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The New India Assurance Company Limited v. Smt. Somwati and Others

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Bench Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 7 September 2020

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Motor Vehicles – Accident – Claims – Compensation – Consortium – Appeals filed by Insurance Companies questioning the judgments of the High Courts arising out of the award by MACT with regard to the compensation awarded in favour of the claimants under two heads, i.e. ‘loss of consortium’ and ‘loss of love and affection’ – The appellants submitted that the amount granted under the head ‘loss of love and affection’ is wholly without jurisdiction and that National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi and Ors. has only referred to spousal consortium and no other consortium, hence, there is no…

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