Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Company Limited v. Birender and Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 1 S.C.R. 946

Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.

Decided 13 January 2020

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Application for compensation – Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the dependents of deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 – The claim petition was filed by the respondent nos. 1 & 2, who were the major sons of the deceased – The Tribunal held that respondent nos. 1 & 2 cannot be deprived of the pecuniary benef its through the deceased – The deduction towards personal expens es was kept at 50% as the respondent nos. 1 & 2 were major and earning hands – The total compensation was computed at Rs. 17,40, 532/- – However, the High Court noted that the

Authorities it was built on

2009 Smt. Sarla Verma & Ors. v. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr. cited by 64
1987 Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, Ahmedabad. v. Ramanbhai Prabhatbhai & Another cited by 17
2016 Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Shashi Sharma & Ors. cited by 6
1989 Custodian of Branches of Banco National Ultramarino. v. Nalini Bai Naique cited by 5
2007 Smt. Manjuri Bera v. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and Anr. cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2025 New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Smt. Sunita Sharma and Ors. relied on
2025 Hanumantharaju B (dead) by Lr. v. M Akram Pasha & Anr. referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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