Supreme Court of India

The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Kalu Ram

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Reported as [2026] 7 S.C.R. 195
Bench Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria JJ.
Decided 23 June 2026

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What the Court ordered

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

From the headnote

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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