Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 145 · Decided 15 February 2017
Lal Singh Marabi v. National Insurance Company LTD. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 145 · [2017] 2 S.C.R. 759
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3764/2017
- Decided
- 15 February 2017
- Bench
- J.S. KHEHAR, N.V. RAMANA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD (3-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act. 1988 - s.166 - Quantum of compensation - Grievous injuries resulting in amputation of leg - Claim for compensation - Plea of claimant that he was professional driver earning monthly income of Rs.-1000 which he lost due to 90% disabilily sustained in held that claimant could 1101 prove hfa· earning of Rs.-1000 p.111. by doing driving job - Tribunal fixed annual income at Rs.15000 and 60% decrease in his work efficiency and accordingly worked oul compensation- High Court enhanced compensation amount taking w111ual income as Rs.24000
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