Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 403 · Decided 16 August 2021
The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Kahlon @ Jasmail Singh Kahlon (Deceased) Through His Legal Representative Narinder Kahlon Gosakan and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 403 · [2021] 8 S.C.R. 469
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4800/2021
- Decided
- 16 August 2021
- Bench
- NAVIN SINHA, R. SUBHASH REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166(a), 166(1)(a)
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 166 (a) - Compensation - Injuries caused in a motor accident - Claimant suffered 100 per cent physical disability in a motor accident - Claim for compensation - Award of interest - Appeal before the High Court - During pendency of the appeal, death of claimant, not attributed to injuries suffered in the accident - Substitution of name of claimant's daughter in the appeal - High Court enhanced the compensation to Rs 37,81,234/-
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