Dr. T.N. Singh, J.-1. What minimum price human life should fetch in today's money-market in this country?

2. In the context of jurisprudence of compensation for motor accidents, Krishna Iyer, J., speaking for the Court in Concord of India Insurance Co. AIR 1979 SC 1666, expressed vocally judicial concern for denial of social justice to the citizens of this country, hoping perhaps that no more they would be weighed like slaves. Thus he spoke: "................determination of the question must be liberal, not niggardly since law values life and limbs in this free country in generous scales".

3. I think, Legislature has responded for the judicial concern adequately, enacting section 92-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, for short, the 'Act'. When any human-being perishes in a motor accident, DO matter how old he was, or what his station in life was, his legal representatives are to be paid atonce a sum of Rs.15,000/- and not a paisa less than that. I quote relevant portion of section 92-A :

"92-A. Liability to pay compensation in certain cases on the principle of no fault-(1)

(2) The amount of compensation which shall be payable under sub-section (1) in respect of death of any pers