Supreme Court Recognises Claimant’s Right to Choice and Periodic Replacement of Prosthetic Limb; Enhances Compensation
The Supreme Court based the standardisation of prosthetic limb compensation on 5-year replacement cycle and 70-year lifespan.
Enhancement of Compensation
“Academic marks not measure of earning potential”; Bombay HC enhances Motor Accident Compensation for deceased BHMS student’s family
“Just as it is true that, academically excellent student may or may not earn well, it is also equally true that academically average or even below-average student may earn very well in practice or profession.”
[Motor Accident Claims] Calcutta High Court enhances compensation due to extensive medical treatment and victim’s permanent disability
“The person who works in any field if his right hand suffered deformity that will definitely affect inconvenience, hardship, discomfort, frustration and mental stress in his life.”
Bhopal Gas Tragedy| Supreme Court Constitution Bench dismisses Centre’s plea for enhanced compensation from Union Carbide Corporation
The Supreme Court however, ordered that a sum of Rs 50 crore lying with the Reserve Bank of India be utilized by the Center to satisfy the pending claims, if any, in accordance with the Bhopal Gas leak Disaster Act, 1985 and schemes framed thereunder.
Bombay High Court | Interim maintenance cannot be denied based on qualifications of wife
Bombay High Court held that maintenance cannot be denied because of possession of higher qualification by wife considering the wife is unemployed.
“If relief is not moulded by awarding higher compensation, we will be failing in our duty”; Kar HC discussed compensation vis a vis permanent sexual disability in motor accident cases
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S.G Pandit and Anant Ramanath Hegde, JJ. allowed the appeal and modified the impugned order
P&H HC | Enhancement of compensation to minor rape victim under Punjab Victim Compensation Scheme allowed
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench of Daya Chaudhary & Sudhir Mittal, JJ. allowed the application for the enhancement of