Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 590 · Decided 29 April 2025
Sri Malakappa & ORS. v. The Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Limited & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 590 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2058
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5666/2025
- Decided
- 29 April 2025
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU DHULIA, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court relating to compensation awarded for the death of wife-pillion rider in an accident. Motor vehicles - Fatal accident - Compensation - Death an accident - Appellants, husband and children of the deceased, sought compensation - Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.18,81,966/- - Deduction applicable for personal expenses was fixed at 1/3rd, considering the dependent family comprising of the deceased and only two
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