Supreme Court of India
Kalpanaraj v. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the High Court erred in· making deductions under various heads to arrive at the net income instead of ascertaining the gross income of the deceased out of the annual income earned from his occupation mentioned in the E income tax return submitted for the relevant financial year 1994- 1995. ~.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 166 - Fatal Accident - Compensation - Determination of - Deceased aged 46 years - Claimants-wife and two minor children - Tribunal awarded c compensation of Rs. 20. 90 lacs while High Court reduced it to Rs. 5. 76 lacs by determining monthly income on the basis of income tax return of the deceased - Appeal for enhancement of compensation - Held: High Court was correct in determining the monthly income on the basis of the o income tax return, however, erred in making deductions under various heads to arrive at the net income instead of ascertaining the gross
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- 2025 S. Vishnu Ganga & Ors. v. M/s Oriental Insurance Company Limited Rep. by its Divisional Manager & Ors.
- 2022 K. Ramya v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
- 2025 Nidhi Bhargava & Ors. A1: Nidhi Bhargava A2: Manuj Bhargava A3: Anuj Bhargava v. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors. R1: National Insurance Company Ltd. through its Regional Manager R2: K. L. Bhargava R3: Anil Kumar Kukreja
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 mentioned
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