Radhakishan S/O Shri Bhorilal v. Dulichand S/O Shri Sukhram
Case brief
What is this about?
Cross appeals against MACT awards enhancing compensation for a motor accident death and injuries. Court reassessed income from pay slips, applied standard multipliers and conventional heads, enhanced the death claimants' award to Rs. 21,40,000 and the injured's to Rs. 5,42,096, both appeals allowed.
What did the court decide?
Death claim enhanced from Rs. 9,41,200 to Rs. 21,40,000; injury claim from Rs. 1,25,826 to Rs. 5,42,096, with 8% annual interest from date of filing.