Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 652 · Decided 31 July 2018
Rani & ORS. v. National Insurance Company LTD. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 652 · [2018] 9 S.C.R. 363
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9078/2017
- Decided
- 31 July 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 - Motor accident - Resulting in death of one and injury to another person - Two separate claims (one by legal representatives of deceased and another by the injured person) - Tribunal granted compensation of Rs.4,53,000/- to deceased and of Rs.1,72,700/- to the injured claimant - Insurance Company filed appeal - High Court enhanced the compensation amount in respect of the deceased and absolved the insurance company from paying the compensation amount fastening the liability on the owner of the offending
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