Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 598 · Decided 9 August 2024
Rahul v. National Insurance Company LTD. and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 598 · [2024] 8 S.C.R. 287
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8614/2024
- Decided
- 9 August 2024
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU DHULIA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
High Court, if justified in reducing the percentage of disability suffered by the pillion rider who met with an accident from 25% as fixed by the tribunal, to 20% while determining the compensation payable to him. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Motor Reduction of the percentage of disability suffered in a motor accident by the claimant-pillion rider on a motorcycle from 25% as fixed by the tribunal to 20% by the High Court and re-assessed the compensation - Correctness: Held: Pillion rider underwent a surgery in which, plates and screws
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