Supreme Court of India
Meena Devi v. Nunu Chand Mahto @ Nemchand Mahto & Ors
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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988:ss. 140, 166 rw s.171 – Compensation – Enhancement of – Death of 12 year ol d boy in a motor accident – Tribunal awarded lump sum compensation of Rs . 1,50,000/-, while the High Court enhanced it to Rs. 2, 00,000/- up to the value of the claim petition – On appeal, held: Less valuation, if any, made in the claim petition would not be impediment t o award just compensation exceeding the claimed amount – Tr ibunal/court ought to award ‘just’ compensation which is reasonable in the fac ts relying upon the evidence produced on record – On f acts, the amount of
Authorities it was built on
- 2009 Smt. Sarla Verma & Ors. v. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr.
- 2002 Nagappa v. Gurudayal Singh and Ors.
- 2001 M.S. Grewal and Anr. v. Deep Chand Sood and Ors.
- 2001 Lata Wadhwa and Ors. v. State of Bihar and Ors.
- 2009 R.K. Malik and Anr. v. Kiran Pal and Ors.
- 2013 Kishan Gopal & Anr. v. Lala & Ors.
- 1981 Gurdayal Slngh Fiji v. The State of Punjab and Ors.
- 2021 Kurvan Ansari Alias Kurvan Ali & Anr. v. Shyam Kishore Murmu & Anr.
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