SC enhances Compensation as Income & Disability Were Underestimated

S. Shakul Hameed Vs Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited (Supreme Court of India) Income and Disability Must Be Realistically Assessed: Supreme Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim The Supreme Court enhanced the compensation awarded to the appellant who suffered permanent disability in a motor accident, holding that the income and disability assessment adopted by the Tribunal and modified by the High Court was partly erroneous. Although the claim petition mentioned Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Court found that the pleadings clearly alleged rash and...