V. MEKALA Vs. M. MALATHI
LAWS(SC)-2014-4-90
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: MADRAS)
Decided on April 25,2014

V. Mekala Appellant
VERSUS
M. Malathi Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

DAVIES V. POWELL DUFFRYN ASSOCIATED COLLIERIES LTD. [REFERRED TO]
NANCE V. BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY LTD. [REFERRED TO]
U P STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION VS. TRILOKCHANDRA [REFERRED TO]
RAJ KUMAR VS. AJAY KUMAR [REFERRED TO]
K NARASIMHA MURTHY VS. MANAGER ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD [REFERRED TO]



Cited Judgements :-

SURULIRAJAN VS. MANICKAM [LAWS(MAD)-2024-3-148] [REFERRED TO]
MANAGING DIRECTOR VS. SUBEDHA [LAWS(MAD)-2018-9-769] [REFERRED TO]
SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. KAMLESH AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2014-11-376] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SUMAN JAIN AND ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-437] [REFERRED]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. TAHSIM KHAN [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-403] [REFERRED TO]
CHANDRABHAN VS. NARESH KUMAR AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2020-3-153] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. THROUGH ITS REGIONAL OFFICE, BHARTI VIDYAPEETH BHAVAN, L.B. SHASTRI ROAD NEAR ALKA TALKIES, PUNE NO. 2 VS. SOBHA AMARSINGH RAJPUT AGE: 50 YEARS, OCCN. HOUSEHOLD [LAWS(BOM)-2016-10-160] [REFERRED TO]
RIYAN GHOSH VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED & ANR [LAWS(CAL)-2017-8-154] [REFERRED TO]
HIMADRI DUTTA VS. JOGINDER SINGH [LAWS(DLH)-2015-5-417] [REFERRED TO]
AFSANA KHATOON @ AFSANA VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-759] [REFERRED TO]
HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. LALTA DEVI [LAWS(DLH)-2015-1-278] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. MADAN MOHAN AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-423] [REFERRED TO]
RAMOD KUMAR THAKUR VS. SHAMSHAD & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2018-8-64] [REFERRED TO]
NAVDEEP SINGH VS. LAKHVINDER SINGH & ORS (NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD) [LAWS(DLH)-2018-8-134] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ROOPA D [LAWS(KAR)-2018-6-425] [REFERRED TO]
N BHARATH S/O NARAYANASWAMY VS. K NANJUNDAPPA S/O KRISHNAPPA [LAWS(KAR)-2019-2-59] [REFERRED TO]
CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. KALPANA KUMARI DEKA [LAWS(GAU)-2021-12-24] [REFERRED TO]
PARAMESWARAN VS. M.P.TOMY [LAWS(KER)-2020-1-240] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. R VALLIAMMAL [LAWS(MAD)-2020-8-264] [REFERRED TO]
ANTONY VS. P.V.VISWAMBARAN [LAWS(KER)-2020-3-554] [REFERRED TO]
THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. CHANDRASEKARAN [LAWS(MAD)-2020-8-392] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SH. BHAJAN SINGH AND OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2018-8-6] [REFERRED TO]
VIPIN K VS. T MANJUNATH [LAWS(KAR)-2023-8-1677] [REFERRED TO]
ANBURAJ VS. R SITHANTHAN [LAWS(MAD)-2018-4-604] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INS CO LTD VS. ANKIT KUMAR & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2018-7-79] [REFERRED TO]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. DIJO DAVIS & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-11-555] [REFERRED]
VED KUMAR CHOPRA VS. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-347] [REFERRED]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. RADHA NIGAM [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-116] [REFERRED TO]
KRISHAN KUMAR VS. MAN MOHD AND ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-388] [REFERRED]
THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. AFSANA KHATOON AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-5-252] [REFERRED TO]
BHUPENDER KAUR & ORS VS. GURDARSHAN SINGH & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-611] [REFERRED]
SATPAL VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. [LAWS(ALL)-2022-5-33] [REFERRED TO]
ANISA BEGUM MOTHER OF DECEASED VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. [LAWS(ALL)-2022-3-122] [REFERRED TO]
AMIT SRIVASTAVA VS. U.P.S.R.T.C. [LAWS(ALL)-2022-5-23] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SHAMSHAD ALI [LAWS(ALL)-2019-7-294] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO.LTD. VS. KONAPPAN [LAWS(MAD)-2015-10-273] [REFERRED TO]
