Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 381 · Decided 1 July 2013
Neerupam Mohan Mathur v. New India Assurance CO.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 381 · [2013] 8 S.C.R. 15
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4814/2013
- Decided
- 1 July 2013
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 110; Workmen's Compensation Act
Headnote
A 8 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 110-A - Motor accident - Permanent disability - Claim for compensation - Tribunal C awarded compensation of Rs.3,20,0001- - High Court enhanced the compensation to Rs. 7, 04, 8001- after taking loss of earning capacity to 70% in view of permanent disability - On rightly assessed loss of earning capacity to 70% as per Workmen's Compensation Act D - Since the courts below did not allow reasonable amount for different pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages, the amount of compensation re-determined to Rs.11,64,3001- - Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. The
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