Supreme Court of India

Priya Vasant Kalgutkar v. Murad Shaikh & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 11 S.C.R. 591
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 29 July 2009

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.,... s. 166 - Claim petition under - Girl aged 9 years suffered 10% permanent disability - Compensation of Rs. 72, 783 by tribunal - High Court enhancing it to Rs. 1, 12, 0001- - On appeal, held: Where no income is proved, notional income for payment of compensation to those who had no income prior to accident, sum of Rs. 15, 0001- p.a. is considered as multiplicand - Multiplier of 15 is to be applied - On facts, girl was a child at o the time of the accident and had no income - No evidence brought on record as to actual damages -· Hence, compensation granted by High

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