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'    National Insurance Co. Vs. Pranay Sethi : 2017 SCC 270 and Magma General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Nanu Ram alias Chuhru Ram and others, 2018(4) RCR (Civil) 333.

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   Pranay Sethi's case(supra). Hence, the amount of compensation under the conventional heads stands modified to Rs.16,500/- each, for loss of estate & funeral expenses and Rs.44,000/- loss of consortium.



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