Rajendra Chakrawarti v. Dinesh Kumar Yadav - Motor Accident Compensation - Mason
Motor Accident Compensation - In professions such as masonry, wherein there can be no guarantee of fixed amount of work or, for that matter, documented payments, the Courts and Tribunals must be careful in determining income, maintaining a judicious balance in taking an amount which is fair to the claimant, while also ensuring that the amount so taken is not lacking basis or that the same is not exorbitant in nature. (Para 10)
Case Info
Case Details
- Case name: Rajendra Chakrawarti v. Dinesh Kumar Yadav & Anr.
- Neutral citation: Not stated in the order.
- Coram: Justice Sanjay Karol; Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
- Judgment date: 17 November 2025
Statutes / Laws Referred
- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 (claim petition)
Caselaws and Citations
- National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi, (2017) 16 SCC 680 — future prospects (Para 42 & 59.4)
- Arvind Kumar Mishra v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd., (2010) 10 SCC 254 — assessment of disability/loss of future earnings (Para 13–14)
- Kajal v. Jagdish Chand, (2020) 4 SCC 413 — medical expenses (Para 19, 25, 28)
- K.S. Muralidhar v. R. Subbulakshmi & Anr., 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3385 — pain and suffering (Para 13–14)
- Parminder Singh v. Honey Goyal, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 567 — special diet & transportation (Para 10–12)