Allowed
Jagdish and Ors. v. Amar Lal and Ors.
Rajasthan HCCMA/326/2009
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court allowed the appeal and enhanced the compensation payable by the insurance company. The court held that a fixed sum of Rs. 15,000 for loss of dependency was not just or fair for a man of about sixty years, enhancing it to Rs. 30,000. It also awarded Rs. 40,000 for each son's funeral and loss of estate, resulting in a total enhancement to Rs. 5,60,000.
What did the court decide?
Compensation enhanced from Rs. 1,80,000 to Rs. 5,60,000 including Rs. 4,50,000 for loss of income and Rs. 1,10,000 for conventional heads (funeral and loss of estate).