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T§"iIS AFPEAL COMING {EN FOR HEARING THIS DAY'
PATEL 3', DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING;
JLFD GZMENT
This appeal is directed against the judgnem and V'
23.022905 passeé in MVC No. 204ez20G1+--on t.~'"1e; :,,;,~;§:~;;e:3.
Civil Judge (Samar Division) and Aa:1dii;g;i;:.;T ":;aoé¢;»i %'g;§c;c1e§§ig%
Cziairris Tribunal (for shaft 'Claigézs-.n"£*::ibun£i}')§
Claims Tribunai by its judgmgmt gn£'i" L.awari§1e'¢i'-Aa~-Sjlxrzz of
Rs.1,'}'8,600f'- with interest at 4{3'%'c;_'fr<$1:1 pgiiiion till the
iiate cf reaiisatian. '".£"taé::"ag3peiE§gi;rVV1'tV'_§ia$:: appeal on
the gmunfi that giriwgiviint afivarded by the Tribunai is
inadequate ans:i=1§:e erit--itléc£ 'Ibr €:1hancement.
, A ciaigtns is he a kkader by professinn. Tizai: on
S3-:§3.3€3 ;::-.111 near Naergaécie cf' ?adz:va:"i viilage
fhe appellant"x$*aé«Tpf0ceeding fiem Smith 13:} north an a Bajaj Scaeter
r&gi's§§at£0n Na KA-29-H-3203 as a pifliozz rifier, Fourth
'1ta:S;'so§I:§a2i£ was riding the said smote? beionging ti: sixfia respoficieni
VT they were pmceeding ne Neergadde, a mini lorry bearing
fagistratien N0. GA-{)2 "$38 . e fiom the appeséte direction in
a rash and negligent nzanner and fiasheé against the scooter. a
reszzit of the said accident, the appeiiani fail dawn and stsstanged
gievnus injuries. The saié accident occurred 0:: &s'.3£'3(}Ui§"£ of the x
and negligent driving of the mini 30:13; by its driver. *
flied a ciaizn petition claiming a compensaténn
under different heads. The said ciairn p€ii:TiiOIi::._§:21Ii;1e tap Tf
Tribunal for consideration on 23.Q'?.'2Vffi}';S.?V"}7hnA{'23.n§tns
hearing ban: the sides? after §;n;3£ide2:in%£;t}:1.e'<3{§a1 nnd'fir%¢t;n§entar};
evicience and other i'f31€i5\«'8.n1;VIi1'Z.';3;€7:1£'"§8."i--:§%§§€*Wed the ciann
petitien in part; and anxargied nrith interest at
6% fiom nae ._dain V':-f*~..neti1;£<;n 'iii}* the date of reaiisation. 'nae
aompensafinn *e1n<;untV';:)afg?;::b§§:.'is*;ia;§§ apportinned between the fifih
_ and fesgpondnnts. and 80% respectively. The appellant
V. pra_sn1}t:.}}£ instanit appeal on ihe geund that the cempensaiion
'{'rib1;nai és inadequate and he is eniifled for
V etfizancéineiziEfeiémpensation.
'3.-n'The subnfissien of the ieameé counsel appeaxnig ii)? the
.: *p§}fi§i;az}{ is that, tlite Cianns Tribunai has commitied 3 gave error in
A""'2i§v.arding 2:, gain of Rs.1,34, 5- tewards 2-ass sf filtnre eaznings.
