NAJMI WAZIRI
RELIANCE GEN INS CO LTD. – Appellant
Versus
NEELAM – Respondent
NAJMI WAZIRI, J.
1. The appeal impugns the award of 50% for loss of future prospects on the income of the injured/respondent No.1 by the Tribunal.
2. In a motor accident on 10.11.2013, the respondent No.1 was injured and rendered permanently impaired apropos her right lower limb upto 60% while similar assessment in relation to the left lower limb could not be completed as there was a possibility of its improvement after further treatment. In this regard, the Tribunal has recorded as under:-
“8. Dr. Abhishek Kashyap, Asst. Professor, Orthopedics, Safdarjung Hospital was produced in the witness box as PW2 and he deposed that he was a member of the Disability Board which had examined the patient Neelam and issued the disability certificate Ex.PW2/1. As per the same, the petitioner had permanent physical impairment in respect-to right lower limb of sixty percent and the permanent physical impairment in relation to left lower limb could not be assessed as there was possibility of improvement following further treatment, He further stated that it was not possible to state how much time would be taken in union of both bones (tibia left) and only the treating doctor could tell the s
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