Supreme court rulings related to Principles of Assessment in Personal Injury Cases-------Precedents relied on:-------

 

Supreme court rulings related to Principles of Assessment in  Personal Injury Cases-------Precedents relied on:-------

 

1. Raj Kumar Vs. Ajay Kumar     2011 (1) TAC 785 (SC) 

 

In Rajkumar VS Ajaykumar,2011(1) TAC 785 (SC)  the apex court has laid down the heads under which compensation is to be awarded for personal injuries. They are as follows:

Pecuniary damages (special damages)

1)    Expenses related to treatment, hospitalization, medicines, transportation, nourishing food, and miscellaneous expenditure

2)    Loss of earnings (any other gains) which the injured would have made had he not been injured, comprising;

a)     Loss of earning during treatment period

b)    Loss of future earnings on account of permanent disablement

3)    Future medical expenses.

Non – pecuniary damages

4)    Damages for pain and sufferings and trauma as a consequence of the injuries.

5)    Loss of amenities(and /or loss of prospects of marriage)

6)    Loss of expectation of life (shortening of normal longevity)

 

 

2. Oriental vs. 

Ram Prasad varma

2009(2) SCC 712

 

3. R. D. Hattangadi 

1995(1) SCC 551

 

4. Chola MS GIC vs. Kapil Chand Jain

2015(1) TN MAC 75 DB

 

5. Helen  C Rebello Vs. MSRTC 

1999(1) SCC 90

 

6. Chola MS GIC vs 

A. Saravanan

2013 ACJ Madras 1347

 

7. Nagappa vs Gurudayal Singh

2003(2) SCC 274

 

8. Govind Yadav vs New India

2011(10) SCC 683

 

9. New India Vs. Charlie

2005(10) SCC 720

 

10. Sarla Varma vs Delhi SRTC

2009(6) SCC 121

 

11. Ramachandrappa vs 

Royal sundaram GIC

2011(13) SCC 236

 

12. Oriental vs 

Mohd. Nazir

2009(6) SCC 280

 

13. Tata AIG vs Prabhu 

2016(1) TN MAC 609 DB

 

14. KSRTC vs Mahadeva Shetty 

2003(7) SCC 175

 

15. 1869 (21) LT 326 

Fair's case 

 

16. National vs. Mubasir Ahmd.

2007(2) SCC 369

 

17. Manje Gowda

Vs. United India  

2014(3) SCC 584

 

18. Velusamy case 

2005 ACJ 1483

 

19. Cholan Roadways Vs.

Ahamed Thambi

2006 ACJ 2703 Madras 

 

20. Manickam 

vs Metro TC 

2013(12) SCC 603

 

21. Baker vs Willoughby 

1970 ACJ 259 

(HL England)

 

22. Lakshman @ Laxman mourya vs Oriental insurance - (2011) 10 SCC 756 

 

23. Oriental vs. Ramprasad Varma  - (2009) 2 SCC 712

 

24. Kavita Vs. Deepak  - (2012) 8 SCC 604

 

25. Rajapriya - (2005) 6 SCC 236

 

26. Sri Kumaresh vs National insurance - (2011) 12 SCC 488

 

 27. Mohan Soni vs Avtar  

- (2012) 2 SCC 267

 

28. Arvind Kumar Mishra 

vs New India 

- (2010) 10 SCC 254

 

29. New India vs Kannaayiram

2012(1) TN MAC 611 DB

 

30. Urmila Devi. 

vs 

National insurance

2020 AIR SC Page 709

(CDJ 2020 SC 108)