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flag Supreme Court awards over Rs 60 lakh to family of deceased student, basing compensation on realistic job prospects, not unskilled wages.

flag The Supreme Court increased compensation to over Rs 60 lakh for the family of Sharad Singh, a 20-year-old B.Com student who became paraplegic in a 2001 accident and died in 2021, rejecting lower courts’ use of unskilled worker wages. flag The court ruled income loss must reflect realistic job prospects, estimating Singh would have earned Rs 5,000 monthly as an accountant, with a 40% future earnings boost. flag It awarded Rs 40.34 lakh for lost income, Rs 20 lakh for verified medical expenses, and additional sums for pain, suffering, and care, totaling over Rs 60 lakh. flag The ruling emphasizes assessing compensation based on education, job market realities, and employment potential, not rigid wage categories.

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