Supreme Court of India

Ashwani Kumar Mishra v. P. Muniam Babu and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 2 S.C.R. 518
Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 8 April 1999

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Motcr Vehicles Act, 1988 : Sections 140, 141, 142, 146, 149, 166, 168, 171, 173-Compensation against accident claim-Criteria to be followed by courts-Some guesswork, some hypothetical consideration and some amount of sympathy coupled with the nature and seriousness of injury are all relevant-But all these issues are to be viewed with objective standard~-Accident caused to the appellant in which he became permanently incapacitated to work-Required permanent attendant to look after him for the rest of his life-Held, appellant was right in claiming a monthly income of Rs. 2, 000 while working

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