Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 679 · Decided 9 August 2018
Santosh Devi and ORS. v. Mahaveer Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 679 · [2018] 9 S.C.R. 499
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7279/2018
- Decided
- 9 August 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.166 - Death due to motor accident in 1992 - Claim of appellants that the deceased was in the business of selling desi ghee and namkin bhujia and his monthly income was Rs.3,500/- - Tribunal assessed the income of the deceased at Rs.1,200/- p.m. after applying a multiplier of 12 - High Court applied a multiplier of 15 and increased the compensation to Rs. 1,85,000/- - On appeal, held: Assessment of income by Tribunal at Rs.1,200/- p.m. is on the lower side - Having due regard to the nature of the business, the
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