Om Parkash v. Guravtar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
FAO-2986-2024 (O&M), Punjab and Haryana High Court, decided 10.03.2025 by Justice Pankaj Jain. Enhancement of motor accident compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act; MACT Panchkula lump-sum award of Rs.1,56,790/- revisited; multiplier method applied per Sarla Verma v. DTC (2009) 6 SCC 121; notional monthly income Rs.10,000/- against claimed Rs.55,000/- and notified unskilled wage Rs.11,857/-; claimant aged 17 years so no future prospects; 25% permanent locomotor disability per RPwD Act 2016 guidelines (S.O. 76(E) dated 04/01/2018); heads enhanced: transportation, pain and suffering, special diet, attendant charges, loss of amenity; interest @7% per annum till realization; delay condonations CM-10773-CII-2024 and CM-10772-CII-2024 allowed; advocates Parveen (appellant) and R.C. Gupta (respondent No.3-Insurance Company).
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of with compensation recomputed: loss of income Rs.1,12,500/- (monthly income Rs.10,000/-, no future prospects, multiplier 5, 25% disability); medical expenses Rs.66,790/- retained; transportation enhanced to Rs.15,000/-; pain and suffering Rs.50,000/-; special diet Rs.15,000/-; attendant charges Rs.15,000/-; loss of amenity Rs.50,000/-; interest @7% per annum from date of filing of claim petition till realization; amounts already paid to be adjusted and set off.