IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
M.B. Snehalatha, J
Valsalakumari – Appellant
Versus
Cheriyan M.V. – Respondent
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| 1. establishing undisputed facts of the accident, liability, and the initial compensation award. (Para 1 , 2 , 4 , 7 , 10 , 13) |
| 2. assessment of monthly income and validation of professional evidence. (Para 5 , 6 , 8 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 15) |
| 3. determining reasonable compensation under non-pecuniary heads based on judicial precedents. (Para 17 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 23) |
| 4. final order regarding payment liability, interest, and procedural requirements. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
JUDGMENT
Claimants in OP(MV) No.594/2011 of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Perumbavoor [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’] have filed this appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Tribunal.
2. The O.P was filed by the claimants seeking compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act. 3. The parties in this appeal shall be referred to by their rank in O.P.
4. Claimants are the wife and children of one Sreevardhanakumar, who died in a motor vehicle accident. Their case is that on 02.05.2011 at 4.50 p.m, the victim, Sreevardhanakumar was riding a motorcycle along with a pillion rider through P.P road at Allapra, a car owned and driven by R1 bearing registration No.KL-40/C-5671
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