10. The Claims Tribunal awarded a sum of `1,25,000/- towards loss of love
and affection. Loss of love and affection can never be measured in terms
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of money. Thus, uniformity has to be adopted by the Courts while
granting non-pecuniary damages. The Supreme Court in Sunil Sharma v.
Bachitar Singh (2011) 11 SCC 425 and in Baby Radhika Gupta v.
Oriental Insurance Company Limited (2009) 17 SCC 627 granted only `
25,000/- (in total to all the claimants) under the head of loss of love and
affection. Thus, I would reduce the compensation under this head to `
25,000/- only.
10. The Claims Tribunal awarded a sum of `1,25,000/- towards loss of love
and affection. Loss of love and affection can never be measured in terms
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of money. Thus, uniformity has to be adopted by the Courts while
granting non-pecuniary damages. The Supreme Court in Sunil Sharma v.
Bachitar Singh (2011) 11 SCC 425 and in Baby Radhika Gupta v.
Oriental Insurance Company Limited (2009) 17 SCC 627 granted only `
25,000/- (in total to all the claimants) under the head of loss of love and
affection. Thus, I would reduce the compensation under this head to `
25,000/- only.