Mohali, April 13 -- Aarya Kumar

A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Mohali has awarded Rs.66.28 lakh compensation to a 23-year-old man who lost his finger and suffered 60% permanent disability after being dragged for nearly 500 metres by a car in a 2022 accident on Airport Road.

Observing that compensation must restore a victim "as nearly as possible to the position he would have been in," the tribunal held that while the claimant's medical disability stood at 60%, its impact on his life and livelihood justified treating his functional disability as 100%. The court noted that the injured man can no longer perform basic tasks such as writing, signing, driving or using a computer, which has effectively ended his earning capacity. ...