Supreme Court of India

Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel v. Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 2428
Bench Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 8 August 2025

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3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, the compensation now payable to the claimant-appellant would be recalculated as under: CALCULATION OF COMPENSATION Compensation Heads Amount Awarded In Accordance with: Monthly Income Rs.6,836/- Baby Sakshi Greola v.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether the courts below failed to award compensation under the head loss of earnings to the minor appellant; and whether the High Court erred in granting an adequate amount of compensation under pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages. Headnotes† Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 – Compensation – Enhancement – Appellant-minor aged 8 years suffered permanent disability in a road accident – Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs. 3.90 lakh – High Court enhanced it to Rs. 8.65 lakhs – Interference: Held: Minor child who suffers death or permanent disability in a motor vehicle

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 2 mentioned

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