# Supreme Court Raises Odisha Crash Survivor’s Compensation to Rs 83 Lakh 2026-08-06T14:08:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court has raised compensation for Shreejita Pattnaik from Rs 45.40 lakh to Rs 83.38 lakh, with 9% annual interest. She was six months old when a tanker collided head-on with her vehicle in Odisha on 16 June 2015. The crash caused spinal cord injuries, post-traumatic myelopathy and paraplegia. The court treated her functional disability as 100%, although medical evidence assessed it at 90%. It increased amounts for attendant care, pain, loss of amenities and reduced marriage prospects. The bench also restored an 18 multiplier for children with catastrophic injuries and said future earnings should be calculated using minimum skilled wages. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 1 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:02:16+00:00. Tags: compensation, disability, Odisha crash, road safety, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-raises-odisha-crash-survivors-compensation-to-rs-83-lakh/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-raises-odisha-crash-survivors-compensation-to-rs-83-lakh/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/