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January 23, 2025 3:42 am

Accident–Highest/lowest multiplier–Highest multiplier has to be for the age group of 21 years to 25 years when an ordinary Indian Citizen starts independently earning and the lowest would be in respect of a person in the age group of 60 to 70, which is the normal retirement age.

Mar 31, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 609 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Civil Appeal No. of 2009…

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Motor vehicles Act, 1988, S.166 and 2(30)–Accident–Registered Owner- -Merely because the vehicle was transferred does not mean that such registered owner stands absolved of his liability to a third person–So long as his name continues in RTO records, he remains liable to a third person.

Mar 24, 2019 sclaw

2019(1) Law Herald (SC) 216 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 2059 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud Civil…

Accident

Accident–Death of son of insured while driving Motor Cycle–Son was not a third party–Accident occurred by use of vehicle and not by negligence of driver–Owner not entitled to any claim.

Mar 11, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 585 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph Civil Appeal No. 7402 of 2008…

Accident

Accident–Gratuitous passengers–About 30-40 persons were travelling in the tempo truck–All 30-40 persons by no stretch of imagination could have been the representatives of the owners of goods. Insurance company not liable Accident–Ordinarily an allegation made in FIR would not be admissible in evidence per se but tribunal would be entitled to look into same where allegations made in FIR had been made a part of the part of claim petition.

Feb 24, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 498 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph Civil Appeal No. 7399 of 2008…

Accident

Accident—Personal Expenses—Where the family of the bachelor is large and dependent on the income of the deceased, his personal and living expenses maybe restricted to one-third, as contribution to the family will be taken as two-third. Accident—Just Compensation—More than claimed—Court is duty bound and entitled to award “just compensation”, irrespective of whether any plea in that behalf was raised by the claimant or not. Accident—Filial Consortium—It is the right of the parents to compensation in the case of an accidental death of a child—An accident leading to the death of a child causes great shock and agony to the parents and family of the deceased. Accident—Interest on Compensation—Deceased was aged 24 years and his income assessed as that of unskilled worker—Compensation awarded with 12% interest p.a. from date of filing claim petition.

Feb 23, 2019 sclaw

2018(4) Law Herald (P&H) 2786 (SC) : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1582 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. F. Nariman Hon’ble Mrs. Justice InduMalhotra C/V/7 AppeaJ No.…

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Accident Law–Permanent disability–Earning capacity–Appellant was aged 15 years when he met with an accident on 14.9.1998 as a result whereof he sustained serious injuries and suffered permanent disability to the extent of 70% of his left lower limb which had to be amputated–Loss of earning capacity should be treated as 60% of the monthly income–His annual income assessed at Rs. 21,600/

Feb 18, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 459 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph Civil Appeal No. 7430 Of 2008…

Accident

Accident–Permanent disability–Certificate of Govt. Hospital, should not have disbelieved on the supposition that doctor had been issuing certificates fixing ‘permanent disability which was not proportionate to the injury’.

Feb 10, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 418 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph Civil Appeal Nos. 7320-7321 of 2008…

Accident

Accident–The owner of a vehicle cannot contend that he has no liability to verify the fact as to whether the driver of the vehicle possessed a valid licence or not.

Feb 9, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 358 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Ganguly Civil Appeal No. 396 of…

Accident

Accident–Appellate Court should record reasons for enhancing or reducing notional income of injured/deceased.

Feb 9, 2019 sclaw

2009(1) LAW HERALD (SC) 353 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Asok Kuamr Ganguly Civil Appeal No. 395 of…

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Accident—Claim Petition—A procedural lapse, could not be made basis to reject the claim petition Accident—Claim Petition—If the Court did not exhibit the documents despite the appellants referring them at the time of recording evidence then in such event, the appellants cannot be denied of their right to claim the compensation on the ground that requisite documents were not on record

Jan 27, 2019 sclaw

2018(4) Law Herald (SC) 3137 : 2018 LawHerald.Org 1851 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Indu Malhotra Civil Appeal No.…

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