Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 142 · Decided 20 February 2015
New Indiaassurance CO. LTD. v. DR. Sukanta Kumar Behera & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 142 · [2015] 2 S.C.R. 236
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2078/2015
- Decided
- 20 February 2015
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, ARUN MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Motor accident- resulting in 60% permanent disability - Compensation for - Held: Considering the nature of disability, expenditure incurred on C treatment attendant and special .diet, loss of working capacity, loss of earning during course of treatment, physical pain using multiplier of 16, compensation amount is determined at Rs. 35 lakhs. D Partly allowing the appeal, the Court HELD: Considering the fact that 60% permanent disability has been incurred and considering overall injuries caused, there was a loss of working capacity to E the said extent. Monthly
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