Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 491 · Decided 17 September 2021
Satya Prakash Dwivedi v. Munna Alias Chandrabhan Yadav and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 491 · [2021] 9 S.C.R. 259
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5926/2021
- Decided
- 17 September 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Or.XLI r.33 - Power of Court of Appeal - Appellant-claimant met with an accident and sustained grievous injuries - Appellant filed claim petition - Tribunal passed the judgment and order awarding compensation of Rs.5,42,633/- along with the permanent disability to the extent of 50% to that particular part of the body - However, the High Court construed functional disability at the rate of 20% rather than 50% as assessed by the Tribunal and reduced the overall compensation from Rs.5,42,633/- to Rs.3,26,833/- - On
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