India, July 14 -- The Bombay High Court recently enhanced compensation to a victim of a road accident that rendered him vegetative. An additional Rs.40.35 lakh in damages is to be paid to the 33-year-old by the United India Insurance Company Ltd for the lifelong need for medical care, physiotherapy, and a personal attendant.

On July 4, 2016, 25-year-old Atul Dattaray Wadhane was travelling to Borivali on his motorcycle. When he reached the Pramila Nagar Junction in Dahisar, a school bus taking a sharp turn dashed against Wadhane's vehicle, injuring him with a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord rupture. Wadhane was rendered paraplegic and bedridden after the accident.

The police had registered a First Information Report (FIR) and fi...