Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation ... vs S. Rajapriya And Two Others on 20 April, 2005
3. An appeal came to be filed before the High Court by the claimants.
No appeal, however, was filed by the Insurance Company or the owner of
the vehicle. It was contended before the High Court that there was no
basis for arriving at the notional income at Rs.15,000/- per annum and in
fact the income was much more than that for which the evidence of Laxmi
Devi was led. Therefore, the enhanced compensation was claimed in the
appeal. As against this it was argued that the Tribunal had erred in
applying the higher multiplier of 16. Reliance was placed on a reported
decision of this Court in T.N. State Transort Corporation Ltd. v.
Rajapriya and [(2005) 6 SCC 236].