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Sri Malakappa & Ors. v. The IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company Limited & Anr.

Motor vehicles – Fatal accident – Compensation

Disposed of
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
29 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2058
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 5666/2025
Bench
Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Issue for consideration

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court relating to compensation awarded for the death of wife-pillion rider in an accident.

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