Smt. Mahananda and Ors. v. Basawaraj and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal against a Tribunal award of Rs.4,00,000/- under Section 166 MV Act for the death of a young woman in a road accident caused by the driver of a goods vehicle. The insurer's counsel challenged components of the assessment. Applying judicially accepted guidelines, the court recomputed notional income with future prospects, personal deductions and multipliers, fixed compensation amounts, and al
What did the court decide?
Compensation under the Tribunal award modified and increased per guideline-derived amounts; insurer directed to deposit within six weeks.