Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; C.M.A.No.3689 of 2021; decision date 17.09.2025; Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Special Subordinate Judge No.I, Salem; M.A.C.T.O.P.No.848 of 2018 award dated 21.04.2021; Section 173 Motor Vehicles Act 1988; enhancement of compensation; loss of marriage prospects; degloving injury left thigh knee leg; gangrene; skin necrosis; extensive raw area; 30% permanent disability; multiplier not applied; P.W.2 doctor evidence; claimant aged 19 college student; New India Assurance Co., Ltd. Salem; additional Rs.5,00,000/- for loss of marriage prospects; total enhanced Rs.12,60,682/- to Rs.17,60,682/-; interest 7.5%; appeal partly allowed; no costs; claimant Vijayamoorthi; counsel T.S.Arthanareeswaran (appellant), K.Thirunavukkarasu (R3); bench Dr.G. Jayachandran, J. (author) and Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J.
What did the court decide?
Appeal partly allowed: total compensation enhanced from Rs.12,60,682/- to Rs.17,60,682/- (additional Rs.5,00,000/- for loss of marriage prospects); the Insurance Company directed to pay the enhanced amount with interest at 7.5% from the date of claim petition till the date of deposit; no order as to costs.