this Court in General Manager, Kerala
State Road Transport Corporation v. Susamma Thomas [1994 (2) SCC
176]. After exhaustive consideration, this Court preferred the Davies ... Nance method. We extract below the principles laid down in
Susamma Thomas:
"In fatal accident action, the measure of damage is the pecuniary loss
General Manager, Kerala S.R.T.C vs Susamma Thomas on 6 January, 1993
Equivalent citations ... PETITIONER:
GENERAL MANAGER, KERALA S.R.T.C
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
SUSAMMA THOMAS
DATE OF JUDGMENT06/01/1993
BENCH:
VENKATACHALLIAH, M.N. (J)
BENCH:
VENKATACHALLIAH
General Manager, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation,
Trivandrum v. Mrs. Susamma Thomas and Ors. (1994) 2 SCC
176;
(ii) Nance v. British Columbia Electric Supply ... damages. The Apex Court in the case of KSRTC vs.
Susamma Thomas, (1994) 2 SCC 176, analyzed different aspects of the
selection of multiplier
that in General
Manager, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation,
Trivandrum v. Susamma Thomas (Mrs.) and Ors. ( 1994) 2 SCC
176, Sarla Dixit v. Balwant Yadav ... Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr , (2009) 6
SCC 121 referred to Susamma Thomas (supra), Sarla Dixit
(supra) and various other judgments and tried to bring
placed on General Manager, Kerala State Road
Transport Corporation, Trivandrum v. Susamma Thomas (Mrs.)
and Ors., (1994) 2 SCC 176; U.P. SRTC v. Trilok ... judgments in General Manager, Kerala State Road
Transport Corporation, Trivandrum v. Susamma Thomas
(Mrs.) and Ors., (1994) 2 SCC 176; U.P. SRTC v. Trilok
judgments in General Manager, Kerala
State Road Transport Corporation, Trivandrum v. Susamma Thomas
(Mrs.) and Ors. , (1994) 2 SCC 176; U.P. SRTC v. Trilok ... However, in General Manager, Kerala State Road Transport
Corporation, Trivandrum v. Susamma Thomas (Mrs.) and Ors. ,
(1994) 2 SCC 176, an attempt was made
decision of General Manager, Kerala State Road Transport
Corporation, Trivandrum Vs. Susamma Thomas (Mrs) and Ors 2,
evolved and accepted well established multiplier method ... This decision of the Apex Court in Susamma Thomas (supra) was
further upheld and confirmed in the case of U.P. State Road Transport
Corporation
placed on General Manager,
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, Trivandrum v.
Susamma Thomas (Mrs.) and Ors. (1994) 2 SCC 176; U.P.
SRTC v. Trilok ... judgments in General Manager,
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, Trivandrum v.
Susamma Thomas (Mrs.) and Ors. , (1994) 2 SCC 176; U.P. SRTC
v. Trilok
after analysing General
Manager, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, Trivandrum v.
Susamma Thomas (Mrs.) and Ors., (1994) 2 SCC 176 and three Judge
Bench decision ... judgments in
General Manager, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation,
Trivandrum v. Susamma Thomas (Mrs.) and Ors. , (1994) 2
SCC 176; U.P. SRTC v. Trilok
should be notionally
increased as was done in the case of Susamma Thomas (reported in (1994) 2
SCC 176), Mr. Banerjee contends that the said ... judgment in General Manager, Kerala State Road
Transport Corporation, Trivandrum -vs- Susamma Thomas (supra), but only
extracts a few stray paragraphs to come
