Supreme Court of India

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay v. Shri Laxman Iyer and Anr.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 984
Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 27 October 2003

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1939: Sections 110- and 110- . Accident-Claims petition-Compensation-Fixing of-Contributory Negligence-Effect of-Held: If contributory negligence is proved, Court empowered to apportion loss between the parties appropriately. Compensation-Determination of-Age of the claimants-Relevancy of-Held : It is not the age of the deceased alone but the age oj the claimants as well, which are relevant factors in case parents or other dependents are claimants. Compensation-Multiplier method of quantification of-Relevant factors-Held : (i) age of deceased, (ii) marital status of

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