SRI. BENSON GEORGE v. RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD & Anr.
Case at a glance
Outcome
Allowed
present appeal is allowed in part
Provisions considered
Judgment
1.2 Similarly, the amount of Rs.1,00,000/- awarded by the High Court under the head loss of amenities and happiness can also be said to be on lower side. No amount can compensate the loss of amenities and happiness more particularly a person who is in coma since number of years and is bedridden for the entire life. In the facts and circumstances of the case, if the amount of compensation under the head loss of amenities and happiness is enhanced to Rs.10,00,000/- from that of Rs.1,00,000/- as awarded by the High Court, it can be said to be a reasonable amount under the head loss of amenities and happiness. [Para 7.2][659-B-D]
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: present appeal is allowed in part
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; Constitution of India — art. 136.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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