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Abati Bezbaruah v. Director General Geological Survey of India and Anr.

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 1229
Bench S.B . Sinha and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 14 February 2003

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the amount of interest should, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, be paid at the rate of 9% per annum.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; Sections 166, 168 and 171: ' Award of compensation-Quanlllm of compensation/Rate of Interest- c Discretion of the Tribunal/Courts-Held, compensation should be just and ' fair as to the facts and circumstances of the case-Guidelines/Formula as per provision of law should be followed in computing compensation-Though there exists no rule in awarding interest, it is solely on the discretion of the ' Tribunal/High Courts-However, bank rate prevailing at the relevant time lt'ould normally be taken into consideration in awarding interest. Husband of the claimant-appellant,

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to · 16 mentioned

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