Supreme Court of India

Santosh Devi and Ors. v. Mahaveer Singh and Ors.

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Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 9 August 2018

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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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