Supreme Court of India
Smt. Savita v. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the compensation under the head 'loss of consortium' to the spouse, loss of love, care and guidance to children and funeral expenses amounts should have been F awarded under such heads, that is, for 1,00,000/-and 25,000/ - respectively and we award such compensation under the said heads.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: s. 166 -- Fatal motor accident - Compensation --Tribunal and High Court ignoring to award compensation towards future prospects -- Awarding meager amounts under heads --"loss of consortium" and "funeral expenses"- Held: At the time of fixing such compensation, court should not succumb to o niceties or technicalities to grant just compensation -- It is the duty of court to equate, as far as possible, the misery on account of accident with compensation so that the injured or dependants should not face vagaries of life on account of discontinuance of income earned by
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