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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
RAJIV ROY
Ritu Agrawal W/o Late Chandrahas Kumar Agrawal @ Chandrahas Agrawal @ Pappu Jee – Appellant
Versus
Manager, Sriram General Insurance Company Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. establishment of parties involved in the case. (Para 3) |
| 2. claims and defenses put forward by applicants. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. tribunal's findings regarding negligence and liability. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. compensation amount calculated based on income tax returns. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. application of one-fourth deduction for dependents. (Para 12 , 18 , 20) |
| 6. importance of judicial discretion in calculating compensation. (Para 14 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 7. final determination of compensation and return of statutory amount. (Para 24 , 26) |
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. Mukesh Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the appellant in MA. No. 827 of 2014 and Mr. Alok Kumar Shahi learned counsel for the appellant-company in MA. No. 496 of 2015.
2. Both MA. No. 827 of 2014 and MA. No. 496 of 2015 arises out of the Judgment and order dated 20.09.2014 and award dated 06.04.2015 passed by the Additional District Judge-VII-cum-Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patna (henceforth for short ‘the Tribunal’) in Claim Case No. 98/2011 by which the claim put forward by the lady-appellant in MA No. 827 of 2014 was allowed with direction to the Insurance Company to pay compensation amount of Rs. 25,19,616/-.
3. Both the pa
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