Supreme Court of India
S. Chandrasekharan & Ors. v. M. Dinakar & Anr
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We hold that the appellants shall be entitled to future prospects @ 40% in addition to the loss of consortium and future expenses already granted.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s. 166, 168 – Compensation – Enhancement of – Accident occurred which resulted into death of wife of appellant – Claim was lodged by the appellant before the Tribunal – Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs. 36,92,350/- and as at the time of accident the deceased was unemployed, the monthly income of deceased was calculated on basis of her husband’s income (following the judgment of Arun Kumar Agrawal and anothers) – However, the High Court considered the deceased’s salary in a job where she was engaged three years prior to the accident as the basis for quantifying…
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