Supreme Court of India

Santosh Devi and Ors. v. Mahaveer Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 9 S.C.R. 499
Bench Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 9 August 2018

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the assessment of income by the MACT at Rs 1,200 per month is on t he lower side.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Death due to mot or accident in 1992 – Claim of appellants that the deceased was in the business of selling desi ghee and namkin bhujia and his monthly income was Rs.3,500/- – Tribunal assessed the income of the deceased at Rs.1,200/- p.m. and awarded Rs.1,15,200/- as compens ation after applying a multiplier of 12 – High Court applied a multipl ier of 15 and increased the compensation to Rs. 1,85,000/- – On appeal, held: Assessment of income by Tribunal at Rs.1,200/- p.m. is on t he lower side – Having due regard to the nature of the busi ness, the date of

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