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SURYA KANT, N. KOTISWAR SINGH
Hanumantharaju B. (Dead) by LRs. – Appellant
Versus
M. Akram Pasha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. accident details, medical assessments, and initial compensation facts. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. disability percentage and amount awarded by mact. (Para 8 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. recognized need for future prospects in calculating compensation. (Para 16 , 19 , 20) |
| 4. court's approach towards disability assessment, ensuring accurate measures for compensation. (Para 22 , 23 , 25) |
| 5. final enhancement of compensation and adjusted interest rate. (Para 30 , 31) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Leave granted.
3. The facts of the case in brief as can be culled out from the records are that on 10.05.2010, around 1:45 pm, the original appellant (who died during the pendency of this appeal), who was working as a Sub-Inspector (MIN) in the office of DIGP, CRPF, Yelahanka Base, Bangalore, was driving his motor cycle to Yelahanka, on Doddaballapur Main Road, Karnataka, when he met with an accident with an Omni Car bearing registration KA-04/C-826 owned by the Respondent No. 1 at J. Valsal Road, CRPF Campus. When the driver of the said car took a turn towards the right side, the original appellant’s motorcycle collided with the car and he fell down, sustaining grievous injuries. On the same day, FIR No. 86/2010 was lo
(1) Injury in accident – Amount of compensation is to be calculated on the basis of last drawn salary of injured/deceased in respect of salaried persons.(2) Compensation – Pension and retirement bene....
Permanently disability suffered in motor accident – Money cannot substitute a life lost but effort has to be made for grant of just compensation so far as money can compensate.
Compensation under motor accident claims must justly restore claimants considering all aspects of loss, including future earnings and non-pecuniary damages.
Motor Vehicles Act only provides for award of interest and not its rate.
Compensation in motor vehicle accidents must fully restore claimants' financial status, considering future medical expenses and loss of earning capacity, as per established legal precedents.
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