Manju Devi Vs. Musafir Paswan
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Motor Vehicles Act,1988 - Section 163-A , Section 166 , Section 168
Fatal accident - Compensation - Multiplier - Multiplier method brings uniformity and certainty to awards made all over the country.
Motor Vehicles Act,1988 - Section 163-A , Section 166 , Section 168
Fatal accident - Death of a 13 years old boy in an accident as a result of rash and negligent driving by driver of truck - Award of compensation by trial Court of Rs. 90,000/- - As per second schedule to Motor Vehicles Act , 1988 for a boy of 13 years, a multiplier of 15 would have to be applied - Notional income for the purpose of determination of compensation should be taken as Rs. 15,000/- being a non-earning person - Compensation to Rs. 2,25,000/-.
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Topic(s)-Fatal accident