Supreme Court of India

Meenakshi v. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.

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Reported as [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1433
Bench Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 23 July 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court was justified in deducting Income Tax from the gross salary of the deceased- Suryakanth for calculating his gross income.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether perquisites/allowances in the nature of house rent allowance, flexible benefit plan and company contribution to provident fund can be excluded from the basic salary of the deceased while applying the principle of rise in income by future prospects for assessing compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Headnotes† Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Claim for compensation – Perquisites/allowances in the nature of house rent, flexible benefit plan and company contribution to provident fund cannot be excluded from the basic salary for the purpose of applying future

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