Icici Lombard General Insurance Company Limited v. Dr. Amar Kumar
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – S.173
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CAV judgment by Ramesh Chand Malviya, J., Miscellaneous Appeal No.233 of 2021, decided 10.04.2025 — ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Dr. Amar Kumar & Ors. Key topics: S.173 MV Act appeal against MACT Bhagalpur award; motor accident death compensation; computation of deceased doctor's income — government salary certificate (Ext.2, Rs. 34,786 p.m.) plus ITR private-practice income (Ext.1, Rs. 2,18,376 p.a.); whether government doctor may earn from private practice (CW-4); plea of double-counting of income barred as not pleaded — relief confined to pleadings (Union of India v. Ibrahim Uddin, (2012) 8 SCC 148); legal representative and dependency — earning husband entitled under S.2(11) CPC (Birender, AIR 2020 SC 434; Manjuri Bera, (2007) 10 SCC 643; Gujarat SRTC, (1987) 3 SCC 234); future prospects additions of 50%/40% per Pranay Sethi (2017 SCC OnLine SC 1270); 1/3rd deduction and multiplier 15 at age 39 per Sarla Verma, (2009) 6 SCC 121; award modified from Rs. 95,52,620/- to Rs. 93,14,550/-; payment within two months; no costs.