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Baby Radhika Gupta & Ors vs Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors on 24 November, 2009
5. Normally, when full compensation towards loss of dependency
is granted only a nominal sum is awarded towards loss of love
and affection. The trend of the High Court and the Supreme
Court is to grant a sum of `25,000/- under this head. Such a
sum was granted by the Supreme Court in Sunil Sharma v.
Bachitar Singh (2011) 11 SCC 425 and in Baby Radhika Gupta
MAC APP 717/2012 Page 2 of 12
v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited (2009) 17 SCC 627
towards love and affection.
Sunil Sharma& Ors vs Bachitar Singh & Ors on 7 February, 2011
5. Normally, when full compensation towards loss of dependency
is granted only a nominal sum is awarded towards loss of love
and affection. The trend of the High Court and the Supreme
Court is to grant a sum of `25,000/- under this head. Such a
sum was granted by the Supreme Court in Sunil Sharma v.
Bachitar Singh (2011) 11 SCC 425 and in Baby Radhika Gupta
MAC APP 717/2012 Page 2 of 12
v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited (2009) 17 SCC 627
towards love and affection.
Amrit Bhanu Shali & Ors vs National Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors on 4 April, 2012
However, in a later judgment in
Amrit Bhanu Shali & Ors. v. National Insurance Company Ltd. &
Ors. (2012) 6 SCALE 1, in case of a death of bachelor, a
compensation of `1,00,000/- was awarded by the Supreme Court.
In the circumstances, I am not inclined to interfere in the award of
a compensation of `1,00,000/- towards loss of love and affection,
as the overall compensation awarded is just and reasonable.