Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 195 · Decided 16 February 2009
Uttarnachal Transport Corporation LTD. v. SMT. Vimla Devi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 195 · [2009] 2 S.C.R. 504
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1069/2009
- Decided
- 16 February 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 : • .. c s. 173 - Enhancement of compensation - Appropriate multiplier - Determination of - Fatal acpident of contractor aged 43 years - Compensation of Rs, 1,84,500 by tribunal - High Court taking notional income as Rs. 36, 0001- and "' compensation to Rs. D 3, 60, 0001- - On appeal, held: In view of the parameters, multiplier fixed at 10 - Rs. 2, 40, 0001- awarded as ,.. compensation with 6% interest from date of claim. ).- BS-contractor, aged 43 years met with a fatal accident while riding a scooter when bus of the
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