Supreme Court: In cases involving a child who has suffered injury or died, the loss of income must be computed on the basis of the minimum wages payable to a skilled worker in the concerned State

For the purpose of emphasis, it is again clarified here that when a Tribunal or the High Court in appeal, is concerned with the case involving a child having suffered injury or having passed away, the calculation of loss of income necessarily has to be made on the matric of minimum wages payable to a skilled worker in the respective State at the relevant point of time. It is our hope that this restatement helps avoiding such errors and thereby obviates the necessity of this Court's interference, applying well-established principles of law. {Para 15}

 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Civil Appeal No. 10278 of 2025 

Decided On: 08.08.2025

Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel Vs. Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari and Ors.

Hon'ble Judges/Coram:

Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra, JJ.

Citation: 2025INSC 1070,MANU/SC/1796/2025.

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