Supreme Court of India
Santosh Devi and Ors. v. Mahaveer Singh and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the assessment of income by the MACT at Rs 1,200 per month is on the lower side.
Judgment, page 3
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Death due to motor accident in 1992 – Claim of appellants that the deceased was in the business of selling desi ghee and namkin bhujia and his monthly income was Rs.3,500/- – Tribunal assessed the income of the deceased at Rs.1,200/- p.m. and awarded Rs.1,15,200/- as compensation after applying a multiplier of 12 – High Court applied a multiplier of 15 and increased the compensation to Rs.…
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