house wife, aged 30 years - Income assessed at Rs.5000/- p.m. - 40% added towards future prospects.

Citation

AIR 2020 SUPREME COURT 3144

 

2021(1) TNMAC 785

SUPREME COURT

: AIROnline 2020 SC 595 (From : Uttarakhand)*

NAVIN SINHA , J. and B. R. GAVAI , J.

Civil Appeal No. 2624 of 2020 (Arising out of SLP (Civil) No(s). 13964 of 2018) with C. A. Nos 2625 of 2020 (Arising out of SLP (Civil) No(s). 16261 of 2018), D/- 18 - 6 - 2020

Rajendra Singh and Ors. v. National Insurance Company Limited and Ors.

(A)Motor Vehicles Act (59 of 1988), S.166

- Compensation - Death claim - Deceased,

house wife, aged 30 years - Income assessed at Rs.5000/- p.m. - 40% added towards future prospects - 1/4th deducted towards personal expenses - Multiplier of 17 applied - Rs.1,00,000/- awarded towards loss of consortium - Rs.25,000/- awarded towards funeral expenses - Deceased being passenger, not liable towards contributory negligence

- Total compensation of Rs.11,96,000/-

awarded with interest @ 7.5% p.a.

AFO No. 82 of 2015, D/- 19-9-2017, (Utr.).,

Reversed.

AIR 2001 SC 3218, Relied on.

 (Paras 8 , 11)