Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 490 · Decided 19 October 2012
K. Suresh v. New India Assurance CO. LTD. and Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 490 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 414
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7603/2012
- Decided
- 19 October 2012
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 168, 166
Headnote
. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.168 - Determination of compensation - Just compensation - Concept of - C Explained. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss.166 and 168 - Accident with auto resulting in multiple grievous injuries and fractures all over the body of the appellant - Held: Victim-appellant D of earning capacity as well as for permanent disability - View of High Court that no compensation can be granted towards permanent disability once compensation is computed for the loss of earning capacity and loss of future earnings is unsustainable - On E facts, appellant entitled to
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