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Preetha Krishnan & Ors. v. The United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 11 S.C.R. 487
Bench Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 6 November 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the income as on the date of death is to be taken to calculate the compensation.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Grievance of the claimant-appellants is w.r.t the application of split multiplier by the High Court, causing a significant reduction in the total compensation, as awarded by the Tribunal, vis-à-vis, the High Court. Headnotes† Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Motor Accident Claim – Compensation – Calculation of – Application of split multiplier – Impermissibility – Deceased, an Assistant Engineer in the PWD, aged 51 years died in a car accident – Appellants (wife and children of the deceased) sought compensation of Rs.60,00,000/-, stating that the deceased earned Rs.47,860/-

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