Salary Of Son Appointed On Compassionate Grounds Can't Be Considered As Deceased's Salary For Determining Compensation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, in a significant ruling, held that the salary of a son appointed on compassionate grounds after the death of his father in a road accident cannot be taken as the income of the deceased for determining compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The judgment came in FIRST APPEAL FROM ORDER No. - 602 of 2011, titled Uttar Pradesh State Rd. Transport Corp. Faizabad VERSUS Smt.…