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North West Karnataka Road … vs Laxmibai on 12 March, 2008

Author: Chidananda Ullal Gowda

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'FEES APPEAL is - LE  'o"}:'if.-7'.".i.'iGi':I_"_3.'.?'.';'~T:,#_1i   M.-"i'
AGAINST' THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DA'i'ED:19.'7;04 pass:-31:: IN
have NG.331;"0'.E on THE I-~:Lt~::-"eF'THE.LAcrv1L.J'un-cm iSR.'ﬁI~i§ Aﬁﬁ
MEMBER ADDL. MAs:'._:P,~.. HUKKERi-«._V:\WAfRDlNG COMPENSATION
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PETITION TILL REALISATION.  ' *  I

This   for judgincrlt and
coming  :;day_§ ___fU3f pronouncement, VENUGOPALA

991.995. Jij yzuzsmnz-:.,.:! alga ii.-1!-.2'.-.':.-.:g:

   

 R;:LS}.ItVr_i1¢lgV:1v:--1l.Az5*.'~._i1'v'z*.-'1"»9V¢:iI_1 had ﬁled claim jyuﬁﬁuln unden-

   166 'Molar Vehicles Act, 1988-[for slxurl. 'the

'   um appellant claiming compensation on

A new

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I 11' ":)f [11 . ¢_l_a-1.1111 t ' I Ln, .

 vciﬁciéé accidt:n'L which took piact: on_ i5.3.'2(ii)ﬁ%i11voivi11g A

 v  bearing rt:gisl.I'alion No.KA-22/F-135 [tn-:longiI1g to the

 appellant. The 'l'1'ibuual has alluwud U16 claim petition

awarding colnpensalion of Rs.4,£25,000/-_wiLl1 i1.1w1'<:aL at

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8% per annum. Being aggrieved, 

preferred this appeal.

 Heard S1111.  Re11uka;".iea1'11eti.€3m1Iisei; ii;:'U,1e

appellant. end Sri V' for the
respondents and  unetlltehaedl by the

‘V Counsel for the
tire impugned judgment and
awartl . and unreasonable. She

eejjteztded T1-ibunal in hei_i_ug l_._1_t. l._l1_.

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u-\.»1ut:-‘1’2.’wg a u u art. 1 t..uI.’:-Luau emu 1 q5,u5cui.uuv1ug

T ._ its dliver, that it has erred in not Ilulieixtg

tile L.-outributoty negligence on the part of the

” Vdeeeveeed, that the Tribunal has erred in considering the

Iii: the htiiars f””TliiE-hiﬁd in the petition

with regard to the avucation and income of the deceased.

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She l’u1’l.l.ter conlxsnded that loss of

by the Tribunal as well as the amount.

:_;1_,:;_n_ e 1lin1;___l l; at . jg .3; Iﬂsﬁlﬁtj s_i_i;ti_¢;i’;1′()}l1

Czounsci «.:oni.emied IE1 _i.i_1e i*ai:.~; iiii.B1i*iifl§’ by
the Tribunal at 8% per a1ni’u1j1is excessive ajigl erlmmuus.

4. Pc1°c:o1lln=1, Counsel for the

deceazm Vi’–n,é$§ua4ﬁii8i1égiV”before the “i”ri’uu11ai and
that’, on alp1l21r;~:V-.(.:i_ailjo:4.x:(1l’ vvgnatazial csvidencca, the ‘l’1°.ibunal has
awal-Lixadél I113-jna’L* e:;ii1sl”1’i:atso11able compensal.io_n and no

cast: is nV1ad¢”OutV’calli11g ilnterfemlxcc. LBl:I1’ll6(l counsel

glnaidt-:.:;a_3!;: ._:i ‘$9119. in amp}.-u:’L 1.! !…I.: .-;…..rd Immwi Mr :11 –

* =5, Considen’ng_ Lhe rival contentious and the 1’¢DO1’d

lbllliliilllﬁilled by the ‘Tribunal, the points that arise for

l. Wl1eLhe1’ the ‘I’rfmu1ai was jusliﬁed in holding
the accident in question was on account of
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the rash and neglige:11t._d1’iving its

driver or is there any cont1’ibL1:tiz>~ry.tVVI1 ” «W611»:-.e

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en uae part :2! the dea-.e.e.”.J?. ~ .

2. Whether the isat I

excessive or? -.._exorb*it:éntV for

-:-u u I 1.1.-uuI”n.;~t-A1,;-r nag?
illllil I-W-AI I11-Illa I

Ramrdinn Pom: Kati; __

AC ‘I.’I’?1l’.

