In Brief
A man who worked abroad in Qatar was killed in a road accident while visiting India in 1998. His widow filed a compensation claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The High Court awarded Rs 96.78 crore based on an unverified employment letter. The Supreme Court set aside both lower court orders and recalculated compensation using verified income documents and applying legal standards for multipliers, deductions, and conventional heads, awarding Rs 19.82 lacs with 12% interest from the claim date, with half going to the widow and half to the three children.
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