Supreme Court of India

Bijoy Kumar Dugar v. Bidyadhar Dutt and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 2 S.C.R. 803
Bench B.N. Srikrishna and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 1 March 2006

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Section 166: Accident claim-Head-on collision between car and bus-Amount of compensation-Appeal for enhancement of-Future prospects of the deceased- Contributory negligence-The car's driver died in the accident-Claimants were the deceased's father and mother aged 50 years and 45 years respectively-MACT awarded a certain sum as compensation-Insurance Company directed to pay half the amount of compensation as the deceased was held liable for contributory negligence-High Court riefected the claimants' appeal for enhancement of compensation-Held: Compensation should be

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