P&H: Motor Accident Compensation For 9-Year-Old Accident Victim, Applies Minimum Wages, 40% Future Prospects And 18 Multiplier Raising compensation to Rs.27.10 lakh from Rs.4.96 lakh

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Ss.166, 168 — Enchancement of compensation —  Injury claim by 9-year-old — Monthly income taken at minimum wages for skilled workman Rs 3,800, 40% addition for future prospects having regard to age, functional disability at 50%; multiplier of 18 applied — Loss of future earning computed at Rs 5,74,560 — Conventional heads enhanced: medical expenses Rs 2,86,126, pain and suffering Rs 8,00,000, attendant charges Rs 2,00,000, transportation Rs 30,000, special diet Rs 70,000, loss of