Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 1345 · Decided 10 December 2019
Sri Chanappa Nagappa Muchalagoda v. Divisional Manager, New India Insurance Company Limited
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 1345 · [2019] 14 S.C.R. 556
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9306/2019
- Decided
- 10 December 2019
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDU MALHOTRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Workmen's Compensation Act Section 4
Headnote
Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 - s.4 and relevant factor of 201.66 as per Schedule IV - Enhancement of the compensation - The appellant-driver, while driving a truck lost control of it due to an axle cut and dashed against side of the road - As a consequence, the appellant suffered grievous injuries all over his body - Appellant underwent hospitalization for 65 days - His right leg was permanently injured, which resulted in complete disability to continue his vocation as a driver of a heavy motor
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