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M/S. ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. vs. MANDALA YADAGARI GOUD & ORS.

SCR Citation: [2019] 6 S.C.R. 941
Year/Volume: 2019/ Volume 6
Date of Judgment: 09 April 2019
Petitioner: M/S. ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
Disposal Nature: Appeal Disposed Off
Neutral Citation: 2019 INSC 489
Judgment Delivered by: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Respondent: MANDALA YADAGARI GOUD & ORS.
Case Type: CIVIL APPEAL /6600/2015
Order/Judgment: Judgment
1. Headnote

Motor Vehicles Accident – Calculation of a multiplier – Where there is death of a person, who is a bachelor, in that case the multiplier is to be calculated on basis of the age of deceased or age of the dependents – Appellant contended that it is the age of the dependents which has to be taken into account – Held: This issue is settled by the judgments of three Judge Bench of Supreme Court in Sube Singh & Anr. v. Shyam Singh (Dead) & Ors., Munna Lal Jain & Anr. v. Vipin Kumar Sharma & Ors., Reshma Kumari & Ors. v. Madan Mohan & Anr. and also judgment of the Constitution Bench in National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi & Ors. that it is the age of the deceased which has to be taken into account and not the age of the dependents – Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.140.

2. Case referred
3. Act
  • Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988)
4. Keyword
  • Motor Vehicles Accident
  • death of a bachelor
  • Calculation of a multiplier
  • age of the deceased
5. Equivalent citation
    Citation(s) 2019 AIR 1825 = 2019 (5) SCC 554 = 2019 (5) Suppl. SCC 554 = 2019 (4) JT 547 = 2019 (4) Suppl. JT 547 = 2019 (6) SCALE 82