Supreme Court of India

THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED versus KALU RAM AND OTHERS

2026 INSC 653

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 8706/2026
Judgment date
2026-06-23
Petitioner / appellant
THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Respondent
KALU RAM AND OTHERS
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 653
Other citation
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 195
CNR
ESCR010001962026
Bench / judges
PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA
Author judge
PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Not available
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the concurrent finding of negligence and the quantum of compensation awarded by the courts below; and the enhancement of compensation on the ground that the future earning potential of the deceased was not adequately assessed under the conventional heads was not fully granted.

Headnote excerpt

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss.166 and 140 – Enhancement of the compensation – Victim, aged 20 years pursuing Chartered Accountancy (Final), and undergoing articleship, was travelling in the car driven by

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