Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 211 · Decided 6 March 2018
Jagdish v. Mohan & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 211 · [2018] 3 S.C.R. 20
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2217/2018
- Decided
- 6 March 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Motor accident: Compensation - Enhancement - Self employed, skilled carpenter met with motor accident - Income taken as 4050/- and disability assessed at 90% - Award of Rs.12,81,228/- as compensation by the tribunal, however the High Court awarded an additional amount On appeal held: Claim of the victim that his earnings were Rs. 6,000/- pm cannot be regarded as being unreasonable or contrary to a realistic assessment of the situation on the date of the accident - As regards, the benefit of future prospects, being self-employed person, addition of 40 per
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