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, TAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION VILLUPURAM (DIVISION) LTD. VS. M. VALARMATHI AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-4-386] [REFERRED TO]
O.M. BASHEER VS. MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.R.T.C. [LAWS(KER)-2022-2-120] [REFERRED TO]
S HARISHITH (MINOR) VS. S PADMAJA [LAWS(MAD)-2018-8-928] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. PANDIAN @ PANDITHURAI [LAWS(MAD)-2018-9-627] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD , C N CHETTY ROAD, EAST COAST CHAMBERS VS. E BALAKRISHNAN [LAWS(MAD)-2018-7-551] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH VERMA VS. ARVIND KUMAR AHERWAR AND ORS [LAWS(UTN)-2018-3-85] [REFERRED TO]
M. DINKAR VS. APSRTC [LAWS(TLNG)-2023-2-168] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. ISHWAR SINGH & OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2018-4-154] [REFERRED TO]
GOKUL VS. GURURAJA KAYAR [LAWS(KAR)-2016-7-138] [REFERRED]
MRS. KARIMA BEGUM WIFE OF LATE MD. RAIZ UDDIN VS. BADSHA BHUYAN SON OF AZIZ BHUYAN [LAWS(GAU)-2017-9-61] [REFERRED TO]
MUKHDEO GIRI VS. PRADIP PEGU AND ORS [LAWS(GAU)-2018-4-3] [REFERRED TO]
JAVED ASHRUF VS. ABHAY AGRAWAL [LAWS(CHH)-2023-2-87] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. RAMESH SIKARIA AND OTHERS [LAWS(GAU)-2016-12-69] [REFERRED TO]
SUNIL KUMAR VS. PYAR MOHD AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-1-168] [REFERRED TO]
RUPESH RASHMIKANT SHAH VS. ELEGANT INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. [LAWS(BOM)-2014-11-70] [REFERRED TO]
SATPAL VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD [LAWS(ALL)-2022-5-290] [REFERRED TO]
KULDEEP KAUR & ORS VS. JAI PARKASH & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-608] [REFERRED]
RAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SHABNAM & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-533] [REFERRED]
THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. AMZAD KHAN AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2016-2-122] [REFERRED TO]
KEWAN KISHAN AND ORS. VS. JASKARAN SINGH CHAWLA AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2014-11-392] [REFERRED TO]
DHONDUBAI VS. HANMANTAPPA BANDAPPA GANDIGUDE [LAWS(BOM)-2018-9-214] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND ORS. VS. VEERESHWAR SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(MPH)-2015-4-19] [REFERRED TO]
VANAGAMUDI VS. GAYATHIRI [LAWS(MAD)-2020-12-475] [REFERRED TO]
SOMAN VS. JINESH JAMES [LAWS(KER)-2020-8-578] [REFERRED TO]
NIRMAL KUMAR VS. S GANESHAMURTHY [LAWS(MAD)-2020-8-287] [REFERRED TO]
FUTURE GENERAL INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD. @ FUTURE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. REKHA AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2017-7-253] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD. VS. RAVINDRA KAUR & ORS [LAWS(MPH)-2016-12-102] [REFERRED TO]
SONU KUMAR (MINOR) S/O NARENDRA SINGH VS. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS [LAWS(PAT)-2017-7-133] [REFERRED TO]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. GAURAV SWAROOP & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2018-9-298] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. RASHMI [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-208] [REFERRED TO]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. R D RAJU & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-11-613] [REFERRED]
BABITA VS. VED PRAKASH [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-416] [REFERRED TO]
SUNITA AND OTHERS VS. MAHESH AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-756] [REFERRED TO]
EAST DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION VS. SHAMBHU DAS & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-707] [REFERRED]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. URVASHI ANWANI & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-482] [REFERRED]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. RAJPAL [LAWS(DLH)-2015-5-418] [REFERRED TO]
GEORGEKUTTY VS. GIBU CHERIAN [LAWS(KER)-2019-12-403] [REFERRED TO]
APPU NAIR, S/O.(LATE) KANNAN NAIR AND OTHERS VS. T.S. RAJESH KUMAR [LAWS(KER)-2018-6-466] [REFERRED TO]
THE GENERAL MANAGER, TAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION VS. J.JAMES [LAWS(MAD)-2017-1-104] [REFERRED TO]
M.PREAMKUMAR VS. M.PALANIAPPAN AND OTHER [LAWS(MAD)-2016-12-68] [REFERRED TO]
M.PREAMKUMAR VS. M.PALANIAPPAN AND OTHER [LAWS(MAD)-2016-12-68] [REFERRED TO]
NAGARATNABAI AND ORS. VS. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, KSRTC, CHIKABALLAPUR DIVISION AND ORS. [LAWS(KAR)-2015-8-345] [REFERRED TO]
