High Court Karnataka High Court

Nagamma vs Mani on 3 June, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Nagamma vs Mani on 3 June, 2008
Author: Manjula Chellur K.N.Keshavanarayana


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on 25:25 cf V%’m§,V§ng§;T, Bangaiere (SS8!-é No.8), seekifig

7._ .efi’§2.a_r1ce5mve::$:fifsompensatim.

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?583 came at a high speed in a rash and negtégent manner and
dashed against her, as a resuit, she sustained injuries. Et is her

fuziher contention that she was Emmedéatety shéfteé to Asha V.£’*~3’a$4::”‘:*..’:.1_f:g

Heme for treatment, where she took treafirnené as an §_zf:”:§sa%E§;.§3f’
haa spent Rs.5G,000;’- {awards medisines, treatrr%.e:fif,:~-é:§>’:é§efia:T:»ée ‘

and nsaséshment eta, §t E5 3230 hag’ cof§ite–:1i§on’i ‘:’i:e;.fc’-sV§*?s§”‘§’%u;asV”«

sufFe:”ed permanent d§sabi§_§ty af§e;t§.?§Vig;”.Vfutu%é capacity.
Yha ciaém petéticzn was cVt>’?1i;*;;§st;#3§f.’3:é;:§”-§Lf’§%§3′:’er’ sf the Qfiefidirzg
vehicie whéée the awfier :f~”:§m%:. }s§ehVic§§_§%fi§%av3.E§%:5é:i ‘iexparte. Afief
assessing thg “:!’r%b:.zr:ai haia that téxe
accident wag E€§§é~ riding of the motefcycie
by its ‘:$i’}’§.’.”§.:v§§fé;E2V§5€§. ‘#§§”Y’*.F3£;’.§%%a”£i€)§’E sf Rs.87.832/~ amder
varéeus kfiléafié am “‘i;-i§_a§’é:”1’1s:.i:”ea’ cf the motorcyaie ta: pay the

samejwitfg %n’é7res § ai.€5% ‘p.é:: Dis-satésfieei with the said quantum

” V’ af c’é::;§§pér;sat§r;sr:, thé %.§§é’i’r%éarzt has presented ihés agspeak.

xlegrned counsei appearing fer the appeiéant

v’e%3;e z’:€es1ti3*’.V’Vé:’;§E:iénded that me Tribtmm éaas net awardefi aay

cem§er.:$’lat_§o:?: icwards E3523 0? Ensome d:.z:%::g ireaimeat and aéss

A $633 future irssome ifiaugh them is sufficient mafieiiaf or: fecerfi ta

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“:A’r”§i»::’.;’a:*A£e that téae agzpefiant has Emufred sermarzani ééssabiiétai

‘”:3ffest§?”sg hes’ f:..:ta.:¥e eamérig caaaaity. He aiso sorgteraéed that éhe
sampersaaticm awarded by the Tgibunaé under various heads is 3§8£}

on ma Eawe: siée. Hewever, the ieamed ceunsei appearifig fa:

gespandent No.2 sai.:g%3t ta augparf the judgment of $b§…’Ef:=%.§:;:}a%

am conterzdad that tfiere £3 $20 grouraé fear en%’sar’+6;e_é’:§’e:éi:_*V~:’:f__V’1?:§3e”« _

mmperzsatisn and ‘me compensatéore awarééé :§’.2’«~’}’—-»’§’;§”fé.vV’§V’¥”§t§:i.§¥7%&§ ié

31:32 and proper.

