Sabina Khatoon and Ors. v. the National Insurance Company Limited and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; Misc. Appeal No.10 of 2015 (order dated 08.04.2025, Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.); enhancement of motor accident compensation under Sections 166 and 171 of the Motor Vehicle Act; monthly income reassessed at Rs.8,000/- by adding commission to salary (Tribunal had taken only Rs.4,000/-); contributory negligence of deceased driver upheld, 50% deduction retained; multiplier 17, age 30, 1/4th personal-expense deduction, six dependants, 40% future prospects, conventional heads Rs.84,000/-; total compensation Rs.17,97,600/-; enhanced award Rs.8,98,800/- with 6% interest from date of filing claim application; insurer National Insurance Company Limited directed to pay through Tribunal within a month; offending truck HR-37A-6178; employer/owner Tejinder Singh; salary certificate Exhibit 1.
What did the court decide?
Enhancement allowed: claimants entitled to Rs.8,98,800/- (50% of Rs.17,97,600/-) with interest @6% per annum from the date of filing of the claim application; Insurance Company directed to pay the compensation to the Tribunal within a month of the order, to be disbursed to the claimants per the Tribunal's terms and adjusted to the final compensation amount; interlocutory application(s), if any, disposed of.