Supreme Court of India · 2002-04-18
Rajender Kumar And Ors. vs Rambhai And Ors.
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 2095
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Rajender Kumar And Ors.
- Respondent
- Rambhai And Ors.
- Bench
- D.P. Mohapatra, Brijesh Kumar, D.M. Dharmadhikari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court's review of its earlier judgment reducing compensation was unsustainable as it failed to identify any error apparent on the face of the order. The Court emphasized that the power of review should only be exercised in cases where an error leads to a failure of justice. The multiplier of 10 applied for calculating compensation was deemed appropriate, and thus the original compensation of Rs. 2,55,000 was restored, overturning the reduction to Rs. 1,83,000.