Disability Accident—Disability—Injured suffered only crush injury on his legs-It cannot be held that hearing loss was on account of receipt of injuries in the accident April 23, 2020 phlaw
Disability Accident—Disability @90%—Right arm from shoulder has been amputated and movement of right knee is restricted—Assessment of functional disability @ 70% justified February 4, 2020 phlaw
Disability Accident-Disability @100%–Pain and Suffering-Injured aged 6 years suffered crush injuries on both legs- -Held; it is very difficult to quantify the pain and suffering undergone by a person suffering injury requiring long hospitalization, surgeries and follow up treatment-In present case sum enhanced from Rs. one lakh to two lakhs. December 7, 2019 phlaw
Disability Accident—Medical Expenses—Amount received as a reimbursement on account of personal mediclaim policy towards the medical expenses including hospitalization charges, shall be liable to be adjusted Accident—Disability—Functional disability would always depend on the nature of work injured was capable of carrying January 27, 2019 phlaw
Disability Accident–Special Diet-Disability @75%« Appellant remained under treatment for 6 months—A sum of Rs.2,000/- per month awarded for expenses for special diet. Transportation Charges- Disability @75%-Appellant contended that he had gone from his native village to hospital in city for 5 times by spending about Rs.1000/- per trip– Consolidated amount of Rs.10,000/- awarded January 1, 2019January 1, 2019 phlaw
Disability Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166-Accident~Disability~Amputation of leg- Held; that in the case of a marginal farmer, or a cycle rickshaw puller, whose leg is amputated, disability has to be treated as 100% functional disability and incapacity in earning. January 1, 2019 phlaw
Disability (i) The Tribunal has to first ascertain what activities the claimant could carry on in spite of the permanent disability and what he could not do as a result of the permanent ability (this is also relevant for awarding compensation under the head of loss of amenities of life). (ii) The second step is to ascertain his avocation, profession and nature of work before the accident, as also his age. (iii) The third step is to find out whether (i) the claimant is totally disabled from earning any kind of livelihood, or (ii) whether in spite of the permanent disability, the claimant could still effectively carry on the activities and functions, which he was earlier carrying on, or (iii) whether he was prevented or restricted from discharging his previous activities and functions, but could carry on some other or lesser scale of activities and functions so that he continues to earn or can continue to earn his livelihood. September 16, 2018 phlaw
Disability Accident—Disability @ 90%—Amputation of Leg—Percentage of disability cannot be reduced on ground that despite the amputation of left leg, the remaining body of the appellant was healthy. August 14, 2018 phlaw
Disability V IMP::: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166-Accident–Disability @ 100%-lnjured suffered disability of right leg only 25%—Injured was agriculturist become unfit for agriculture thus his functional disability is 100% although permanent disability as only 15%–Compensation awarded accordingly. July 7, 2018 phlaw
Disability Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.166–Accident–Disability @ 25%–Shortening of leg by half inch-It can be outrightly said that the disability will have direct effect on the future earning capacity of the appellant July 22, 2017 phlaw
