Supreme Court Awards ₹56 Lakh to Teen Left 100% Disabled in Road Accident

The Supreme Court enhanced compensation to ₹56.83 lakh for a 14-year-old boy who suffered 100% permanent disability in a road accident, observing that the earlier award failed to account for the lifelong impact of his injuries.

The boy had sustained severe head, neck, and spinal injuries after a motorcycle collided with a tractor trolley in Rajasthan in 2016, leaving him hospitalised for over 200 days.

While the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded ₹7.76 lakh and the Rajasthan High Court increased it to ₹12.17 lakh, the Supreme Court held the compensation grossly inadequate and recalculated it using skilled worker minimum wages.

[Hansraj v. Mukesh Nath & Ors.]