The Claims Tribunal withaut taking ink} consideraiian the age ofthe
appeilarzt has not appiied the appropriate multiplier and has not
into consideratitm the reasonabie income cf the appellant. "
it needs m be modified. He fimher submitted t23_a1l_ "%ii2.s% <:%1a:;?1;»g§ T
Tribuna} has not awarded any amount tow.-;9ards I0ss iwi' 2i:rnef;1ii»;:s;VV_ éfifi _
1if% and the game needs it) be g1'a;1fe_d b§$4"£his* 'V
submitted £113': the amount awaréed flaizné" Tribizfial fgwards
pair; sufferings, conveyance; 'z';r)uri:;fin1_éht 1. ~- .aHenééfit Hvéharges
needs to be enhanced by this CQ;;_1"'i;. VV 'D
4. L¢ameéAéb::.fis§i3'for'thifd__and_'fifih respondents M Insurance
Csmpanies ¢€;r;ié;1deéi”‘:lia’é, i.’1;é ‘gégneni anti award passeé by the
‘i’ribuna’£;is”§u.st afid”:e;_é$fihabia and énierference by this Court is not
5; Haérfi aounsei appearing ii}: the appeliani and the
H H ” :’ ‘ ‘iaéfgzed _.c+.:}u:f3;sé1 appearirig for the Insurance Cempaniesw
6. Afier pemsai (xi? the judgment and award passefi by the
C:Eain1s_ Tribunal it einerges that the Claifiiw Tribunal has comrixittad
2: gave error if} taking the disability at 333% and not afiagting
appropriate multiplier. The appellant was working as Evade: and was
getiing an inceme 0f’ RS.2,{}{}0:’- per rnanth. The same has
rightiy taken as the income of the appellant and ii is
reasonable. The age ef the appelkaszt is 28 years ané the .
rnuitipiier of ‘ 1′?’ ought to have been take:1._I’h§_ Docidf’ é
in his esrisdence that the agpeilani has susta:iA11.ed:1’dis$£b§iit§}* ?;:: 1:_’
the whole body and the injuries sugifiitiad aré’0f’v’penn2if§éi:i’;za:;1ré,
The appellant is net abie to do my w0{i<_; inv_fu£.§;re. If"'i}2e Vsaiqfiaspect
offlrxe matter is taken into cansidsératien t§f1'e; 'irihunai ought to
have iakerijize _£3f3;} {§i.52l;;iiiiy' ihstead cf 35%. Tllerefore we
detezmine thé' pefrzaafieht d"ir§;;=;E,1i'1iit§gntE1e appeiiam; ai 275% in respect
vofthe @3013 Lbodyg, "i'11§zV"'ei§breV'£f'th:e income ofthe appeiiant is taker;
ingnth 3.326 the appsropriate muitiplier appiicabie ig
fithe appellant is taiiezz at 75% in respect of
V VV the whisie bsfidy, 'ffhe cosmpensatiorzz payahie towagés loss of fimire
_'::efz§es:. :3 Rs. 3,06,0~0<3;_ _i.e, zrm X :2 X 2'; X 73 5 mi).
:'E._¢c'<§f£ii:1gl§z, we award 3, sum efRs.3,fi6,fi@£}§~ scrwardg I053 T.
meciified as under: 3 V
21. Towards pain and sufferings _V –
Ex Towayds Mediated ex;§;§;;ses :$j:s(§.xr30
c. Tswards csnveyance, f ‘ . ‘ V’
a:1dmedic:aiat€.é:i’1cZant:;iiarge2;; _ – 5,G§{}.i}G
:1. mg of;nc¢fi.;§; ~;i§:r:ggaéargxenz – Rs. 4,0913%
6′ T0wa}e;i$_’Aiz>ss ccf life: ~ Rs. 25,003.63
_f’; ~;’§E’0§§}3;”d;$ tags “::;f.fl_1_£m*e earning -. Rs. 3,o5,e0e.c3@
‘A 1{q.3,33,?o§.:><;
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” ~ ; ‘£”.?…'{, Aflszim Qf Rs.3,83,’?€}Gf’- with inierest at 6% from the éaie
getition iii} the éate sf’ reaiisatisn is awaréed instead sf
‘ ‘Ré;’1 ,’?3,6€iQ;’- awarded by the exams Tribzznai. Wit}: this
znedifiaafiicrx, the juégnent ané award passed bf; the Claims Triburzai
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