Supreme Court of India
The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Kalu Ram
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In view of the foregoing discussion, we reach to the following conclusion: a) The Appeal preferred by the insurer is dismissed. b) The Appeal preferred by the claimants is partly allowed to the limited extent indicated above.
Judgment, page 12
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Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the correctness of the concurrent finding of negligence and the quantum of compensation awarded by the courts below; and the enhancement of compensation on the ground that the future earning potential of the deceased was not adequately assessed and that compensation under the conventional heads was not fully granted. Headnotes† Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss.166 and 140 – Enhancement of the compensation – Victim, aged 20 years pursuing Chartered Accountancy (Final), and undergoing articleship, was travelling in the car driven by his roommate,
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