Supreme Court of India

Laxmi Devi & Others v. Mohammad Tabbar & Another

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Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 436
Bench S.B. Sinha and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 25 March 2008

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From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Motor accident - Death caused of 35 years old man - Claim for compensation - c Claimants were his wife and 4 minor daughters - Claims Tribunal awarded compensation on the basis of notional income of Rs. 15, 0001- using multiplier of 16 - Rate of interest on compensation directed at the rate of 6% -- High Court increasing the notional income to Rs. 36, 0001- while reducing the multiplier to 12 - On appeal, held: In view of the age of the deceased, High Court 17.ot right in reducing the multiplier - However, in view of the fact that notional income was increased and

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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