Supreme Court of India
Sanobanu Nazirbhai Mirza & Ors. v. Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid decision of this Court, we are of the view that the legal representatives of the deceased are entitled to the compensation as mentioned under the various F heads in the table as provided above in this judgment even though certain claims were not preferred by them as we are of the view that they are legally and legitimately entitled for the said claims.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: c s. 166 - Fatal motor accident - Compensation - Annual income of deceased-Polisher -- Addition towards future prospects - Multiplier - Tribunal and High Court taking annual income of deceased at Rs. 150001- -- Held: Claim petition having been filed u/s. 166, taking notional income of 0 deceased at Rs. 15, 0001- per annum on the basis of /Ind Schedule to s. 163- is an erroneous approach to determine just and reasonable compensation in favour of legal representatives of the deceased who was the sole earning member of family - Deceased was working as a polisher, which
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