Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 705 · Decided 10 October 2014
Basappa S/O Sanganabasappa Bahvikatti v. T. Ramesh S/O Tangavelu and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 705 · [2014] 12 S.C.R. 1132
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9393/2014
- Decided
- 10 October 2014
- Bench
- JASTI CHELAMESWAR, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 279, 334
Headnote
Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 - Accident claim - Permanent disability - Loss of earning capacity - Assessment of - C Appellant sustained serious injuries due to rash and negligent driving of respondent No. 1 driver - Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs. 93, 800 with 6% interest - High to Rs. 2,59,000 - On appeal, held: Appellant was working as Goundi i.e. at the building D construction sites - Such work required good health and extreme fitness as it was a strenuous task which involved lot of physical activities - Appellant suffered permanent disability of 58% to the whole
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