Supreme Court of India

Rashmirekha Tripathy v. The Branch Manager (legal Claims) Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd.

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Reported as [2026] 7 S.C.R. 494
Bench Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 1 July 2026

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Issue for Consideration Issue arose that for assessing the annual income of a deceased person or claimant under the Motor Vehicles Act, the ITRs for the previous year appropriate or average of the past two/three years to be taken into consideration. Headnotes† Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 – s.166 – Compensation – Computation of annual income of the deceased victim on the basis of ITRs – Victim aged 39 years, sole breadwinner, running his own construction business, met with a road accident and succumbed to his injuries – Tribunal ascertained his income at Rs.15 lakhs pa considering his previous

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