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1. PW VF;’eIit:’Iiie.evide1111:, it 1 “ti be

eeelt Scene of t.he.aeciden~l.. He
in: which the accident has taken

1:! .e, the driver or the -bus, drove the

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Ems in a iiiaiiiier enu iuuu mu niuu we

‘ l”i:1ui.e_I”¢:”t;Ie,_,awhicl1 the deceased was riding, on account 0]’

H ” cycle and the deceased were draggetl to a

littleﬂjietxeltcne, the deceased fell down, sustained injuariee

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L 1 Vl…t.e-.2′ sue-;-.u;tL».ee.t P 1 is the ma 2 is the

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scene of oﬁeuee 1′ paiichaiiainsi, M. r 6 is ef the

Motor Vehicle Inspector and Ex. P 4 is’_p«.>_stmu1’te1Ine}xu’t.
AIS’ against. the evidence of Pwe 1 Bild ‘2, (il’iVt1I’ of “the

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011′:-allding vehicle has deposed as RW 1. 1

cunﬁdcm:¢~:. C’onsit.ieriug the ézyidqzxim: ‘”91”: if

documentaly evidenot: i.¢-:».’,
of RW 1, the Tribunal has it ‘v1-‘.zVV{1$Tt11c’c::’fg(11’ivc-:1- or the
bus who drove. the a;;;VAjii;*s1L;v.L’ lmgﬁgmnt nnmmer,
ha-I’ iuuxuiuu ‘ V A ‘ ‘V V
riding has ixeid that meat:

of the deceaaed, 11101.01.

cycli§3L.–. ‘ Evita’;-.,’1~::¢:1:é1sidc1uum1, in our view, the

‘l’1’ibu1é1″al__”Ai.~V3V in holding mm the accident in

* “ii aum’-emit “3” this i”um'”‘i anti

iiiijﬁﬁiliﬁii ham. «’u1nf”‘ij:’7ii

*A ‘I;¢g!.igAi:i1!.A.VihiVh1g of the bus by its driver bclonging to the

H * men: was no <:unl:z'ibu'lory negligence by

tin-_*, who was riding the lIi0l.0l' cycle. We do not

.1 1 lug H (:u1;l_J'&.i_I.'y View Illan the one

against the appellams. 3/.

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‘.7 .123 ‘.’.’:’:!.:-..-.na’. 113.3 held that LE:a*.~-43?’ “*”*%’«i

watrcimxan in ‘T’uucl1sl.u11t: = ‘I

to his death and was
l.ht_:1t:I’1’on1 and was also an income
t.heruﬁ*o1n at Rs.3;(§!fii)_/5 ._i:n I.olaJ_ Rs.4,70(),l-

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11usba11g1.a=J–a;s month has taken the
i11ooV1ng_:_ VI:5{s.3,000/~ per month i.c.
5 Culzsidelilxg the age ul’ the

dwea&e:l__ “EIL lmldilgg that this un_a1iiph’._.1′

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i=s’~.»1§”‘§_,___’:.?i¢::iut:i.iiig iii”: «.3 me: iixcrumc inwauias

»A ‘;»_\g:1*emL _1VIsai« living eﬁpcnacts of the deceased, 2/3″‘ has

‘~ loss of depulxdcmcy i.e., Rs.36,000/- x 15 =-

Iéés.;’>; 4O;{“).V()0/~. In uddiLiou to l.l1c_ ‘same it has awarded

A ‘I9?;5,:20 ODD/– «:_t_:!;, I_I.w.!+_2:’ L11: !.,._u-1-I-1!.-:-, 11% 9!.’ cI_::.-…..=z’1iI….nrI-.,

ioss (if have and ai’:”ec:ii011 ami in iile eaiaie. Aipu1″Li’mm

‘ the same Rs.5,000/– has been awarded under the head

transportation of dead budy and I’uncral.cxpe:nses.

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3. .4 |..=.*.: *1.-:1_n.._.%,_1 has 619:

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income of the R§i.3,uGuf’é.TT ‘

clailn petition med taefon; uge f1’*j’3.bLu1:i.i; f i;i a__

monthly income of “d¢*.§.(i,’: shown as

_Rs.1’T00_l- per 11$:-fijzu; ‘ﬂag au _\V.§ralx:l11-uaxn and

– -E’Ut:i1′ iI’£_VVC4,)Ili11ii!__ 22(2) of -the claim. pelzilziun ii. -has
bee11″ss1au:d”m_s Iblluws:

‘ﬂ’1ae dc’.:saw\. ~.-4.9.5 1.-.._:.=.;% mzeij .!:r_.:4a._.lL!;y
. . ‘prior txfthe accident. He was also -an Ex.
=,-‘.s%e’ni_icensa11. He was doing job work as a
A x’ft:2t,cj,hInan in Touchstone Granitcs Pvt. Ltd.,
‘ .”.”;a1i¢1’was gt-suing the salary u£’R_s.1700/- pan.
~ _a;,.—1’d alas was dcin-1’ .=9.g-ricult-..:m 1-.rm.1i: and out
or it he was earning Rs. 1000/ -‘._p.m_. and by
the said ilicome; he was maintaiﬁiﬂg his
Emnﬂy smoothly.” ‘ ‘

