Supreme Court of India

R.K. Malik and Anr. v. Kiran Pal and Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 10 S.C.R. 87

Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.

Decided 15 May 2009

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From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 163A and 166 rlw 168; Second Schedule - Bus carrying school children met with accident and fell into river from bridge - Death of 29 children c - Most of them were in the age group of 10 to 18 years - Claim for compensation by parents of deceased children - Courts below awarded pecuniary compensation, on basis of Second Schedule and relevant multiplier under the Act, which in majority of the casAs ranged from Rs. 1, 55, 0001- to Rs.1,65,0001- - Though Tribunal did not award any non- pecuniary compensation, the High Court awarded non- pecuniary damages of Rs. 75,

Authorities it was built on

1996 U.P. State Road Transport Corporation and Ors. v. Trilok Chandra and Ors. cited by 40
1995 R.D. Hattangadi v. Mis. Pest Control (india) Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. cited by 26
2003 Abati Bezbaruah v. Director General Geological Survey of India and Anr. cited by 19
2002 United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Patrica Jean Mahajan and Ors. Etc. Etc. cited by 9
1961 Dr. Jatish Chandra Ghosh v. Hari Sadhan Mukherjee and Others. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

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2022 Meena Devi v. Nunu Chand Mahto @ Nemchand Mahto & Ors referred to
2021 Kurvan Ansari Alias Kurvan Ali & Anr. v. Shyam Kishore Murmu & Anr. referred to
2020 Rajendra Singh and Others v. National Insurance Company Limited and Others referred to
2012 Santosh Devi v. National Insurance Company Ltd. and Others referred to

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