1. Heading of the Judgment

Case Name: Smt. Manjula & Ors. vs The Branch Manager, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
Citation: 2025 INSC 1093 (Civil Appeal No. 11425 of 2025, arising from SLP (C) No. 1733 of 2021)
Court: Supreme Court of India
Judges: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria
Nature of Case: Civil Appeal challenging the quantum of compensation awarded in a motor accident claim case.

2. Related Laws and Sections

This case pertains to the calculation of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The judgment does not cite specific sections of the Act but is fundamentally based on the principles for compensation computation established in landmark Supreme Court judgments:

• National Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Pranay Sethi (2017) 16 SCC 680: A Constitution Bench judgment that laid down standardized guidelines for calculating various components of compensation, including future prospects, conventional heads (funeral expenses, loss of estate), and loss of consortium.

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