Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1503 · Decided 19 December 2008
Asraf Alli v. M/S. Naveen Hotels LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1503 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 1493
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7430/2008
- Decided
- 19 December 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 173; Workmen's Compensation Act
Headnote
A B Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Permanent disability - Claimant aged 15 years - Amputation of his left lower limb ~ Tribunal awarded compensation by taking his monthly income c at Rs. 3000 and multiplier of 18 - High Court reduced compensation amount by taking annual notional income at Rs. 15000 - Second Schedule appended to the Act, correct multiplier would be 15 and not 18- Item (19) of Part II of Schedule I of the Workm~n Compensation Act, 1923 provides that amputation below D middle thigh to 8. 89 ems. below knee is deemed to result in permanent partial disablement of 60% - Hence,
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