Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 402 · Decided 13 July 2010
Shyamwati Sharma & ORS. v. Karam Singh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 402 · [2010] 8 S.C.R. 417
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5316/2010
- Decided
- 13 July 2010
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, H.L. GOKHALE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Motor accident - Death of A B 36 year old man - Claim for compensation by his six dependants - Awarded by Tribunal - Enhanced by High C Court - On appeal, held: Compensation further enhanced recalculating the same by increasing salary by 50% towards future prospects; personal expenses and by applying multiplier of 15. Compensation - For motor accident - Deduction of 30% from the income of the deceased towards taxes - Propriety of - Held: If annual income is in taxable range, appropriate deduction towards taxes is proper. After death of a Sub-Inspector of
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