High Court of Karnataka Partly Allows Appeals for Enhancement of Compensation in Motor Vehicle Accident Deaths of Minors, Lays Down Guidelines for Just Compensation. Court Holds That Parents Are Entitled to Compensation Based on Notional Income of Deceased Minor Child, Applying Second Schedule Multipliers and Adding Future Prospects....
The appeals arose from two motor vehicle accidents involving minor children. In MFA 11440/2011, a 14-year-old boy died when the motorcycle he was riding pillion on was hit by a lorry; the Tribunal awa...
