‘Pension must be treated as income in accident claims’
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled pension must be treated as income for motor accident compensation, calling it a “deferred fruit of hard work.” The court significantly raised compensation for Manjit Kaur and her son from Rs 7.9 lakh to Rs 31 lakh, noting the tribunal wrongly ignored her late husband’s two pensions.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled pension must be treated as income for motor accident compensation, calling it a “deferred fruit of hard work.” The court significantly raised compensation for Manjit Kaur and her son from Rs 7.9 lakh to Rs 31 lakh, noting the tribunal wrongly ignored her late husband’s two pensions.
