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R. SUBHASH REDDY, HRISHIKESH ROY
Sumathi – Appellant
Versus
National Insurance Company Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the case and parties involved. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. initial compensation awarded by the tribunal. (Para 4) |
| 3. dispute over compensation assessment and arguments raised. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 4. analysis of split multiplier and its application. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 5. final decision in favor of the appellants. (Para 11 , 12) |
ORDER :
1. Leave granted.
2. This civil appeal is filed by legal heirs of the deceased-Late Balasubramanian, aggrieved by the judgment dated 8th November, 2017 passed by the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court in CMA (MD) No. 1135 of 2015. By the aforesaid judgment, the High Court has allowed the Misc. Appeal filed by the Insurance Company under Section 173 of the MOTOR VEHICLES ACT , 1988, reducing the compensation from Rs. 40,16,496/- to Rs. 25,25,000/-.
3. The appellants herein, are legal heirs of the deceased and have filed a claim petition bearing MACOP No. 76 of 2011 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Subordinate Court, Paramakudi, claiming compensation of Rs. 40,00,000/-. In the claim petition, it was the case of the appellants that the deceased, on the date of accident, was going to attend a teachers’ meeting at Erode and was travelling
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