Supreme Court of India · 2022-10-11
S. VASANTHI vs M/S ADHIPARASAKTHI ENGG. COLLEGE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2020/17774
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- S. VASANTHI
- Respondent
- M/S ADHIPARASAKTHI ENGG. COLLEGE
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to the parents of a deceased motorcyclist who was killed in an accident involving a bus owned by Adhiparasakthi Engineering College. The court found that the Tribunal had correctly assessed the age and educational status of the deceased in determining the compensation amount. The appeal by the parents sought a higher compensation, but the court affirmed the Tribunal's decision as just and reasonable under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.