Sirajul Ansari v. Anup Kumar Srivastava
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi | Misc. Appeal No.227 of 2018 | Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J. | Order dated 12.11.2025 (uploaded 13.11.2025) | Enhancement of compensation under Section 166 MV Act for death of Sabir Ansari, Cleaner in pick-up van JH 01AY 5172 | Impugned award by District Judge II-cum-MACT, Giridih in MACC No.43 of 2014 (income Rs.3,000/-, no future prospects, conventional head Rs.30,000/-) | Appellant plea: minimum daily wage Rs.127/- for unskilled labour | Held: income Rs.3,500/- per month, multiplier 18 (age 18), dependency 50%, future prospects 40%, conventional Rs.77,000/- | Total Rs.6,06,200/- with 7.5% interest from date of filing of claim application; already-paid amounts deductible | Insurer: Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Limited (also known as ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.) | No precedents cited or discussed.
What did the court decide?
Enhancement of compensation: Insurance Company directed to pay Rs.6,06,200/- with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the claim application, within a month of the order, to be disbursed to the claimants by the Tribunal on terms fixed by it, with amounts already paid standing deducted; Miscellaneous Appeal disposed of along with pending Interlocutory Application, if any.