Supreme Court of India

Shakti Devi v. New India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 13 S.C.R. 574

Bench Aftab Alam J.

Decided 9 November 2010

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 166 - Compensation - Claim for - Fatal motor accident - Deceased aged 22 years - Tribunal awarding Rs. 35,0001- with 10% simple interest p.m. from date of award till realisation - Compensation computed at Rs. 60, 0001- and Rs. 25, 0001- adjusted as paid to claimant for no-fault liability - Upheld by High Court - On appeal held: Deceased was 22 years old and was not married, and was earning about Rs. 1,0001-p.m. - Evidence on record that deceased would have got government job in future - In view of the facts, taking annual loss of dependency as Rs. 12, 0001- and

Authorities it was built on

1996 U.P. State Road Transport Corporation and Ors. v. Trilok Chandra and Ors. cited by 40
2003 Abati Bezbaruah v. Director General Geological Survey of India and Anr. cited by 19

Where later benches applied it

2014 Sanjay Verma v. Haryana Roadways relied on

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