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Icici Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ajay Kumar Mohanty & Anr.

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Reported as [2018] 3 S.C.R. 42
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 6 March 2018

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we set aside the impugned judgment and order of the High Court.

Judgment, page 9

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 166 – Compensation – Computation of – Rash and negligent act of the driver of the v ehicle – Claimant met with an accident sustaining disability – Evidenc e of the doctor that the disability to the extent of 55 % – Award of Rs. 22,85,322/- as compensation by the tribunal, ho wever, High Court reduced the amount to Rs. 12,00,000/- – On ap peal, held: While calculating the income, the tribunal committe d an error of computation – Claim for compensation on the basis that the disabili ty was permanent not established – Annual loss of income c omes to Rs. 79,877/- –

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