Appeal against a compensation award reduced to 20% of claimant earnings. Bench held the reduction was excessive, citing the case involved diminished, not total, earning capacity.
High Court order held illegal; compensation enhancement directed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 4437/2017
National Insurance Company Ltd., M.i. Road, Jaipur, Having Its Regional Office At L.i.c. Building, Jeewan Nidhi Bhawan, Ambedkar Circle, Jaipur, Raj. Through Its Constituted Attorney.
----Appellant
Versus
----Respondents
Connected With
S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 6113/2017 Suneet Rao S/o Chandrabhan Rao, B/c Jat, R/o 4/231, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur
----Appellant
Versus
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C-Scheme, Jaipur Through Its Regional Manager Insurer Truck No. Rj-14-1G-1549, Policy No. 370196/31/13/6700000840, Valid From 30.04.2013 To 29.04.2014
----Respondents
For Appellant(s) For Respondent(s)
: Mr. Lokesh Parihar, Adv. : Mr. Vinay Mathur, Adv.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Judgment / Order
19/07/2024
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(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma /86-87
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court erred in reducing compensation to 20% of lost income after deducting the claimant's share of joint earnings when a portion of the loss was due to diminished earnings rather than
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Sarla Verma & ors. Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr.Explained¶46
Sarla Verma & ors. Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr. (2009) 6 SCC 121 · Who else cites this
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UMA SHANKER VYAS
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