Supreme Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation to ₹20.80 Lakh | Future Prospects Mandatory

Описание: In an important motor accident compensation judgment, the Supreme Court of India enhanced the compensation awarded to the family of a deceased accident victim to ₹20.80 lakh and clarified key principles under the Motor Vehicles Act.

The Court held that:

Future prospects must be added even for fixed salary employees below 40 years.

Monthly income must be based on documentary evidence, not assumptions.

“Loss of love and affection” cannot be granted as a separate head of compensation.

Consortium includes spousal, parental and filial consortium as per settled law.

📌 Case: V. Pathmavathi & Ors. vs Bharthi AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd.
📌 Citation: 2026 INSC 131
📌 Court: Supreme Court of India
📌 Law: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
📌 Key Judgments Referred: Pranay Sethi, Magma General Insurance, Satinder Kaur

This video by LawDarpan explains the Supreme Court’s reasoning on:

Future prospects in MACT claims

Just compensation principle

Consortium vs loss of love and affection

Uniformity in motor accident compensation

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