Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 506 · Decided 1 August 2013
Rekha Jain v. National Insurance CO. LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 506 · [2013] 13 S.C.R. 1113
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5370/2013
- Decided
- 1 August 2013
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, V. GOPALA GOWDA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
, Motor VeMcles Act, 1988 - s.166 - Compensation - Grant of - Pecuniary damages towards medical expenses - Television and film actress met with accident and sustained . I grievous injuries on her face and other parts of the body which c was assessed at 30% permanent disability - Tribunal awarded pecuniary damages namely, medical charges, medicine expenses and other expenses - Amount reduced by High Court to Rs. 7, 77,0001- - D Justification ..., Held: Notjustified - Findings recorde(i by High CourtJor reduction of pecuniary damages from Rs.17,51, 7261 ·- to Rs. 7, 77, 0001- was
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