SURESH CHAND vs STATE OF U.P. — C.A. No. 9933/1995

Summary The Supreme Court allowed Suresh Chandra's appeal and restored the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award of Rs. 1,45,000 with 12% interest. The court rejected the High Court's reduction to Rs. 85,000, finding that the High Court erred in applying a hypothetical Workers' Compensation limit as a basis for reducing compensation in a negligence case. The court emphasized that the accident occurred due to the defendant's driver's negligence, and the 18-year-old victim would suffer lifelong disability from amputation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.