Functional Disability Compensation Cannot Be Reduced Due to Job Retention: SC Motor Accident Ruling

Case Title: Reliance General Insurance Company v Priyanka Das & Ors

Case No.: CIVIL APPEAL NO. 12085 OF 2026

Coram: Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria

Court Observation

“The calculation of functional disability depends on assessing the victim’s earning capacity in the open, competitive market, rather than on retention in a specific, highly accommodated role,”

Functional Disability Compensation Cannot Be Reduced Due to Job Retention: SC Motor Accident Ruling

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