Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-03
U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPN. vs SHANTI DEVI .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/18917
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPN.
- Respondent
- SHANTI DEVI .
- Author
- ARIJIT PASAYAT
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT,ASOK KUMAR GANGULY, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the compensation awarded under Section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, for the death of Mahesh Chandra Verma in a vehicular accident. The Court determined the deceased's monthly income to be Rs.1500, applying a multiplier of 11, resulting in a total compensation of Rs.1,32,000 with 6% interest from the date of application. The Court found that the High Court's assessment of income was excessive and adjusted the compensation accordingly.