“PW 1 i11heral’lid_aviL evidence has s1at_:x1~l1_1al. her husband

mtg- t_l,i_,Tg walx:lm1an job in Tuucllslblne Glﬁruiws Pvt. Ltd., %

and “ei”i1g 1’?’€.}{),”~ “-1’1::::’n£.l: $14.! ..c was m-.-.’1-zi:.I.g
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more than 1,500_/– per Inblxlh by doing

was ma1’11u=u’ui11g 1111: family. She [5,7-

salauy ccrl.il’ical.e dated
Manager, Tuuczlnstoma Ihat Mr.
‘1.~1_l.il was drawing
Rs. 1760 ‘- ‘Eij(i’ii.ii’.” Uﬁ tie”-s:a%d

peiiiiazy _____ __e:xi;rac’Le.ci supia, C’i)i1i§iii”ﬁii’g’ me

‘ ;Vii*:3cLn3;1,t’t:1’;t;:«s””e:LL_ Ex. 5 and 6 and the ilnlclestcd lssljluolxy of

” A ‘}Lii_-_!$ ‘.VI’V1cld that the income of the decxzascd at

– yer month, in our view, the ‘l’1°ibunal has

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§tie¢.:case.(i at RS.3,u0()i- Jnoiiih, in “f the

admission of the claiuzams/pclilio11c1’s in the claim

petition. ‘I’l1t: incumc of the deceased 11:15 (0 be taken at

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Rs.2,7’00/– pcr1nonI.l1i.e. Ra.32,-400;-

iiving cxpelmes of me dtzceaismi :1 4]

could be taken towards losapf
being 38 yuan; at the ‘V Ilse nnullipliel’

applicable is 15 asvpeéi’ I,11é:d§a;i:§i2):a’A.(}f__U1is (;’.uurl. in Gulam

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-I LII!-Ila! B I..I¢1€!|..a.I.\.p l.’¢L»$.|.».

or dep¢:I{tl¢:§i.1g;:3A-:*::_3,Q4,0(f;)j M. x

9. :’:._The .. our View has awarded tzxcetss
a_11_;oI__1._1_1ft ” Heads. Comside1’i1_1g, the

.._I’;-d’v…nA, ..l’ .|lV ..- .VI ………. ..:| ..-..l ‘l-:.- .’ ……… .. II… ……….._..I 11–.:
am’: tub u l..l1l.”3’~uvl,’ol.»’!’.»’-‘r’:.ﬂJLl uuu um unuusuc, um u.LuIuu.uI. uiul.

‘A under {lie lneadé, loss (30I1S0!’lilllll, loss of

H ” ‘1uveV” VA'[:=.1§.ﬁ’IE:(:l:io11 and loss to the estate shall at

-, Rs. 10,000] – and Rs.5,000/– mspecﬁvely. In

lliliiei’ the head i.i*ai1spui*i1aiit:i1 01″ dead ‘txx1″‘y and i’iijiai*ai

expenses. Since the Tribunal has awarded excess

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euuount, the same cannot. be sustained _.gi13z!.A’ _._tiwmd

Iwnnniluul In has -Irnuﬂﬁucl
nusluuuu -uu uu -I-Ill-l\–Il-IIIJI-A1

10. ‘Consideri.ug the factes .3116 Vcitﬁuutstaiapﬁg, nj)

made out, to reduce the

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judglueul… It is held that the

2 herein, cm: e::ut.itled to

cuuiyt:1–asatid:a’:a§i’fgliaatvvs: ‘ 7
.91’ Rs. 3,244,000,!-

}.t’},”‘-:”t’ ‘-

Lo’a$”ul_’ love and a[I’et:titm 10,000/–

Lhe estate _ _ 5,000/-

.. *I’1hit1spo1’l.at:it:11 of dead budy _ _ ,
funeral cxpcnses 5,000] –

In substitutjult at’ the award made by the Tribunal, it is

with i11ls:rcsL at 8% from the date of pelil:it)1;*i;i1l..’ ul’

Appellants are dilﬂillﬂd zle1x;;sit_: aihuﬁint
awarded herein in the of three
months from in day4.7E’l_;e”.V_a1ija§’iiI2_tvvﬁepuailtad in lhia Court

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at u’6 {$1316 in 1.I.I.u:s25′:.

‘I’1’ibunaJ :’1’~jit: Tribunal, uftsgl. the
anlomgj, is; the saint: in haunts -211’

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