C.A. No. 009102 / 2015
SHANKREWWA . vs NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. .
Status
DISPOSED
Order Date
29-10-2015
Filed On
30-03-2015 02:36 PM
casestatus.in Summary
Under the Motor Vehicles Act, claimants in fatal accident cases are entitled to just and adequate compensation, and appellate courts — including the Supreme Court in exercise of civil appellate jurisdiction — possess plenary power to further enhance awards that remain inadequate, even where the High Court has already enhanced the Tribunal's original award. As analysed on casestatus.in, such enhancement may carry interest from the date of the High Court's order on the additional amount.