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Manjuri Bera vs Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. And Anr on 30 March, 2007
7. The High Court vide common impugned judgement
dismissed the appeal filed by the Claimant-Appellants and
partly allowed the appeal filed by the Respondent No.1.
Ultimately, the High Court modified the award and reduced
the compensation awarded to Appellant No.1 to
Rs.50,000/- and set aside the award qua Appellant No. 2 as
they could not be considered as dependents of the deceased
for the purpose of calculating compensation and in light of
this Hon’ble Court’s judgement in Manjuri Bera & Anr. vs.
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr, (2007) 10 SCC 634
held that only Appellant No.1 was entitled to receive
compensation as admissible under Section 140 of the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988.
National Insurance Co. Ltd vs Pranay Sethi on 31 October, 2017
18. The Tribunal vide its order had awarded Rs. 15,97,000/- as
compensation to the Appellants. However, in our considered
opinion, the Tribunal did not consider all the factors laid
down by this Court in National Insurance Company
Limited vs. Pranay Sethi, (2017) 16 SCC 680 and Sarla
Verma (Smt.) and Ors. vs. Delhi Transport Corporation
Page 7 of 9
and Anr., (2009) 6 SCC 121, such as loss of future income
and estate, quantum to be awarded for funeral expenses,
loss of consortium. We have done our own calculation for
awarding compensation to Appellant No. 2, which is as
follows:
Sarla Verma & Ors vs Delhi Transport Corp.& Anr on 15 April, 2009
18. The Tribunal vide its order had awarded Rs. 15,97,000/- as
compensation to the Appellants. However, in our considered
opinion, the Tribunal did not consider all the factors laid
down by this Court in National Insurance Company
Limited vs. Pranay Sethi, (2017) 16 SCC 680 and Sarla
Verma (Smt.) and Ors. vs. Delhi Transport Corporation
Page 7 of 9
and Anr., (2009) 6 SCC 121, such as loss of future income
and estate, quantum to be awarded for funeral expenses,
loss of consortium. We have done our own calculation for
awarding compensation to Appellant No. 2, which is as
follows:
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