Supreme Court of India
Ramachandrappa v. The Manager, Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the same is too less and, therefore, we are inclined to enhance the same.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: c s. 166 - Motor accident - Permanent disability- Suitable compensation - Expression 'disability' - Connotation of - Claimant, a coolie, aged about 35 years, suffered grievous injuries - Permanent physical disability of right upper limb - Tribunal awarded total compensation of Rs. 1, 13,9001-- High Court enhanced the compensation to Rs. 1,33,9001-- Held: Compensation to be awarded is not measured by the nature, location' or degree of the injury, but rather by the extent or degree of the incapacity resulting from the injury - Tribunals are expected to make an award
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Where later benches applied it
- 2022 Rajwati @ Rajjo & Ors. v. United India Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.
- 2022 Manusha Sreekumar & Ors. v. The United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
- 2013 Dr. Balram Prasad v. Dr. Kunal Saha & Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to · 1 not applicable
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