SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON AWARD OF COMPENSATION UNDER SECTION 166 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988
NAME MOBILE NO. E-MAIL I’D RANJEET KUMAR 8383098478 , 9667769795 rk@courtkutchehry.com JAI THAKUR 8130703334 , 9355723300 jai.thakur@courtkutchehry.com RAJEEV RANJAN 9334553249 rajiv.ranjan@courtkutchehry.com ASHOK MISHRA 9718327746 sales@courtkutchehry.com RAVI KUMAR ravi.singh@courtkutchehry.com Lalan D. @ Lal & Anr Vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd, (2020) 09 SC CK 0030 A Full Bench of the Supreme Court held that in the case of a finding that the victim is virtually lying as vegetable, the degree of disability is to be reckoned as 100% (i.e. permanent disability) for award of compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The assessment of the monthly income of the victim is essentially a finding of question of fact to be looked into by the Tribunal / High Court which do not require to be disturbed by the Apex Court. The compensation is also to be awarded under the head of ‘loss of...