P&H: Enhances Compensation for Injured Accident Victim to Rs.70,400
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced the compensation awarded to Mandeep Singh, who was injured in a 1999 road accident. Justice Parmod Goyal allowed Singh’s appeal against the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal’s award of Rs.53,613.
Singh sought additional compensation for expenses including transportation, special diet and attendant care, as well as pain and suffering, lost income during treatment and future medical needs. He also claimed that he had been earning Rs.7,000 a month as an agriculturist, but the Court noted that he had produced no evidence to establish his income or occupation.
The Court assessed his monthly income...
