Munna Lal Jain & Another Vs. Vipin Kumar Sharma & Ors.
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Head Note
Motor Vehicles Act,1988 - Section 166 , Section 168
Compensation - Deduction - Multiplier - Future prospectus - Self-employed - Deceased bachelor - Deduction ordinarily in the case of a bachelor at 50 % - There are no such exceptional circumstances or compelling reasons for deviation on the basis of evidence and therefore deduction of 50% towards the personal and living expenses is not to be disturbed - Deceased who was self-employed being of the age of 30 years, 50% is the required addition while computing future prospectus - Multiplier of 13 applied taking into account the age of dependent parents of the deceased - Held that the multiplier is to be used with reference to the age of the deceased - Multiplier, in the case of the age of the deceased between 26 to 30 years is 17 - There is no dispute or grievance on fixation of monthly income as Rs.12,000.00 by the High Court - Thus, the appellants are entitled to compensation of Rs.18,36,000.00 towards loss of dependency - There shall be no change on the amounts awarded by the High Court on other heads or on rate of interest.
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Topic(s)-MACT - Compensation - Compensation enhanced