Supreme Court of India
Anita Sharma & Ors. v. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
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We are of the view that no effective argume nt could be raised on their behalf as to how the compensation assessed by the Tribunal was inadequate, except that in view of the authoritative pronouncement of this Court in National Insurance Co Ltd v.
Judgment, page 14
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Motor Vehicle Accident – Victim-deceased was travelling i n a car along with his friend, respondent no. 2 and two other occupant s – Respondent no. 2 (owner of the car) was driving the car at night, when a truck came from the opposite side and struck t he car as a result of which all the occupants suffered injuries – T hey were all rushed to the hospital – Victim was discharged – However, he kept experiencing one after another medical complication and eventuall y died due to injuries – Victim-deceased’s dependents filed a claim petition for Rs. 60,94,000/- and alleged that victim died due to
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