Allowed
Rampati Devi W/O Late Sh. Jagdish Prasad v. Firoj Khan S/O Nazir Khan
Rajasthan HCCMA/4862/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Claimants appealed a motor accident tribunal award seeking consortium-benefit compensation for the deceased's mother, who had received none under the customary heads. Applying the Supreme Court precedent that a deceased's mother is entitled to Rs 40,000 consortium loss, the court accepted the appeal and awarded her that sum with 7% annual interest.
What did the court decide?
Appeal accepted; tribunal award of Rs 6,53,704 with 8% interest ratified; additional Rs 40,000 consortium benefit to deceased's mother with 7% annual interest from filing to deposit.