The Managing Director, Tnstc Ltd vs K.I. Bindu And Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the Kerala High Court's affirmation of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, granting Rs. 8,34,784 as compensation to the claimants for the death of Satheesh Kumar in an accident. The Court found no evidence of contributory negligence on the part of the deceased and confirmed the application of a multiplier of 17 for calculating dependency loss. The judgment emphasized that the measure of damages in fatal accident cases is the pecuniary loss suffered by the dependants.