Supreme Court of India
M. H. Uma Maheshwari & Ors. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
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For the aforesaid reasons, we are of the view th at the compensation awarded by the Tribunal is just and reasonabl e and the same was interfered with by the High Court without any valid grounds, as such, we allow this appeal and set aside the jud gment dated 20.07.2016 passed in Misc.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 166 – Fatal accident – Of 50 year old person – Claim for compensation – Tribunal while awarding compensation applied multiplier of 13 and gave 30% towards future prospe cts – High Court reduced the compensation amount by granting 15% t owards future prospects – However, High Court maintained m ultiplier of 13 – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: Since High Cou rt maintained the multiplier of 13, there was no justi fication for reducing the compensation by granting 15% towards f uture prospects – Compensation awarded by Tribunal was ju st and reasonable –
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