Padma Srinivasan vs Premier Insurance Co. Ltd on 16 February, 1982
6. There is no dispute that the compensation awarded has to be as on the date of the Accident and not as on the date of the giving of the judgment or passing of the Award, as held by the Supreme Court in the case of Padma Srinivasan v. Premier Insurance Co. Ltd. (supra), paragraphs 7 and 8 need to be reproduced below: