Supreme Court of India
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Satender and Ors.
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From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988--Sections 168 and 177-Compensation Determination of, in case of death of child of tender age-Held: In view of uncertain future of a child, child's income cannot be assessed on estimated basis nor parent's financial loss can be computed mathematically Compensation awarded should be 'just and reasonable '-Thus, instead of Rs. 4,45,0001-with interest@ 9% p.a., Rs. 1,80,0001-with interest@ 7.5% p.a. awarded from date of application till date of realization which would meet ends of justice. Nine years old child was knocked down by a truck insured with the appellant,
Where later benches applied it
- 2020 Rajendra Singh and Others v. National Insurance Company Limited and Others
- 2011 National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Kusuma and Anr.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to
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