Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Employee's Compensation Act | Loss of Earning Capacity Must Account for Pre-existing and Accident-Induced Disabilities Combined : Delhi HC
Delhi High Court rules that compensation under the Employee's Compensation Act must reflect the cumulative impact of pre-existing disabilities and accident-induced injuries on earning capacity. The court remanded the case for recalculation at 50% disability, directing immediate release of deposited amounts to the workman.