Madras High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal Against Quantum of Compensation, Upholding 100% Functional Disability for Heavy Vehicle Driver Whose Right Hand Was Amputated. Despite Medical Board certificate of 87% permanent disability, the Court confirmed that the driver's earning capacity was fully lost and enhanced the award by Rs.3,00,000 for future prosthetic limb maintenance by invoking Order XLI Rule 33 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
24 Feb 2025The appeal arose from a motor accident claim filed by a lorry driver who lost his right hand in a road collision. On 29th April 2022, the claimant was...
