Rahul vs National Insurance Company Ltd. 2024 INSC 598 – MACT Case

Summary: Issue raised in this appeal: Whether the High Court is right in reducing the percentage of disability suffered by the appellant from 25% as fixed by the Tribunal, to 20% while determining the compensation payable to him.? Allowing appeal, SC observed: Without assigning plausible reason, the High Court re-assessed the compensation by reducing the disability suffered by the appellant to 20%. We are of the view that the reduction of compensation was not required, particularly, when there is no basis in support thereof.

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