GITA GOPI
Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Gitaben Natvarlal Bhandari – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. accident details and initial facts. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. appellants argue negligence of deceased. (Para 3) |
| 3. claimants present evidence of bus driver's negligence. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. court observes conflicting evidence on culpability. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 5. discrepancies in income evaluation. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 6. court calculates dependency loss based on evidence. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 7. assessment of compensation for loss of consortium. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 8. final compensation calculations detailed. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 9. order for payment and processing instructions. (Para 20 , 21) |
| 10. conclusion of appeal and order modifications. (Para 22) |
JUDGMENT :
1. By way of this Appeal, the Appellant-The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation Ltd. (GSRTC) has challenged the judgment and award dated 13.09.2017 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxi.), Valsad in M.A.C.P. No.143 of 2010. The Cross Objection is filed by the claimants.
2. The facts giving rise to the present Appeal can be put succinctly as under :-
On 28.02.2009, at about 14.30 hours the deceased Nitinkumar Natwarlal Bhandari aged 25 years, at the time of accident was going from Ambawadi to Umargam. When he reache
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