High Court of Bombay Enhances Compensation for Doctor Injured in Motor Accident — Permanent Disability and Loss of Earning Capacity Considered. The court held that for a professional whose work involves standing and walking, the disability to the limb directly impacts earning capacity, and thus the whole body disability should be taken as 70% for loss of earning capacity under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
23 Sep 2019The appellant, Kedar Kamlakar Badave, a medical doctor by profession, filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seekin...
