MEENA DEVI vs NUNU CHAND MAHTO @ NEMCHAND MAHTO

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal regarding the adequacy of compensation awarded for the death of a minor in a motor vehicle accident. The court found that the lower courts had not adequately considered the heads of 'loss of prospective happiness' and other conventional damages. Consequently, the court enhanced the compensation amount to better reflect the loss suffered by the appellant, the mother of the deceased child.