As per the case facts a person died in a car accident The Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Tribunal awarded compensation but the High Court significantly reduced it The current appeal ... is filed against this reduction in the compensation amount The question arose regarding the correct determination of compensation including loss of income and future prospects in motor vehicle accident cases resulting in death Finally the Supreme Court re-determined the compensation increasing the amount based on established precedents for calculating loss of income with future prospects and other standard compensation heads like funeral expenses loss of estate and consortium thereby modifying the High Court's reduced award