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2013 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 1

MADRAS HIGH COURT
A. Selvam, J
Glory Bai and Another v. S. K. A.Noorjakan Beevi and Others


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. M. Mahaboob Athiff, Ms.N.Krishnaveni
For the Respondents: None

Table of Content
1. legal standing of parents for compensation. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments for inclusive definition of legal representative. (Para 4 , 7 , 8 , 12 , 13 , 14)
3. judicial interpretations regarding dependency. (Para 5 , 6 , 10 , 22)
4. international conventions impact on domestic law. (Para 9 , 11 , 19 , 21)
5. judgments supporting rights of parents of married daughters. (Para 17 , 26 , 27)
6. use of multiplier method for compensation. (Para 18 , 28 , 30)
7. presentation of compensation methodology. (Para 31)
8. court’s final directive on compensation award. (Para 32 , 33 , 34)

1. An interesting question of law that arises in the appeal is, whether the unfortunate parents, who lost their married daughter in a road accident, are entitled to compensation for the death of their daughter.

2. In this case, the daughter of the appellant - parents, her husband, her minor son, her mother - in - law, her brother - in - law (husband's brother) and his wife travelled in an Ambassador Car. The ill - fated Car had a head on collision with a tourist bus on 15.03.2002. In that accident, the aforesaid entire family members died. One vehicle was registered with the second respondent - Insurance

































































































































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