High Court Karnataka High Court

National Insurance Company Ltd vs C Hemalatha on 9 March, 2010

Karnataka High Court
National Insurance Company Ltd vs C Hemalatha on 9 March, 2010
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao Gowda
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALQRE

DATED THIS THE 97" DAY OF MARCH,,_Z015U;_~"--.'.,j: 5  

PRESENT

THE HON'8LE MR. JUSTICE jk.'sREE~oH;p.RT:A(;T.1; 

AND 

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTIC--E:: ;'«.,_1\f.Vi§'NLJGQFT;£\i.}§;'G'O~'u'siDA A "

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST AP.l5:EAL'VNO.63§4/20,654 (MV)
BETWEEN: ' E V M

Nationai Insur_ahr.",e CoffipaTj',*  '

No.16, Kumarak--:ju'g.3_a Fioad',*5f= :  * ,
Near Shiva-na_n"dVa Ci*%:r;l.e, --»E3aVn_ga3o~.r.eg-»i
Having iats Reg'i'oTn.ai Oifficeaifi No.i44,
subharam COmVpi'e>'<}-~[§'1;G."RoEi£i,' T
Bangaioref I F{e'p..,by,i'cs'A..A;O".

 A _ ' .  " .  :APPELLANT
(By Sri ~ H5.Lirig.araj,f-Ad'v.)"'

    ..... 

,.,VC..He:*a3a~EatIj”a,.._

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£3/o’.iate.Go,V.i,ridarajuiu,
” Aged 487?yeaI=rs, No.16,

B«i..ockv_?~A’_M=adura Coiony,

Huizxii 23.

. R;Subramani, major,
.. “S,/o. Rangaiah, No.210,
Chikkathimmaiahappa Compound,
15: main road, Subramanyanagar,

Bangaiore -~ 21.

:RESPONDENTS
(By Smt. K.Sarojini Muthanna, Adv. for R1;
Sri. H.T.Natara3′, Adv. for R2)

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This appeal is filed under Section 173(1) of MV Act
against the Judgment and Award dated 11.05.2004 passed
in MVC No.3S15/2002, on the file of the XVI Add!–..__Judge,
MACT, Bangalore City (SCCH–14), partiy allowed, awarding
compensation of Rs.6,59,704/- with interest ‘at”-6?/p”vvp.a.
and directing the appeilant herein to depositthe’~sa–me,:_.V

This appeal coming on for

SREEDHAR RAO 3., delivered the”fo’i–lowing:_,. _ _ . .
JUDGME#”i}j;§_-~~r .. .1
One G.VijaVakrishna_n””~r..gdied.V’ in V _a: T-.:r3’uié):li’O’r”‘ “jvehicie

accident. The occurrence of–t–h.e’–ac’cigdent,”‘negligence of the

driyvelrllofi ve_hi.cle and insurance coverage of
the ‘oFufe’ndingVV’.’u_ehlicl~e::”is” not in dispute. Sister of the

deceased’fiiiedefpeti-tio’n seeking compensation. Tribunal

‘ A ‘has ?awa’rded cornpiensation. Insurer is in appeal seeking

.g.reduy:CV’ti_or’i VVcrfvc.ompensation.

The deceased was working in CPWD drawing a

” ‘is.-salary of Rs.8,900/- p.m. 50% to be defrayed towards

personal expenses. Remaining 50% is considered as

savings which would enure to the benefit of the

dependants. The total loss of dependency would be

%/

Rs.-4,450 x 12 x 13 m Rs.6,94,200/~. ‘Re–spofidTént /

claimant is held entitled to Rs.25,000/- t.jc§:tMari<§s:.e:"'IC.é.S'1éc5f_

expectation and Rs.:£0,000/~ tov¢azrd.s'fuéfie're'l ;

all, appeliant is heid entit|ed;'toefofel

Rs.7,2_9,200/-. However, tszgfisbufia!._%hasV%awa}{d'ede 5 lesser

compensation of R$..6,59,:704V]"—-.. "'-»..Hen'ce','vvthe/iappeal for
reduction is dismEsse c.'%fi.e'-

Amourufgin depVé>VSit::V;tae_:’ to the MACT for

payments ‘ ‘

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