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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THES THE 15" DAY OF' DECEMBER, 2010
PRESENT
THE HONBLE MR. JUSTECE N. K. P£'ié1'i1V; 'A:..I"' *
AND
THE HONBLE MR. JUSTECE _ J 1:'
M.F.A. No.86~27.gf 2006' mvg: A
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THIS ix/[FA IS FILI::D U/S I07.3I*~:..)V0F My ACT'.AGAIN.ST--5TIIE - '
SUDGMENT AND AWARD DAr.I3I§:v«I.2l.e5'.2I>06-PASSED;IN MVC
I\I0.IS0/05 ON THE F1LE'~Q_F THE, 'I"I.Ip<j'i:-,..pC0uIéT OF SMALL
CAUSES, A.DI)L.MAC'i', 'I«2IY_S0IA.If{'I5.LIft'ALLOWING THE
CLAIM PE'1"1T'IOI,'& FoamHveQMI>E'I~I.S.AI*IOI&I1;'AND SEEKING
ENI~IANCEMET?_.0}J';Af:€3MPEN§ATiON.it ~~
TH1s1I9IpIéEai;?;L ON Fer? HEARING THIS DAY,
N.K.PA;TII:J'.I* ECLLOWING:
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'I'1'1iSe..i.s _a appeal directed against the
pp and award dated 12.05.2006
';§..ass.¢e_¢In No.180/2005 on the file of the Judge,
Caiirt Causes, Additional MACT, Mysore
{hereirivafievr referred to as 'Tribunal' for brevity). The
A ":0."Tri1f)LIna1 by its impugned judgmerlt and award awarded
comperisaiiion 0f?37,394/A urider different heads with
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interest at 8% per zmmtni from the date of pet.it.ion till
realization on account of injuries sustained in the road
i:1*aff§c accident- The claimant felt necessary to present
this appeal on the ground that compensation awe-rded
is on lower side and needs enhancement.
2. The brief facts of the case are:
The appellant claims thattehe
years and a student. He "studying 6"' E
(Mechanical) in JCE Co1legeA,_.M:ys_orep. He«xtz;ts_}5a1e and
healthy prior to the thus stood.
that till 2.00 p.m., when the
appella'nt"with proceeding from their village
pp Heb3bsl;iguppe;"*--HV.ptpKot.e taluk, Mysore district in order
"(<1tt€fIld'£1ylf't1i'1CtiOIl by a Telo Maxi Cab (Tata Sumo)
No.KA 11. 8080, driven by the first
respondent. in rash and negligent manner moved on the
A side of the road and fell into 20 feet pit towards
right, side of the road. Due to the impa_ct., he sustained
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injuries, on account: of which, the appellant. was
admitted to the hospital on 26.04.2005 and discharged
after three days. The appellant has lost. 6″”
that academic year. it is the case of the *
he has spent considerable amoun’t”‘towar?dsco1*ivr3yance’., 0′
nourishing food and a1t.tendantl’l’clia_i’Agllesland._
expenses.
3. On account Ain}u;i’ies*–sustained in the road
traffic accident,.athe app-e.l.1:ant– yvasideorisptrlained to file a
claim ‘ltlie M.V.Aci; before
the Tr”i_bu–.r1al,l’sveekingl’compensation for a sum against
the respo’n_dents”. _ >Flie.jT’;;?ii:>u11ai after assessing the oral
ane:1§docLm1ent’aryV_ evidence and other relevant material
‘a\fail.able~cori”the file allowed the claim petition in part
avtra1*ding-‘Vcornpensation of ?3’7,394/~ with interest at 6%
frorn of claim petition till the date of realisation.
A :Noit”~being satisfied with the quantum of compensation
awarded by the Tribunal. the appellant has presented
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the instant appeal seeking enhar1CemeI1t contending
that the (3OI11p€I1SEil.i0I1 awarded by the
inadequate and the Tribunal has not *
compensation towards loss of .an’1e.nAities, H’diseon;.fQ_rt.s._V V
and unhappiness.
4. We have the”- learned}¥<C1Vo;i_.1~1s¢g1
appearing for the appellant.
5. After hearing f_€»o’u_nse1 for both
parties and o’r1._l_’eritieal__ ..eival.u’atior}’ for the materials
availablllelllvon.iireeoifd’ impugned judgment
and axlvard Tribunal and after going
through ground-sll”‘urged by the appellant, what
‘ t.hatwmthe Tribunal has rightly awarded
?20,000/– towards injury pain and
sL1fferi1_f;gs.Vl’arid 312,269/– towards medical expenses as
per the Lmedieal bills produced and does not call for
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6. However, the Tribtinal has erred in not
awarding reasonable eoinpensation towards
conveyance, nourishing food and attendant:
loss of one academic year and in not ax§*eirding[j”‘arty?A~
compensation towards loss of .arne_nities, “‘cii§;eo’rnt’ort.e_ V
and unhappiness. Having regard
injuries sustained as per ce”rti__fiCate._at.;’E:»§;P.E36, ”
the appellant could;—-_not ‘e.atte”r1dl””-the eovllegei. The
appellant has taken tre_atrn-ent:’ forvV:l.thr’ee days in the
hospital andithis ‘:aspect not looked into
not taken ‘ as into lviijeonlsifieratilolnv by the Tribunal in
awarding reastunatjie ‘Co_in»pensati0n. Therefore, we deem
it fit–t,o zivxrard it towards loss of income during
.l”‘t:reatrr1Eeint”l’ periodvlllllas against. H25/W and ?’25,O00/W
one academic year and ?10,000/-
toWard__s’ ‘loss of amenities, discoxnforts and unhappiness
t’o_1nee”t.–~ the ends of justice.
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The Resp011cient: No.3 –~ Insurance Company is
directed. to deposit. the enhanced compensation ~«:t;”(i§.__(5;€–«i;1.1′{§:AI’
with interest, witlriirl a period of three Vxreekrs fr_£3rn ‘
date of receipt: of Copy of the judgment’.
The enhanced Lrompensatton7..’_tjf’:
interest shall be released-v..t:””‘in fetv’Qu’r–.V (>_f
immediately on dep:0sitingt””‘ttte* ttsafme a tne third
respondent ~ Insurance Cdrnpany._._ 9’
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JUDGE
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