How Can They Lead 'Proof Of Income'? SC Enhances Compensation To Family Of Carpenter Who Died In Accident [Read Order]

What proof they can lead except to lead oral evidence, remarked Supreme Court while enhancing the compensation awarded to the family of a carpenter who died in an accident.The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal assessed the income of the deceased at Rs.1,250 per month but since no positive proof of income was led, the income of Rs.15,000 per annum was taken as notional income. In appeal, the...