Compensation in motor vehicle accident case – Income Tax Return -- It is only on the basis of the said ITR that the income of the deceased and the consequent loss of dependency to the claimants, has been assessed by the Tribunal -- If the insurance company had any proof that before this year the deceased, who was self-employed, was not earning this much of money, then the insurance company was free to lead anything in evidence to that effect -- Court did not find any illegality in the findings recorded by the Tribunal; in this regard.
(P&H HC) Decided on: 06.09.2021