Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 575 · Decided 3 July 2018
United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. Indiro Devi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 575 · [2018] 5 S.C.R. 169
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 7104/2016
- Decided
- 3 July 2018
- Bench
- S.A. BOBDE, L. NAGESWARA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Fatal accidents - Compensation - Claim of - Rash and negligent driving by truck driver - Death of victim-employee of a company - Tribunal passed the award relying on the salary certificate issued by the employer of the deceased - Income tax record produced by did not lead any evidence to explain contradiction between the two figures emerging from the evidence of the employer - In Revision, the High Court took into account the income of the deceased as found in the income tax assessment - On appeal, held: Salary certificate not to
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