High Court Karnataka High Court

Ganesh vs United India Insurance Col Td on 20 November, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Ganesh vs United India Insurance Col Td on 20 November, 2009
Author: Anand Byrareddy


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Aappellz-tnt vv-as aged about 24% and was er1'1pl<_)yec1 as 2:

ee:')_h \$3Ijet't he met with it 1'0:-Id ztecident atmi w;1._~:; found with E1
'"p§et'1iA1:a-tttent dis:'1hil_ity of 15% on '.1c<;oL1nt. 0'!' the i11_jurie:e and since

WEIS eat1*t1i11g;1bL1t Rs.5,0()(_}/~ pet” month. he had ‘appm:-teheei the

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Tribiinzil having graiited :1 mtal z-imount of Rs.l.45.()()()/~ under
S(;’Vt3I’£1i i’]t3LlCif§, the atppcllam is if)ei’01″c this couri seeking
enhaincement of C(.)1.]]])€-]]SL1.Ei(.)I1. ii is priinalrily cciiiigjtndc-.:_ithat the

TI’ii”:UE1Lti in ziwaitfing Rs.75,()(‘)()/- Iowmds I(‘>.<;\1″e. lhere is a-1 sEi(>ii”I_F:.1ii-1_ {if M]’L[..*’$'{._CE).[]113él1§}ti1Vi(3’fl_V10
which lhc. ztppclluiit xzvus c1:tivL1»é11..» VW’.-.iit’:3’=[i1_i’L’_:’ Cioiiiisel wouid
fL1rf:he.i’ submit’ lhat he was e11iiitilie'<jj1fAo Vliigliei' C(.)iIi]péI1S£-1[i(}I1 under

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.6I’1i”I:?kI’}C’i%V1}’1CiI11″LIHLICI’ any ()[i]t’3I’ head and the alleged loss 0!” fmuife

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ofiihe 7I”rib’L1’iiul. the am-‘;1i’d of Rs.75.(_}()(.)/~ is 21 gcnei’u.< grant and

2 V, "'Li'ie..1jc'i"<'_)i9<:.. [h€'.]'t3 is no W£11"1'E1I1[ foi' ir1I.eri'c1*c1icc.

4. Give1’i lhc t1i”)()VC f”a1ctr< and ci1'cL11iis1'anccs, as ri_;_:_li11y

iiC()I'1[CI1dCd by the C()11I]S('3i for [ligzippc!l;='1n1, if' the multiplier

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mc£’h0d is udopta-rd, give11 the pe1″c<:11t'age ofdise1biIiEy and the

incolne J.-1d()j.)t(3d by the Tribunaf. the appellant would be__€1'1tiI1<;:d to

am additioml cmnpc11sa1ti0n of Rs.2.?,,()()()/~ E.o\A-'a11'ds. I_ias:§"–«<)'§"–_f'uIu1'e

earning. F'L1rIh_e1', the a1wz11'd of comps:r1sati0n'– t(w.a;;t'd$" hf'

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I0\~';11'ds loss of amenities. T['!C "'£:i;j[z)"[)!3H&1E1i i:¥_ _t1'1"L::i-1t:11 tit1c'cI to a total

additional COIDPC11S£1[i'f.i:fi"~~Of i{Vs.3'-2 ;'{i)'.(§J()/¥'~-with i11te.1'cst at 6"/2.: per

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