C.A. No. 000025 / 2025

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In motor accident compensation cases under Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the principle of "just compensation" mandates that tribunals apply standardised deductions — one-third of assessed income for 2–3 dependants — and add future prospects (25–40% depending on age) even for self-employed deceased persons. As analysed on casestatus.in, when a newly enunciated legal principle is applied to pending matters, courts retain equitable discretion to avoid reductions that are insubstantial relative to the justice already secured for the claimant.