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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA
Purella Radhika – Appellant
Versus
Cheni Ravi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA, J.)
The appellants/claimants filed the present appeal against the Award and decree passed by the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-I Addl.District Judge, Karimnagar, (hereinafter referred to ‘learned Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.188 of 2014, dated 06.06.2019, wherein claimants/petitioners had filed the claim petition under Section 166 of M.V.Act seeking compensation of Rs.20,00,000/- on account of death of 1st petitioner husband, namely Sri Sadanandam, (herein after referred as ‘deceased’) who died in Motor Vehicle accident occurred on 06.04.2013.
2. The brief facts of the case are that appellants/claimants filed M.V.O.P.No.188 of 2014 under Section 166 of the M.V.Act, 1988 seeking compensation for the death of the deceased, who died in the accident alleged to have caused due to rash and negligent manner by the Tata lorry driver. It is contended that on 06.04.2013, the deceased along with his friend were proceeding to Huzurabad on Hero-Honda Splendor Motor Cycle bearing No.AP-10-AG-8128 and when they reached near Thumanapally filter bed, the driver of Tata Lorry bearing No.AP-15-TB- 8995 came in a rash and negligent manner with high speed f
Compensation for death in a motor vehicle accident must consider reasonable estimations of income and future prospects, following precedent statutes.
Compensation for death in motor vehicle accidents must be fair and based on actual income and future prospects, not merely nominal figures.
The court emphasized the necessity of just compensation reflecting actual earnings and loss of dependency in motor accident claims.
Compensation for loss of dependency must reflect realistic earnings and consider future prospects, necessitating a recalculation when initial assessments are inadequate.
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