Tinsukhia Flour Mills, Tinsukhia ... vs Shiv Prakash And Ors. on 23 April, 1979
In Sanjiva Shetty v. Anantha (AIR 1976 Kant 146) (supra) a 10 year old boy who happened to be sitting on the road side was involved in the accident by a motor car as a result of which the right leg of the boy above the Knee had to be amputated. After making a reference to a few decided cases, the learned Judges came to the conclusion that a compensation of Rs. 25,000/- would be reasonable and thereby reduced the amount awarded by the Tribunal by Rs. 15,000/-. It may be pointed out that in that case the Tribunal had not referred to any other material or data for the determination of the general damages at Rs. 40,000/-, and it was observed that "having regard to the resources of the boy's parents and the circumstances in which they were placed and the paucity of evidence in regard thereto", the award of Rs. 40.000/- was excessive.