Supreme Court of India

RASHMIREKHA TRIPATHY AND ANR. versus THE BRANCH MANAGER (LEGAL CLAIMS), SRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ORS.

2026 INSC 661

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 8735/2026
Judgment date
2026-07-01
Petitioner / appellant
RASHMIREKHA TRIPATHY AND ANR.
Respondent
THE BRANCH MANAGER (LEGAL CLAIMS), SRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 661
Other citation
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 494
CNR
ESCR010002112026
Bench / judges
SANJAY KAROL, N KOTISWAR SINGH
Author judge
SANJAY KAROL
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Issue arose that for assessing the annual income of a deceased person or claimant under the Motor Vehicles Act, the ITRs for the previous year appropriate or average of the past two/three years to be

Headnote excerpt

Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 – s.166 – Compensation – Computation of annual income of the deceased victim on the basis of ITRs – Victim aged 39 years, sole breadwinner, running his own construction business, met with a road accident and succumbed to his

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