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As per case facts the original appellant a police Sub-Inspector was permanently disabled in a motor vehicle accident leading to his discharge from service The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT
...awarded him compensation based on a disability and a multiplier of by deducting income and professional tax but ignoring future prospects and a higher commissioner-assessed disability The High Court further reduced the compensation by erroneously deducting his monthly pension from his salary The question arose Whether the High Court was justified in deducting the pension amount from the salary for computing loss of earning and whether the quantum of compensation awarded was appropriate including the non-consideration of future prospects Finally the Supreme Court allowed the appeal holding that pensionary benefits cannot be deducted from a salaried person s income for computing loss of earning It applied an addition of for future prospects as the claimant was and accepted the higher disability assessed by the Tribunal-appointed Commissioner thereby significantly enhancing the total compensation awarded