Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1019 · Decided 23 September 2022
SMT. Kalavati & Ors v. Mirza Kaisar Baig & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1019 · [2022] 5 S.C.R. 889
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6676/2022
- Decided
- 23 September 2022
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, KRISHNA MURARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Compensation - Enhancement of - Motor accident claim - High Court enhanced the compensation awarded by the Tribunal by enhancing the amount towards loss of dependency considering the income of the deceased persons at Rs.8,500/- per month - On appeal, held: Considering the and were working as drivers, the claimants shall be entitled to the loss of dependency considering the income of the deceased as Rs.10,000/- per month - Thus, in C.A No.6676 of 2022, considering the actual income of the deceased as Rs.10,000/- per month and adding 40% towards the future
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