Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 938 · Decided 7 September 2022
Velayudhan v. National Insurance CO. LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 938 · [2022] 7 S.C.R. 222
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6164/2022
- Decided
- 7 September 2022
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, KRISHNA MURARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Compensation - Vehicular Accident - Appellant-Claimant sustained very serious injuries resulting into 68% permanent disability - Held: Tribunal and High Court awarded Rs.50,000/- only towards pain and suffering - Further, High Court erred in awarding the future economic of the claimant at Rs. 3,000/- per month only - Claimant was working as a Mason - Permanent disability assessed by the High Court is at 100% - Even considering the minimum wages payable to the Mason and the future rise in income, the claimant is entitled to the economic loss
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