2024 INSC 1016 REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 14749 OF 2024 (ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (C) NO. 6313 OF 2024)
T.C. JOHN @ YOHANNAN (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. … Appellant(s)
VERSUS
V.J. ANTONY AND OTHERS … Respondent(s)
J U D G M E N T
Rajesh Bindal, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The present appeal arises out of impugned judgment1
and order dated 07.09.2023 passed by the High Court2 vide
which the appeal filed by the appellants-claimants was partly
accepted enhancing the compensation payable to the
1 MACA no.1072 of 2015 2 High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam
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appellants-claimants. The grievance raised by the appellants-
claimants is that the High Court has denied interest to them for
the period between 22.06.2016 to 13.07.2023.
3. The facts as available on record in brief are that the
accident took place on 07.08.2006 when the deceased was
travelling in his jeep along with his wife(now widow) and
children and a bus hit their jeep, resulting in death of the
deceased. The appellants-claimants, consisting of deceased’s
widow and three daughters, filed claim appeal3 before the
Tribunal4 seeking compensation of ₹15,00,000/-. The Tribunal
passed an award of ₹4,15,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per
annum in favour of the appellants-claimants, making the driver,
owner and the insurance company of the bus liable to pay the
same.
4. Agg...