Sffhe Tribunai has recordgd a fi§vr3§iigV_§hat t»£r1 §:;v_+A.:;1′<:'.c–%<'$e%V':–.*:*,'4'.*'s.%'=:-é 3"

cine to rash arsé negiigenfi %%;~£V:%A%2g $%'L_:t§f§;£%'j.;'*;r*§4£5'£?':';".*.%§c:%e;Vin questioaw by its
rider. The saicffi findEng"' :ii§as€::1:=, _§37r.~aI1TaAa”i:€:..§i:+:;% éfi:§t§ed far any enhancement of compensation? fine

“?'{%b£ma3 %éa%§:ss§:arded the compensation under varéem heada as

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A 1. injury, pain 3; suffering R3. 30,€306f~
H Medicai expenses Rs. 2,833»

3, Loss cf future amenéfies Rs. 25,QGQf~

4: Corsveyance 8: E’i0LiE’%Sh!’:’%€fit Rs. E€},OOG!~

u ; Total Rgs 51,3321″

‘F. The easiéeme as retard cieariy igzdicates that as a yasuit of
the accident, the aggeiiant sasatairzed f:’an%we af bath bess”2es__of tefi
mg agar: fmm me abraséerzs ever we ieft heei and rig%1§§:;r§§.’–.4_:”?-he

agmiiant is shewn to be ageé abcazt 85 yeam.

8. Having Eegaré to téie fast that the a§pf§§§–a;ni A_[$*aé§&2″é&

fraciasm 5? baa bones ef ieft iagy she r{i:}iéi»:ha’:Ve”beé?f:–j§:%$&;?=,§§§EV$§’di«

fee’ a geréad sf S ta 8 weeks. The_§afa§e:;’sh1é. $33? u§:’:i11f*e’;’,i%V;e::%§z;?-.tVir3ie”: cf R$,38,QSQf»~ zmées’
the head–af,§;§g.’:;§}’, %:5%’a:§A§’2v.a:v§ :;§§§€f:;ar§:*;-g…%s’§an the Eewer aide. in any
view, —-u§2zi:e: thés head woL%%d be just and
grapes’: é§;;x”_;or§%:éi§£y:4″§§fe ‘:ie:§;zV%gfince the ccmgensaiéazs unifies” the

h@3;€_§{%fiV}’asz7§:, pa???’ sgwréng ta Rs.-4Q,9fiQ:fi mm RSK3G,§09§*-.

V:’§’%1aaVL’C:};}”s§ §;»é§4éi>~=.s: has awaréed Rs.2,832zi~ under the head z¥zeéécaE

A”s;2;3<§é_;:ée'; I"'-'_x§e:'.T';:;é incééraed to sound 9? ihés figure is Rs,3,5$G;'~.

'¥'%':e5'"avsza.§*'fa?s-§f:§§*' Rs:25,§§6.«i~ tevgaras Essa :3? future amenities. in fife

Rs '=$'G,QGG;'» tmszarés smweyargce am nsuréahmeni age j%.£8§

agéafi. ;€);§'{}§€f §"§3'e"§%'i§ regayé is the facm arid sigcmmsianaes sf €%":e

_Hs_ci:–§3e am there is as aaape fey enhanaament 6% compensaiéafi

under them fzeaés.

sasbstance in the cantenéien 5? the ieamed ceurasei for the agfieééant

in this yegard.

‘H. %n *~.s§ew :2? E319 above cfEscus$%<:23Ati,'i'§:a_a;.:»pe:a% is' 'a§i:;%~4~éa£ in

part awarfiing compensation sf R$.?8,%:C'Q{;'-aT$f 'agéifzgi

The Esta; cempensatiors 93' Rs,?8,§{3Qig sF§é§£.__c&r{;{"§_n€é§éét"é§ 8°16'

pa, from the éate of petitian ti£A¥V—–i%€:e'L_*–déte:_ of diepesitgi Baiance

ammmt after deductmg thé'ai'mc:£Jmf§éiA§eé3§3:%_€¥&ép0$Eteé if any, $§*%ai§
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be deposited wit%j§.z;f–«s§_ig%1t;~Jee'k3.':: $;e_'fa;' as sfssbursementgmouni

is concerned, .tE1'€2'c$i§f{é:§i;Ee:r2 gi$;é::z ayzieéfg» .T€ib;L§%%ai is ccnférmed.

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