Shinder Kaur and Ors. v. Rajinder Singh and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Fatal motor accident; rash and negligent driving; offending vehicle PB-13T-5411; driver respondent No.1; owner respondent No.2; insurer respondent No.3; claimants/dependents; income tax returns Ex. P-10, P-11, P-12; post-death return accepted; annual income Rs.4,52,317/-; age 62; multiplier 7; 1/4th personal expense deduction; annual loss of dependency Rs.3,39,237/-; total dependency Rs.23,74,659/-; Sarla Verma; Pranay Sethi 10% escalation; loss of estate Rs.16,500/-; funeral expenses Rs.16,500/-; Magma General Insurance consortium Rs.44,000/- each; total compensation Rs.26,27,659/-; interest enhanced 6% to 9%; (2022) 5 SCC 107.
What did the court decide?
Compensation reassessed by this Court at Rs.26,27,659/- for the claimants (income taken at Rs.4,52,317/-, multiplier 7, loss of estate and funeral expenses at Rs.16,500/- each, consortium Rs.44,000/- each), with interest enhanced from 6% to 9% per annum.