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ARCHANA PURI
Balwinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
Rohtak District Transport Coop. Society Ltd. (M/s) – Respondent
Judgment
Mrs. Archana Puri, J.
These two above captioned appeals have been filed by the appellants-claimants, thereby, seeking enhancement of the compensation, granted by learned Tribunal, on account of death of Kiranpreet Kaur @ Kiranbir Kaur and Khushpreet Kaur, in a motor vehicular accident, which took place on 26.03.2012.
2. The respective claim petitions, arising from the same accident, though were filed separately, but the same were decided on the same date i.e. 22.07.2015.
3. FAO-7718-2015 relates to the Award passed qua death of Kiranpreet Kaur @ Kiranbir Kaur and FAO-7719-2015 relates to the Award passed qua death of Khushpreet Kaur.
4. On appraisal of the evidence, brought on record, learned Tribunal, vide respective Awards, had granted compensation to the extent of Rs.7,88,000/-, on account of death of Kiranpreet Kaur @ Kiranbir Kaur and vide separate Award, also granted compensation to the extent of Rs.1,00,000/-, on account of death of Khushpreet Kaur.
5. So far as the fact of accident and manner of its taking place, as well as liability, so fastened upon the respondent
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need to assess compensation for non-earning victims, particularly homemakers, based on the services rendered and to consider future prospects, ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need to consider the multi-faceted services provided by a homemaker to her family when computing compensation for the death of a homemaker in a....
The court established that the notional income for a non-earning child should be set at Rs.30,000 per annum, applying a multiplier of 15 for calculating compensation, considering inflation and emotio....
In fatal motor accidents addition of notional income of deceased towards future prospects of deceased is integral component of compensation.
The court established that actual income evidence must be prioritized over notional income in compensation claims under the Motor Vehicle Act.
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