Sudesh and Another v. Sunil Kumar and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
FAO-5744-2024(O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 10.04.2026 (Nidhi Gupta, J.): claimants' appeal for enhancement of MACT Jind death-compensation award (S.166 MV Act; fatal accident 03.09.2023; offending Car HR-06R-6656) DISMISSED. Income upheld at Rs.10,661/- p.m. on Minimum Wages (Labour Commissioner, Haryana letter dated 28.08.2023); claimed Rs.25,000/- p.m. unproved; 40% future prospects, multiplier 18, 50% deduction affirmed; conventional heads Rs.77,000/- vs Rs.70,000/- benchmark (Shri Ram General Insurance/Bhagat Singh Rawat; Mehmooda Bee; Bebi Giri); 4-5% variation permissible (Vinish Jain); compensation neither windfall nor pittance (Jasbir Kaur; Mahadeva Shetty; Susamma Thomas). 26-day delay condoned under S.5 Limitation Act; pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
Apart from the self-serving statement of claimant No.2 (father of the deceased, PW1), no evidence was brought on record — no contractor, employer record or bank account statement — to prove the claimed income of Rs.25,000/- per month.