Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 108 · Decided 5 February 2009
United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. Bindu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 108 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 872
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 724/2009
- Decided
- 5 February 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Fatal accident - Deceased aged 32 years and earning Rs. 7,4271- per month - Tribunal adopting multiplier of 17 awarding compensation of Rs.10,61,0001- with 9% interest­ Held: Appropriate multiplier would be 13 and rate of interest 6% - Tribunal to workout In a claim petition field uls.166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 filed by the dependents of the victim of a fatal accident, who was aged 32 years and earning Rs.7,7241 - per month, the MACT applied the multiplier of 17 and awarded a compensation of Rs.10,61,0001- with 9 % E interest from
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