Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 506 · Decided 15 April 2009
SMT. Sarla Verma & ORS. v. Delhi Transport Corporation & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 506 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 1098
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3483/2008
- Decided
- 15 April 2009
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
5 S.C.R. 1098 SMT. SARLA VERMA & ORS. v. DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 3483 OF 2008) APRIL 15, 2009 [R.V. RAVEENDRAN AND LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, JJ.) MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: Motor vehicle accident - Compensation awarded by Tribunal - Enhanced by High Court - On Selection of multiplier - Criteria laid down - Computation of compensation taking into account future pay revisions - ff claimants delay the proceedings they can rely upon revised higher pay scales that may come into effect during such E pendency - However, promptness cannot be punished in this
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