Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd.,Thane Thr.the General Manager v. Dnyaneshwar Tukaram Jundare and Ors.
MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS – COMPENSATION
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First Appeal No. 2037 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), decided 9th December 2025 by R. M. Joshi, J. Appellant: The General Manager, Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd. (counsel Ms. Shalini Shankar); Respondents: Dnyaneshwar Tukaram Jundare and Sou. Sundarabai Dyaneshwar Jundare (claimants, counsel Mr. Pritesh K. Bohade) and Sadiqkhan Shabbir Khan (vehicle owner). Challenge under Section 173, Motor Vehicles Act to award dated 20.02.2024 in M.A.C.P. No. 87 of 2018 (Rs.11,40,000/- @7% p.a.). Key issue: personal-expense deduction 1/3 vs 1/2 for an unmarried deceased (~30 years) with two dependents. Precedent relied on: Sarla Verma & Ors vs Delhi Transport Corp. & Anr., AIR 2009 SC 3104. Result: appeal allowed; compensation recomputed at Rs.8,88,000/- (income Rs.6,000, 40% future prospects, multiplier 15, consortium Rs.96,000, funeral Rs.18,000, loss of estate Rs.18,000) @7.5% p.a.; refund of Rs.2,52,000/- with accrued interest to be deposited within six weeks; pending applications disposed.