[Motor Accident compensation] Minimum Wages notification can't be relied upon when there is evidence about income of deceased: Supreme Court

Such notification under the Minimum Wages Act can only be a guiding factor in a case where there is no clue available to evaluate monthly income of the deceased, the Court said.
Supreme Court, Motor Accident
Supreme Court, Motor Accident
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The Supreme Court recently held that in a motor accident claim case, reliance cannot be placed on a State notification issued under the Minimum Wages Act for ascertaining the wage of the deceased when there is already positive evidence regarding the monthly income of the deceased [Gurpreet Kaur and Others v. United India Insurance Company and Others].

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