Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 967 · Decided 12 October 2018
Sebastiani Lakra & ORS. v. National Insurance Company LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 967 · [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1053
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10588/2018
- Decided
- 12 October 2018
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, S. ABDUL NAZEER, DEEPAK GUPTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 168
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 168 - Fatal accident - Claim for compensation - Income of deceased Rs. 58,565/- p.m - Tribunal for the purpose of compensation assessed the monthly income of deceased at Rs. 50,000/- p.m - Deducting 1/3 for his personal of 11assessed the compensation at Rs. 40,00,000/- for loss of income and Rs. 90,000/- towards other heads - Thus, awarded total compensation at Rs. 40,90,000/- - On appeal of insurance company plea that payment of sum of Rs. 50,082/- p.m. to the claimants under employees Family
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