High Court Karnataka High Court

Lakkanna vs Prathibha on 2 April, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Lakkanna vs Prathibha on 2 April, 2008
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
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DATED THIS THE 2-ad DMQF  

BEFORE  * O

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APPELLANT

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«MAJOR BY AGE
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arm MAIN, BYRASANDRA EAST
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BANGALORE-1 1

O ‘ ‘ THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

NO 3, iS’T’ FLOOR.

KHENI BUILDING

ISI’ CROSS, GANDHINAGARA
BANGALORE

BY ITS MANAGER

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TH-E JUDGMENT AND AWARDDATED: ~t411._,2.:*acs:’.r5 Passan ; ‘e
m MVQNO. 3369i:200:?. ON F’iLi3 toe ,:c:’\ms

ADDLJUDGE &. MAC!’-IV, BANGALOREQ ~tSCeaf~.«1s1e;t4),
PARTLY ALLOWING me Guam e;;”E*I”£’.l’VI’l0N”; FOR,
cempenemon AND SEEKING” ._EN.HANC=Eiv§EN1′ 0::-*
eompeusmon wrm INTEREST, t

THIS MFA cciM1Nefei§LVt r9t;R%’%t*’tHEARVifidt THIS DAY,
HHE C-GURT MKDE

The by the Judgment

and” am-.da%11t.2§2co5atm MVC 3309/02 of the

Me; ,1′ ‘._!’.riLn.ma1-N, B-a11.ga1ere city, (for

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short as preferred appeai fer-

. cf «compensation.

the accident that occurred i4.6.”2m2′

a motor vehicle, the appellant claiming to have

at : crush injury of the right foot, loss of skin and

eirpoeure ef the metatarsal bone, treated at the Sanjay

Gandhi Haspi and R h T s._l….I.* -I &flm’m’Ei

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diagnosed as fracture of the metatarsal 2%”, 5th. 4′

of the right foot, underwent 2 ; .0

right the fractures, filed’ a
lak…-5 as cemgmnsatien of die’
Motor Vehicies having
adjudicated the ggddmble neghgen’ cc
to the ‘ddijgotgrdfiirellicle and awarded

the follciwiizg V

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£2

— . conveyance
_._ attei1daI_fl;chaI’ges : 5,000 _l —

“.1 than -:1-no-|r\-rrnn 1-III-II}-I-‘:1: 111-311 nm
IJKIBCF ‘I “Lu” 1u.II.l. ‘ll.-I

….. .. 0 : 5,000/-

0 — Adi amenities of life : 10,0001-

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L’.-I ‘£1 u .I’\\’-39 ‘1’ LI LI

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3. Ha@ heard the learned counsel for the

and documentary, undoubted1y_,_in the’ ‘i

occurred on 14.6.2002, the

of the metatarsal 2″”, SW ‘of.

in the appellant
while as an i11patient__*in* Hotpital frnni
14.6.02 to intervention for
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t ‘the sheet records the
*..;.-.r 11_1mt_g .pt billing . r r m .

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IAIKJCEI.’ \J11I..- Luv (.51 13:1. I..La;_aI.au..-_ aria w a .4»…-

for Rs;6_.594/’~._ anti… income of the clann’ ‘ ant as

hp”.m.–««~«h1 addition the bills Ex.P7 series is for

V medicines for Rs.2, 175/-.

.4; ‘T111 the backdrop of these facts, it cannot but be

* s that the appellant underwent an ordeal and mental

distress due to the pain and sufi’e1’ing. The appellant

was m iI’r”‘tient for more than twc mm he

treatment. In that view of the matter, it was not
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a”‘|!I’\, ‘I… _ _ _ _ _ _-_.._..’l__’I

reasonabie ft)? “1? Mfibl it Have aweuumi RS.3-u_,m:uf-

as compensation for pain, sufiering

enhancing the same to R’s.30,000/- is just:

5. The MACT fell in ii

series, the bills for p1u’ct:a$i=*=..’1f :R!s,9i3,
as also the inpatient bill E’.-a11j_ay for

Rs.5,594,’=. The m Rs.a,759,I-

rounded off its awarded.

6;’ “‘=’°” mp-atimt fcr 75 days

must have had the

assistaflce ‘ and hence entitled to

attendant charges. Keeping in mind

., cf and treatment, the appellant is

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“‘eonveyair’1ce charges.

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Drfshivakumar Y.S., Orthopedic surgeon, who treated

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the appellant for the crush of _t:t;1(‘:’4’i’*:””ifl;

opined that the appellant enjiferfed

physical disability of 42% tolmelxaghtatiotvgr @d l

2 1% in relation to the whole”

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-ray di–…,J.oee»:! ‘union of..t1’I.e.’§f:’ae

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the 213*’ metatarsal was
non-urlitetilgmd 7 5th toes were
disaxfieultétece witness is not in the
ll perman_ ent impairment

us-1%; ‘4’*”*’r_’ meaetee-meet of ..me…on..2-.1 H-..t.nmIn..e..t ..ut

appea.t’S*«..tov opinion. i say so because

V-litiewesment ztneasurement should be made when

condition has reached the stage of

improvement from the medical treatment.

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cut of the enfi exeezmty depend um-We

v combmatzion of functional ent of mobility

component range of movement, abduction, flexion,
extension, evaluation of muscle etnength, stability

….-..po___.:r;t, _.u., A perusal of the evidence of HIV-2

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the opinion over the percentage of

does not inspire confidence i;*1″”theé ” ]_t1 1Ve j x

This is the reason why the

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does not mean to not suffer
from permanent ‘Giving mom for
exaggeratifrmgjjw the the appellant a

coolie _ feet to calm ‘rag on his

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diseozeifoft, and frustration, and having

“V38 years on the date of accident

iIi.iU1′}’. “if’ is reasonable to enhance the

for loss of amenities of life fiom

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21:5. 1351553; – to I\b’.£U,UUU[ -.

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Rs.5,000/- towards loss’ of income during laid off

peliod. Ex.P8 discloses that the monthly income of tl%e

ifijurfid W1: Rs.2,m;u;’- auu u u. 56 rec’-k_fii_1ex’}” i-tlfir,

period 011′. duty for atleast 4 ;u:3I_1_t:’I’1s,_-‘ tlie .

entitled to Rs.8,000/~ as .

the MACT.

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us-|\4 nuzurs.-.nu.-, _.-A.– ., gs _

stands modified to thr: ff)i}uW1I1″”‘”§

compensation} _

Pafin’ T T. % A : Rs.30.000/-
Attefi§vi»a’iL~t:-~– % % : 7,500/-
: 5,000] –

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inséaf income um 3′ miu

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