High Court Karnataka High Court

Managing Director vs Lalappa Venkappa Rathod on 26 February, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Managing Director vs Lalappa Venkappa Rathod on 26 February, 2010
Author: A.S.Bopanna
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'~(By.ESriV.ARégvi ?J; Hosamani, Adv.)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 26th DAY op FEBRUARY 
BEFORE '
THE I-ION'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. 'EQVEANEA  3
M.F.A N0. 7o54;=f'2oo 8'iMv)  -- '-- V
M.F.A No.7o55/2oo8--..qMv)T  . A  '
BETWEEN: 'V V V.

1. Managirig Director  
NWKRTC, Hubii ' '

2. Divisiona1M.9.nag€F.-'V* V
NWKRTC%..Gad;--1g V

3. Seilf I   " 
NWKRTC, I-Iubliw _  '

All Rcpyesefa   itE'
C3:fi'¢:f Law' Officé;-«,. ..N.E«KR'I'C

. . . APPELLANTS
(common)

 AANDS 

" _ 'Laléippa Venkappa Rathod
7Agé: 23 years, Occ: Cookie
- u R/o.Gajer1dragad
" "Now residing at Gadag, Dist. Gadag

 RESPONDENT
(IN MFA NO.7054/2OO8)

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Smt. Poonabai

W/0. Neemappa Rathod
Age: 39 years, OCC: Coolie
R/o. Gajendragad

Now R/at Gadag Dist.

I « ._ 'RIj$PQvN'DENT
 (1r;"M;FAIINo.70s5i~200_3)

MFA NO7054/2008 IS U/S 173f{_I'MV ACT

AGAINST THE JUDGMENT ANDaAW.ARD DATED 20.09.2007
PASSED IN MVC No.9./2000-"ON_;'TH-E FILE 'OF~'THE CIVIL
JUDGE (SR. DN.) AND 1VIEMEE'R_;»..I ADDL. MACT, RON,
AWARDING THE COM'PENSATION_O_F._RS.30,000/- WITH
INTEREST AT THE RAfIfE'O_F6%_ P*.'A, FROM THE DATE OF

PETITION TILL_'I'TS DE'PO'S'IT, _  

MFA 'NO*4.--.70~55.I200j8I FIL'I:iD-«U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT
AGAINST THE»..I:UDGIwEN"T AND AWARD DATED 20.09.2007
PASSED"-IN_IIIVC'*::No.'S.,/2-000 'ON' THE FILE OF THE CIVIL
JUDCEE (SR.*'.;DN.)«,AND-..._M.E.MSER, ADDL. MACT, RON,
AWARDING 'THE.V"CoMPE'NSATION OF RS.25,000/-- WITH
INTERES,T'AT RA"I°'E_ OF 5% P.A FROM THE DATE OF
PETITION TILL ITS DEPOSIT.

 THESE VAFPEALS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS

_  DA-V,  'COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

appCiiaIIt-TrarISport Corporation is Calling in

“”x_AAq.uCjS’;i0n the judgment and award passed in MVC NOS.

08/2006 and 09 /2006 in these two appeals.

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2. Insofar as the contention relating to

rendered by the Tribunal on the aspect of nfe’g1igeVn’ee0,

same need not be adverted to once -again sin’ce:.’thfisv..C§o£n:t V

while disposing of MFA Nos. 7052’1;(200fs’f’ar{d.

22.02.2010 has already ta»f<e"r1~V..V_theA.V'iew _Vth-atttheeetfinding'V

rendered on that aspect by… "fribunaftwasi justified.
Therefore, in the preserft..appe:aL a'Is.o,..:the said contention

would fail.

3. of compensation in
MVCVvI\Io’.8’/22.0.06;xfit’isseen the Tribunal has awarded
cornpe”nsat_ion of In the said ease, the claimant

had tendered eVidenAc7e’a’s”ffPW2 and the wound certificate was

p_ mV_a13k.e:dA’asvp Ex.I58. said wound certificate would indicate

‘ thvedciiafirlaant had suffered head injury and had taken

‘prG~1onged7p:tfeatrnent. Apart from the said injury, other

simup1eV”‘ipn§uries were also suffered. Hence considering the

‘nattzreffof the fracture to the frontal bone, the compensation

awarded in any event cannot be termed as excessive and as

u “such, the contention with regard to the quantum also fails.

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4. In MVC No.9/2006, the claimant examined himself
as PW3 and the claimant had sustained fracture of lefthand,

right paw and also other inguries as indicated

certificate at Ex.P12. Hence even in the instant where

the ciaimant had suffered fracture ‘had

treatment, the compensation of Rs4.’3()i;0_O0/~ awarvded

event cannot be termed as eX’ees*–sive. Ther-eFore,7i»n the said

appeal aiso the contenztéon would’

Accordingly, both. devoid of merit

stand ‘dis’inis”sed.i : fl; ‘*

N’o.__order The E2TT}()LI'{}IZ in deposit before

this ‘Court sihalhlibei transrnitted to the Tribunal.

.econ$¢Ei§~ii.¢ni1y, Misc. civii Nos.100877/2010 and

also stand disposed of as unnecessary.

sd/-

HEDGE

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