JASSO DEVI @ JASHODA BEN . vs BASANT KUMAR . — C.A. No. 5132/2002

Summary: C.A. No. 005132/2002 (Jasso Devi v. Basant Kumar) The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal on August 19, 2002, in this motor vehicle accident compensation case. The Court corrected the Tribunal's award by applying the correct multiplier (16 instead of 15) under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Second Schedule for a 37-year-old deceased, increasing total compensation from Rs. 2,99,000 to Rs. 3,20,000 (an increase of Rs. 21,000 based on assessed annual dependence). The remaining award and interest directions were maintained with no order as to costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.