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Sunita & Ors. v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation & Anr.

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Reported as [2019] 3 S.C.R. 329
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Ajay Rast Ogi JJ.
Decided 14 February 2019

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the impugned judgment and order of the High Court deserves to be set aside and instead, the Award passed by the Tribunal dated 14th December, 2016 be restored.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Motor V ehicles Act, 1988 – Fatal accident – Awar d of compensation – V ictim-Government School teacher riding a motorcycle, met with a fatal accident, in collision with a bus, rashly and negligently driven by r espondent no.2 and owned by r espondent no.1 – Pillion rider also sustained injuries – Award of compensation of Rs.48,33,235/- jointly and severally to the appellants and the parents of the victim, along with inter est after deduction of income tax from the calculated income – High Cour t set aside the tribunal’ s judgment – On appeal, held: High Cour t r eversed the well consider ed

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