Supreme Court of India
National Insurance Company Limited v. Birender and Ors.
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From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.166 – Application for compensation – Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the dependents of deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 – The claim petition was filed by the respondent nos. 1 & 2, who were the major sons of the deceased – The Tribunal held that respondent nos. 1 & 2 cannot be deprived of the pecuniary benefits through the deceased – The deduction towards personal expenses was kept at 50% as the respondent nos. 1 & 2 were major and earning hands – The total compensation was computed at Rs.
Authorities it was built on
- 2017 National Insurance Company Limited v. Pranay Sethi and Ors.
- 2009 Smt. Sarla Verma & Ors. v. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr.
- 1987 Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, Ahmedabad. v. Ramanbhai Prabhatbhai & Another
- 1998 Mrs. Helen C. Rebello and Ors. v. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation and Anr.
- 2016 Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Shashi Sharma & Ors.
- 2007 Smt. Manjuri Bera v. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and Anr.
- 1989 Custodian of Branches of Banco National Ultramarino. v. Nalini Bai Naique
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Smt. Sunita Sharma and Ors.
- 2025 Hanumantharaju B (dead) by Lr. v. M Akram Pasha & Anr.
- 2026 Sameem Begum v. K. Venkat Swamy
- 2025 Seema Rani v. The Oriental Insurance Company Limited
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 2 mentioned
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