SHIVARAJU VS. IFFCO-TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE [LAWS(KAR)-2024-4-55] [REFERRED TO]
NIRMALA AND OTHER VS. YOG RAJ AND OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2018-7-155] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. DARSHANA DEVI & OTHERS [LAWS(HPH)-2017-6-45] [REFERRED TO]
KRISHNAKUMARI E VS. T R BALAKRISHNAN [LAWS(KER)-2018-6-269] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO.LTD VS. A.ISHWARYA [LAWS(MAD)-2019-3-512] [REFERRED TO]
ULAHANNAN VS. RAJEESH [LAWS(KER)-2020-1-298] [REFERRED TO]
P.S.SAROJAN NAIR VS. JAYAKUMAR @ AMBILY [LAWS(KER)-2020-3-644] [REFERRED TO]
ANA PAULA MENDES VS. VASANT SHENVI KUKALEKAR [LAWS(BOM)-2018-10-29] [REFERRED TO]
RAJASTHAN STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION VS. JOGINDER SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-5-251] [REFERRED TO]
JAGANNATH PAL VS. RAKESH KUMAR [LAWS(ALL)-2020-2-553] [REFERRED TO]
THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. VINESH AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2016-1-160] [REFERRED TO]
CHETAN MALHOTRA VS. LALA RAM [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-186] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PRAGYA GHILDIAL & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-389] [REFERRED]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MOHD AKHTAR & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-386] [REFERRED]
R GANESH S/O M RAJAPPA VS. BHARKHATHULLA KHAN S/O AYUB KHAN [LAWS(KAR)-2018-12-216] [REFERRED TO]
MANISH KUMAR S/O SURINDER PRASAD VS. THE STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2016-4-232] [REFERRED TO]
SHYLAJA H. V. VS. K. MOHAN LAL S/O. SHIVARANJI [LAWS(KAR)-2021-3-78] [REFERRED TO]
VIMALKUMAR VS. SAJEEVAN [LAWS(KER)-2021-10-84] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. KAMALJEET & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-584] [REFERRED]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. PARAMJEET KAUR AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-400] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. ANINDITA KUSHARI [LAWS(CAL)-2020-3-106] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSRUANCE CO LTD VS. DEEP NARAIN YADAV & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-378] [REFERRED]
LAXMAN JANNA BHANDARI, S/O JANNA GANESH BHANDARI VS. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ASST ENGINEER, SUB DIV III, WORKS DIVISION X, GOVT OF GOA, TONCA, CARANZALEM, TISWADI, GOA [LAWS(BOM)-2018-3-209] [REFERRED TO]
KEDAR KAMLAKAR BADAVE VS. KAILASH EKNATH LAHOTI [LAWS(BOM)-2019-9-101] [REFERRED TO]
PRASHANT PUNDLIKRAO MUNDE VS. AFSARKHAN TAHERKHAN PATHAN [LAWS(BOM)-2019-8-181] [REFERRED TO]
FRANCIS ASSISI K.X. @ AKHIL VS. GEETHA STANLY AND OTHERS [LAWS(KER)-2017-12-233] [REFERRED TO]
MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. VICTORIA [LAWS(MAD)-2018-7-261] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER NEW INDIA ASSURANCECOMPANY LIMITED VS. ANBAZHAGAN [LAWS(MAD)-2018-7-682] [REFERRED TO]
ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS. VS. VENNILA AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-10-19] [REFERRED TO]
KUMARI KUSUMA D/O MAHADEV HONAKANDE VS. MRATYUNJAY APPAYYA SALIMATH R/O ANANTPUR [LAWS(KAR)-2020-9-493] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. SWARUN SEBASTIAN [LAWS(KER)-2018-7-647] [REFERRED TO]
INDRAWATI SINGH VS. SARVESH SONI [LAWS(ALL)-2021-3-101] [REFERRED TO]
BONY DUBEY VS. M/S. SHYAM BIDI WORKS [LAWS(ALL)-2022-1-11] [REFERRED TO]
VIPIN KUMAR VS. RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. [LAWS(ALL)-2022-2-164] [REFERRED TO]
ARKESH JAIN AND ORS. VS. ISHRAR AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-12-248] [REFERRED TO]
VIDHYA VS. ADESH KUMAR JAIN [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-476] [REFERRED]
SEEMA JHAMB & ORS VS. ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CIO LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-494] [REFERRED]
VED KUMAR CHOPRA VS. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-164] [REFERRED TO]
ASHU AND ORS VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-341] [REFERRED]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. GURDEV MAINI & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-423] [REFERRED]
THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. ISHWARI DEVI [LAWS(DLH)-2014-11-259] [REFERRED TO]
DEEPAK GAUTAM VS. JAI PRAKASH [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-183] [REFERRED TO]
THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. BHAGWAT SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2014-11-389] [REFERRED TO]
SAFINA BEGUM AND ORS. VS. YUSUF AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-415] [REFERRED TO]
PREGASH VS. SELVI [LAWS(MAD)-2020-12-609] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAMMED JUNAID VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD [LAWS(KER)-2020-6-17] [REFERRED TO]
P. SARAVANAN VS. ORIENTAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PVT LTD , THENKUNNAM [LAWS(MAD)-2021-1-155] [REFERRED TO]
KULANTHAIYAMMAL AND ORS. VS. S. PADMANABAN AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-12-167] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., VS. ROSI [LAWS(MAD)-2017-2-127] [REFERRED TO]
I PAVITHRA VS. R ALAN JOY [LAWS(MAD)-2018-9-672] [REFERRED TO]
DEIVANAI VS. M DHIVAYASANJEEVI [LAWS(MAD)-2018-8-233] [REFERRED TO]
S SUMATHI VS. G ANBALAGAN [LAWS(MAD)-2018-2-219] [REFERRED TO]
DEVIDAS ANANT BORKER VS. AJAY BHAGWANT PEDNEKAR [LAWS(BOM)-2023-1-36] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. PINKI [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-406] [REFERRED TO]
RASHID RAHBAR VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2014-11-225] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. TARA CHAND SHARMA & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-10-305] [REFERRED]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ASHOK SEN GUPTA & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-12-602] [REFERRED]
MALTI @ MANTI & ORS VS. ABDUR REHMAN & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-458] [REFERRED]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. RAM LAL SAROJ & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2014-9-639] [REFERRED]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)This appeal is preferred by the injured-claimant as she was aggrieved by the impugned judgment and award dated 31.8.2012 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in C.M.A. No. 2131 of 2008 even though it has enhanced the compensation from [pic]6,46,000/- to [pic]18,22,000/- with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of filing the claim petition under various heads urging various facts and grounds in justification of her claim.
(3.)The claimant-appellant is aggrieved by the determination of monthly notional income of the deceased by the High Court by taking a meager sum of [pic]6,000/- instead of [pic]18,000/- per month as she is a student studying in the 11th Standard holding first rank in her school. She had an excellent career ahead of her but for the accident in which she has sustained grievous injuries and has become a permanently disabled. Both the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Poonamallee (for short "the Tribunal") as well as the High Court of Judicature at Madras failed to take into consideration all the relevant legal aspects of the matter namely, having arrived at the conclusion that on account of permanent total disablement suffered by the claimant- appellant on account of injuries sustained in the accident her future loss of income should have been assessed taking into consideration, her age at the time of accident which was 16 and that she is a brilliant student and could have acquired professional degree and procured a well paid job either in public or private sector thereby at least she would have earned a sum of [pic]18,000/- per month. Also, the future prospects of revision of wages, dearness allowance, increments and promotional benefits could have been earned by her. However, because of the accident caused by rash and negligent act of the driver of the offending vehicle of the owner- respondent she has been deprived of her potential income to eke out a comfortable livelihood as she has become permanently disabled, this legal and factual aspect has not been taken into consideration both by the Tribunal and the High Court. Therefore, she placed reliance upon the law laid down by this Court in the case of Santosh Devi v. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors., 2012 6 SCC 421, having regard to her age, 50% of the future prospects should have been added by both the Tribunal and Appellate Court to the notional monthly income that could be fixed for determination of the loss of earning as she had lost her earning capacity as she has become permanently disabled. Therefore, the compensation under this head of loss of earnings is required to be enhanced considerably.


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