Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 824 · Decided 29 July 2019
Rupa Roy v. The New India Assurance Company LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 824 · [2019] 10 S.C.R. 327
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5932/2019
- Decided
- 29 July 2019
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, INDU MALHOTRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 96; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166, 173
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 166 and 173 - Enhancement of compensation - Appellant and her minor son were travelling in a rickshaw van, one Matador van came on high speed from opposite side and dashed the rickshaw van - All the occupants of the rickshaw van sustained permanent disability in his body to the extent of 70% - Appellant filed claim petition u/s. 166 of the Act - Tribunal partly allowed the appellant's claim and awarded compensation of Rs.2,00,000/- - Appeal was dismissed by the High Court - On appeal held: High
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