TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1996 (1) TMI 462
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..... There was a head-on collision between the offending car owned and driven by the first respondent and insured with the second respondent with the car in which the injured persons were travelling. That car was owned by Dr (Mrs) K.R. Tandon -- one of the occupants, the person who suffered the most, as compared to others, both in terms of injuries as also pecuniary loss. When the matter was put to i....
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....e purpose, we have carefully gone through the judgment under appeal. Though we may not like to differ with much of the reasoning of the High Court towards causing alteration in the sums awarded by the Tribunal, still we gather an impression that the High Court has taken too rigid and strict a view in reducing the compensation. In particular, we take into account the reduction caused in the sum awa....
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.... have thought that the husband of Mrs Tandon and their two minor children should have got a cumulative award of Rs. 10,000 towards the injuries they had suffered and the maidservant too should have got a sum of Rs. 1200 as compensation for the injuries suffered by her. We, accordingly, modify the three awards in the manner above-indicated. 3. The Tribunal had awarded interest at the rate of 6% ....