Accident Compensation Enhanced to ₹1.18 Crore; Court Recognises Economic Value of Homemaker’s Contribution: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has significantly enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim, increasing the amount from ₹58.22 lakh to ₹1.18 crore in favour of the family of Shilpa Jain, a homemaker who remained in a vegetative state for more than three years following a road accident before her death. The Court reiterated that compensation under Section 166 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 must be just, fair and realistic,…