Supreme Court of India

Nutan Rani and Anr. v. Gurmail Singh and Ors.

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Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 20 July 2018

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s. 166 – Compensation – Award of – Death in motor accident of 30 years old salesman having salary of Rs.3,000 per month – Computation of income of the deceased – Addition on account of future prospects – Deduction of one-third towards personal expenditure – Propriety of – Held: While computing income of the deceased, an addition of 40% on account of towards future prospects, in view of the age of the deceased, is warranted as also deduction of one-third towards personal expenses is proper – High Court erred in not granting the benefit of future prospects in…

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