Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 186 · Decided 4 March 2011
Sant Singh v. Sukhdev Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 186 · [2011] 3 S.C.R. 721
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2882/2011
- Decided
- 4 March 2011
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: A B ss. 163A and 166; Second Schedule - Claim petition c under s. 166 - Determination of compensation - Structured formula as provided for under the Second Schedule including the multiplier- Applicability of - Held: Even if a claim is made under s. 166, the ptincip/es for can be used as a guide - The Second Schedule 0 can be used as a reference for determining compensation in a claim u/s. 166 - In the present case, the claimant-appellant (who suffered multiple injuries on his leg in a motor accident) was earning Rs.4,0001- p.m. which amounts to Rs.48,0001- per
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