Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 485 · Decided 5 October 2005
The Managing Director, Tnstc LTD. v. K.I. Bindu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 485 · [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 1089
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6143/2005
- Decided
- 5 October 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, ARUN KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
B Motor Vehicles Act, I 988-Sections I 63A and I 66 rlw Second Schedule: Fatal accident-Computation of compensation-Multiplier method-­ Fixation of appropriate multiplier-Deceased aged 34 years-Tribunal while C awarding compensation applied a multiplier of 17-Propriety of-Held, not person starts earning-Lowest would be in respect of person in the age group of 60 to 70, which is the normal retirement age-On facts, multiplier of I 3 would be appropriate. D Fat al accident-Computation of compensation-Contributory negligence on part of the deceased-Plea of-Not sustainable in
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