* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI MACANo.37R/2nin Date of Decision: TulvOl. 2010 THE ORIENTALINSURANCECO. LTD. Appellant through Mr. A.K.Soni, Advocate versus MAHENDER SINGH & ORS Respondents through None CORAM: HON'BLE MISS JUSTICE REKHA SHARMA 1. Whether the reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the 'Digest'? REKHA SHARMA. I. (ORAL) The present appeal has been preferred by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited against the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal) dated March 18, 2010. It is submitted by learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant is aggrieved by only that part of the impugned award whereby while assessing the total monthly salary of respondent No.l for the purpose of awarding compensation, 30% has been added to the original salary which he is drawing, towards loss of future prospects. MACANo.378/2010 Page 1 of 2 Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified It is not disputed that respondent No.l at the time of the accident was working as TechnicianElectricalin Bharat Petroleum CorporationLimited and that on account of the accident, he has suffered permanent disabilityto the extent of 12% in relation to his left leg. The Tribunal/havingregard to the nature of duty of respondent No.l and the permanent disability that he has suffered, has held that the same are likelyto adversely affect his future career prospects and keeping this in view, as noticed above, 30% of the salary that respondent No.l has been drawing, has been added to the salary. In my view also, given the nature of the job that respondent No.l was performing at the time of the accident, it can well be presumed that because of the 12% permanent disability that he has suffered in his left leg, the same is bound to reduce his career prospects. The appeal has no merit. The same is dismissed. REKHiCSHARMA, J. JULY 01, 2010 ka MACANo.378/2010 Page 2 of 2