GANGATHARAN vs PANDIYAN ROADWAYS CORPN — C.A. No. 8538/1997

Case under Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010113611997

Filing Date

09-Jul-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 8538/1997

Diary Number

11361/1997

Order Date

16-Jan-2003

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 05-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XII-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.GANGATHARAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.PANDIYAN ROADWAYS CORPN

    Adv. RAKESH K. SHARMA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 16-Jan-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 09-Jul-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 8538/1997

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Gangatharan v. Pandiyan Roadways Corpn (C.A. 8538/1997) On 16 January 2003, the Supreme Court allowed the appellants' appeal, setting aside the High Court's judgment that had reduced motor accident compensation from Rs. 1,31,000 to Rs. 76,000. The appellants' only child died in a bus accident caused by the driver's negligence on 21 December 1984. The Court found the High Court's reasoning for reduction—speculative assumptions about the child's future marriage affecting earning patterns—to be baseless and lacking cogent grounds. The Supreme Court restored the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's original compensation award with no order as to costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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