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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SUDEEPTI SHARMA
Vijay Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Yusuf Ali – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.
1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 29.02.2016 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhiwani (in short ‘the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation, granted to the appellants/claimants to the tune of Rs.9,22,628/- along with interest @ 9% per annum on account of death of deceased Salochana in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 24.02.2015.
2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced and is skipped herein for the sake of brevity.
SUBMISSIONS OF LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE PARTIES
3. The learned counsel for the appellants/claimants contends that the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal is on the lower side and deserves to be enhanced.
4. Therefore, he prays that the present appeal be allowed and the compensation awarded to the appellants/claimants be enhanced, as per latest law.
5. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondents, however, vehe
The court held that a homemaker's contributions merit substantial recognition in compensation assessments, adjusting the notional income to Rs.15,000 with enhanced compensation totaling Rs.21,38,350.
Compensation for motor vehicle accidents must consider full taxable income, including allowances and future prospects, with appropriate deductions for living expenses based on dependents.
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