LEELA GUPTA vs STATE OF U.P. .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to award Rs. 4,70,000/- as compensation under Section 110A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, for the dependents of a deceased breadwinner. The Court emphasized that the purpose of compensation is to restore the financial position of the dependents as if the deceased had lived, rather than to enrich them. The Court noted that the assessment of damages involves estimation and conjecture, aligning with the statutory requirement for 'just compensation' under Section 110B of the 1939 Act.