Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 426 · Decided 13 July 2006
Up State Road Transport Corporation v. Krishna Bala and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 426 · [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 506
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4267/2002
- Decided
- 13 July 2006
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, ALTAMAS KABIR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. KRISHNA BALA AND ORS. JULY 13, 2006 B [APJJITPASAYAT AND AL TAMAS KABIR,JJ.] Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-Section 166-Multiplier-Determination of-Deceased aged 36 years-Multiplier of 22 adopted by tribunal­ C Correctness of-Held. incorrect-Appropriate multiplier awarding compensation to the widow and children of the deceased aged 36 years who D died in motor accident and in granting interest @ 12% from the date of application. Partly allowing the appeal, the Court HELD: I. The multiplier method involves the ascertainment of the loss E of dependency or
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