa­ bility (b) expenses of treatment, and (c) general damages for pain, sufferring and loss of enjoyment of
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