Mohinder Singh Sohal And Anr. vs Ramesh Kumar And Ors. on 10 October, 1980
20. Mr. Gandhi cited union of India v. P.S. Mahai, 1976 Acc CJ 146: (AIR 1976 J 7 K 80). In that case, Rupees 30,000/- awarded by the Tribunal under the head of ;general damages was enhanced to Rs. 40,000/- by the high court. The Facts of the above noted case are not identical. In that case injuries sustained by the claimant were substantially serious and paid and suffering too must have been considerably more. In my opinion, the amount of Rs. 20,000/- in the present case for pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life would meet the ends of justice. As already observed the deduction on account of contributory negligence being not in order, the total amount of compensation in his case would come to Rs. 50,000/-.