Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 304 · Decided 3 May 2013
Vimal Kanwar & ORS. v. Kishore Dan & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 304 · [2013] 3 S.C.R. 223
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5513/2012
- Decided
- 3 May 2013
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicle Act, 1988: s. 166 - Fatal accident - Compensation - Computation of - Deductions. - Held: Provident Fund, Pension, Insurance, receivable by heirs on account of victim's death will not come within the periphery of the Act to be termed as 'pecuniary A B c advantage' liable for - Compensation - Compassionate appointment -Deductions towards 'pecuniary advantage' - Held: Compassionate appointment cannot be termed as 'pecuniary advantage' and any amount received on such appointment is not liable for deduction for E determining the compensation. s. 166 - Fatal accident -
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