Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | 1988 - s. 166 - Compensation - Claim 'for enhancemerit Motor Vehicles Act |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 166 - Compensation -Claim for enhancemerit - First respondent lost control of the car while driving and dashed the same against a milestone, resulting in serious injuries to occupants of the car - Appellant, aged 30 years and earning around Rs. 15001- pm suffered disability and rendered bedridden as' a result of the accident - Claim petitioner by appellant seeking Rs.c 15 lakhs as compensation - Tribunal computed compensation as Rs. 6, 07, 0001- with interest at the rate of 9%, with the consent of the parties -·Appeal filed by appellant claiming enhancement for compensation - Affidavit filed by advocate who appeared before the Tribunal contending that no such settlement was ever entered into by the consent of parties - Dismissal of the appeal by the High Court discarding the affidavit:.:.. 'on appeal held: High Court took a narrow view of the entire controversy- Tribunal held the amount granted by it is just proper and reasonable and also held that the same is based on the consent of the parties - High Court being the last court of fact F and law did not examine whether the Tribunal's finding that the compensation granted is proper, just and reasonable in the facts of the case - Tribunal could not accept the representation lowering down . the claim on the mere oral statement of counsel - It should have insisted on production of some material for the same - Also, no leave was obtained by the parties from the Tribunal to enter the said settlement .- In the absence thereof, the High Court erred in discarding he affidavit filed by the advocate only on the ground that this was filed belatedly before the High Court and is an after thought - Stand taken in the affidavit of the advocate appears probable since there is nothing on record to show that the appellant ever filed any petition or affidavit for settlement before the MACT - Principle of sanctity of recitals in Court proceedings is available to a Court of Record and cannot be stretched to the proceedings of a Tribunal - High Court in the process erred by equating the record of proceedings in a Tribunal with proceedings in a court of record- However, on basis of the materials on record, the matter should not be remanded back, since the accident took place in 1990 and the appellant has suffered 100% medical disability which is permanent in nature with no sign of recovery - She has two children and her husband expired prior to the incident - Compensation should be assessed so that the interest accruing therefrom would be sufficient for the maintenance of the family of the victim and the concept of compensation is wider than mere damages - Thus, compensation of Rs. 15 lacs with interest at the rate of 8% on the enhanced compensation from the date of filing the claim petition before MACT till date of realization.Compensation - Assesment of - Held: Compensation should be assessed so that the interest accruing therefrom would be sufficient for the maintenance of the family of the victim - Concept of compensation is wider than mere damages. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Ganguly |
Neutral Citation | 2011 INSC 335 |
Petitioner | Urviben Chiraghbai Sheth |
Respondent | Vijaybhai Shambhubhai Joranputra .& Ors. |
SCR | [2011] 5 S.C.R. 897 |
Judgement Date | 2011-04-26 |
Case Number | 3618 |
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