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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
VIRENDER SINGH
Kamaljeet – Appellant
Versus
Parveen – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. facts of the case presentation (Para 3) |
| 2. arguments and defenses presented by respondents (Para 4) |
| 3. court's guidelines on just compensation (Para 11 , 12 , 19) |
| 4. assessing claimant's income and disability (Para 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 5. final enhancement of compensation awarded (Para 36 , 37 , 38) |
JUDGMENT :
Virender Singh, J.
ClaimantKamaljeet has filed the present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the M.V. Act’), with a prayer to modify the enhance the award dated 01.04.2016, passed by learned Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Bilaspur, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as ‘the MACT’), in MAC Case No. 3/2 of 2014, titled as “Kamaljeet Versus Parveen and others”.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties to the present lis, are, hereinafter referred to, in the same manner, as were, referred to, by the learned MACT.
3. Brief facts, leading to the filing of present appeal, before this Court, may be summed up as under:
3.1. Claimant filed the petition under Section 166 of the M.V. Act, against the respondents, being owner, driver and insurer of vehicle No. HP01H1444. The claimant has filed the petition due to the fact that on 25.0
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