The Supreme Court of India has significantly enhanced the motor accident compensation awarded to a carpenter whose leg was amputated, ruling that his functional disability must be treated as 100 percent despite a medical certificate citing 70 percent disability. A bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N.V. Anjaria held that the amputation completely incapacitated
Functional Disability Must Be Assessed With Reference to Occupation; Medical Disability and Loss of Earning Capacity Are Distinct: Supreme Court
