Munni Devi v. Ms Balaji Processing Works in Charge Adarsh Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
M.A. No. 11 of 2022 | High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi | decided 02.12.2025 | Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary | Motor accident compensation enhancement appeal | Section 166 Motor Vehicle Act | MACC No. 58 of 2017, MVACT Hazaribagh | death of Sahdev Mahto | truck JH-02L-1808 | part-time mason; sketchy occupational evidence | monthly income revised Rs.5,500 to Rs.6,500 | age 45 | three dependents | 1/3rd personal expenses | multiplier 14 | 25% future prospects | conventional heads Rs. 77,000 | enhanced award Rs. 9,87,000 | interest 7.5% p.a. from date of filing of claim application | no interest on future-prospects head, per M.A. No. 386 of 2023 (18.11.2025) | deduction of payments already made | statutory deposit remitted to Tribunal | appeal allowed | United India Insurance Co. liable to pay within one month.
What did the court decide?
Compensation enhanced from Rs. 8,40,000/- to Rs. 9,87,000/- with interest at 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the claim application, excluding interest on the future-prospects head; Insurance Company to pay the Tribunal within a month of the order for forthwith disbursal; amounts already paid to be deducted from the final compensation; statutory deposit to be remitted to the Tribunal for adjustment; interlocutory applications disposed of.