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Nagappa v. Gurudayal Singh and Ors.

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Bench M.B. Shah J.
Decided 3 December 2002

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed above, in our view, under the M.V. Act, there F is no restriction that Tribunal/Court cannot award compensation amount exceeding the claimed amount.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988/Karnataka Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: Motor accident-Injury requiring recurring medical expenses­ Compensation-Payment of in instalments for future eventualities- Permissibility-Held, the Act does not provide for passing further award after final award is passed-Hence while passing final award Court should consider future eventualities and fix compensation accordingly-Future medical expenses can be determined only on the basis of fair guess work after taking into account increase in the cost of medical treatment.

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 6 relied on · 5 referred to · 8 mentioned

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