Supreme Court of India

Sarnam Singh v. Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors

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Reported as [2023] 9 S.C.R. 1182
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 4 July 2023

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Motor Accident – Permanen t disability of an injured affecting his functional d isability – Compensation – Assessment of – Held:Any physical di sability resulting from an accident has to be judged with refe rence to the nature of the work being performed by the person wh o suffered disability – On facts, the gunman employed with the compa ny met with an accident resulting in 85% disability on account of amputation of his right lower limb, and pursuant thereto, his services were terminated on account of his inability to discharge his duties – Tribunal rightly assessed

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