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J. J. MUNIR
Madresh – Appellant
Versus
U. P. S. R. T. C. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
J.J. Munir, J.
This is an appeal by the claimants of Motor Accident Claim Petition No. 48 of 1992, seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.
2. According to the claimant-appellants, who are dependents of the late Rajvir Singh, the deceased, on the 2nd of December, 1991 was proceeding from Roorkee to Meerut on board Maruti Car, bearing registration No. DNC-2281. He was travelling on the car alongwith Raj Kumar and some others. The car was moving according to the rule of the road and at a controlled speed. At forty minutes past seven in the evening, as the car reached the Village Siwaya, a bus, owned by the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short, 'UPSRTC'), bearing registration No. UHN-2268, approached from the opposite direction. It was driven at the high speed of about 70 kilometers per hour and negligently. It hit the Maruti Car, leading to injury being sustained by several persons. One Raj Kumar died on the spot. Rajvir Singh, who sustained grievous injuries, was admitted to the Medical College Hospital. He b
The court established that the calculation of compensation must consider the deceased's income, appropriate multiplier, and future prospects, independent of any pension received by the dependents.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the application of Rule 220-A(3) of the Rules of 1998 for determining future prospects and the use of the multiplier as per the Second Schedule to ....
The quantum of compensation payable to the claimants in a motor accident claim petition is to be determined by considering various factors, including future prospects, personal expenses of the deceas....
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