Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Motor Accident Compensation | Income Assessment Must Follow Collector's Unskilled Labour Wage Guidelines, Not Arbitrary Estimates: MP HC Jabalpur
The Madhya Pradesh High Court overturned a tribunal's undervalued compensation award by mandating that income for unskilled workers be calculated using the official Collector's wage rate of Rs.5,520/month, not speculative figures. This sets a binding precedent for all future claims where claimants lack formal pay slips, ensuring fairer loss-of-earnings calculations under the Motor Vehicles Act.