Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 94 · Decided 2 February 2018
Reliance General Insurance Company LTD. v. Shalu Sharma & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 94 · [2018] 1 S.C.R. 403
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 767/2018
- Decided
- 2 February 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Motor Accidents Act, 1988 - Compensation - Award of - Death of self-employed (businessman) aged 42 years in a motor accident - Award of future prospects to the extent of 30% - In appeal, before the High Court, plea of the insurer-appellant that increase in the of the deceased as shown in income tax return would not justify award of future prospects - High Court held that having due regard to the progressive increase in the income of the deceased, the award of future prospects by the tribunal could not be faulted - On appeal, held: Future
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