#earning capacity

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that compensation for agricultural workers must be calibrated to actual loss of earning capacity, not merely medical disability percentages. In this case, a 5% medical impairment was upgraded to 10% functional disability because the injury severely restricted the claimant’s ability to perform farm labor, setting a precedent for occupation-specific assessments in rural claimants.

Calcutta High Court rules that courts must assess the earning capacity of both spouses under the PWDV Act before granting ad-interim maintenance, regardless of professional standing. Failure to follow Rajnesh v. Neha's disclosure mandate renders maintenance orders void, though child maintenance remains absolute.