Supreme Court of India

Smt. Anjali & Ors v. Lokendra Rathod & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 16 S.C.R. 661
Bench Krishna Murari and Bela M. Trivedi JJ.
Decided 6 December 2022

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court ought to have added the increment of 10% to the conventional heads as per the dictum in Pranay Sethi (Supra).

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.168 – Fatal accident – Just and Fair Compensation – Claimants (the heirs and legal r epresentative of the victim-deceased) sought compensation of Rs.20 Lakhs – Tribunal estimated the deceased’ s monthly income at Rs. 4000 and allowed the claim of Rs. 6,24,000 with inter est – High Cour t increased monthly income of deceased to Rs. 5000 and awar ded compensation of Rs. 1 1,41,000 with inter est – Hence instant appeal – Held: The T ribunal and the High Cour t both committed grave error while estimating the deceased’ s income by disr egarding the Income T ax Return

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