The
court enhanced the compensation from Rs 8,09,000 awarded by the Motor Accident
Claims Tribunal to Rs 13,65,000 along with interest.
Ten
years after a six-year-old girl was run over by a lorry, resulting her losing a
leg and suffering serious injuries to lower limbs in an accident at Kudithini
in Ballari, the Supreme Court has awarded her compensation of Rs 53.07 lakh due
to permanent disability for life, loss of future earnings and marriage
prospects, medical expenses and pain and suffering.
A
bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath allowed an appeal filed by minor
Roopa through her counsel Sanjay M Nuli against the Karnataka High Court's
judgement, which enhanced the compensation from Rs 8,09,000 awarded by the
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to Rs 13,65,000 along with interest of six per
cent on the enhanced amount.