Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal against MACT Kaithal award dated 07.01.2012 in claim petition under Section 166, Motor Vehicles Act 1988; deceased Mukesh Kumar, agriculturist and property dealer, age 42 per PMR Ex.P-4; multiplier of 14 upheld; notional income reassessed from Rs.3,500/- to Rs.4,212/- per month per minimum wages for un-skilled labourer; conventional heads applied per Pranay Sethi; cases cited: Sarla Verma v. DTC; National Insurance Co. v. Pranay Sethi; Dara Singh @ Dhara Banjara v. Shyam Singh Varma; R.Valli v. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (2022) 5 SCC 107; enhanced compensation with 9% interest to be deposited by respondent No.3-Insurance Company within two months and disbursed to claimants' bank accounts; Sudeepti Sharma J.; reserved 13.05.2026, pronounced 15.05.2026.
What did the court decide?
Enhancement of compensation; respondent No.3-Insurance Company directed to deposit the enhanced amount along with interest at the rate of 9% with the Tribunal within two months of receipt of the judgment; Tribunal directed to disburse the same to the appellants-claimants in their bank accounts; appellants-claimants to furnish bank account details to the Tribunal.