D.Sampath vs United India Ins.Co.Ltd.& Ors

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in calculating the claimant's loss of income by considering only 50% disability instead of the assessed 75% disability as per the Disability Certificate. The Court emphasized that while assessing compensation, the calculation must have a reasonable nexus to the evidence presented. Consequently, the Court recalculated the loss of earning capacity at `6,12,000/- and upheld the High Court's judgment to enhance the compensation from `3,50,000/- to `4,90,000/- but modified the loss of income assessment.