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2012 Supreme(Del) 2140

G.P.MITTAL
Cheena – Appellant
Versus
Tagore International School – Respondent


Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant:Manjeet Chawla, Advocate.
For the Respondents:R1-Pankaj Seth, R2-Joy Basu, Advocates.

JUDGMENT

G. P. MITTAL, J

1. These eight Appeals arise out of a common judgment dated 30.11.2007 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (the Claims Tribunal) whereby nineteen Claim Petitions arising out of a motor vehicle accident which took place on 20.08.1999 were decided. The Respondent Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. preferred nineteen separate Appeals challenging its liability to pay the compensation on the ground that Tagore International School, owner of bus No.DL-IV-2571 involved in the accident committed a wilful breach of the terms and conditions of policy by using the bus for hire and reward. The above said Appeals were dismissed by a common judgment of this Court dated 27.11.2012. The negligence or the quantum of compensation was not challenged in the said Appeals.

2. These Appeals are for enhancement of compensation. I shall take the cases one by one whether the compensation awarded calls for any enhancement.

MAC APP.174/2008 (Injury to Cheena)

3. The Appellant Cheena was a housewife. During the inquiry before the Claims Tribunal, it was established that she was admitted in Safdarjung Hospital from 20.08.1999 to 28.08.1999. She suffered fracture of nasal bone and f


















































































































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