Supreme Court of India · 2020-06-16

SANGITA ARYA vs ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Citation / case number: SC 2017/18613
Court: Supreme Court of India
Petitioner: SANGITA ARYA
Respondent: ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Author: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDU MALHOTRA
Bench: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI, HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDU MALHOTRA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the MACT's award of Rs. 12,55,000 as compensation to the dependents of Harish Singh Arya, who died in a motor vehicle accident. The Court confirmed the calculation of loss of dependency based on the deceased's annual income of Rs. 1,00,000, applying a multiplier of 16 and deducting 1/4th for personal expenses. The Court rejected the High Court's erroneous assumption that the deceased was a government servant and affirmed the liability of the insurance company for the compensation awarded.