Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 653 · Decided 23 June 2026
The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Kalu Ram and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 653 · [2026] 7 S.C.R. 195
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8706/2026
- Decided
- 23 June 2026
- Bench
- PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166, 140
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the concurrent finding of negligence and the quantum of compensation awarded by the courts below; and the enhancement of compensation on the ground that the future earning potential of the deceased was not adequately assessed under the conventional heads was not fully granted. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss.166 and 140 - Enhancement of the compensation - Victim, aged 20 years pursuing Chartered Accountancy (Final), and undergoing articleship, was travelling in the car driven by
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