High Court Karnataka High Court

Sri C Narayanaswamy vs The National Insurance Co Ltd on 17 February, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Sri C Narayanaswamy vs The National Insurance Co Ltd on 17 February, 2009
Author: B.V.Nagarathna
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNA'FAKA AT
BANGALORE   ..   

DATED THIS THE 17"' BAY OF    %

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THE H()N'BLE MRS. J'us'r'i '  ' ._ ' ' ...APPE LLANT

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this    vwith flu: consent of learned

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  2.  is filed by the injured-claiznanig seeking

 ..c12})_a:ace1fi'cnt caf compensation? being aggrieved by the

% *  3'uag:§:eni%%;1ad award passed in MVC 140.2460/03 dated 11.3.05

" b;+s* kt:i';e MACT at Bangaiore.


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3. The relevant facts 0f the case are that, thcfelaimant

who is an auto driver by profession, (33: 3,00

pm. was driving the aut0--riekshaw  

when the said vehicle was 3   V

near Valani Singh HospitaL a--.  
1711 came fmm    negligent
manner and dashed   as a result of
which, the He was taken
to   lleme, Vtihite Field and

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  Hoisfiitaliiitvhere he was operated upon

andim} éischafge;V'tebliTfi3Iilwew :19 treatment. Cemtending that he

has Lsuiferetii  disability on account of the giievuus

  Tzéugminediiiiin the accident, he filed a claim petitien

 '___g,eekiI5_g_ eeinfiensation on various heads.

4. After service ef notice from the Tribunal the 1"

i "respondent-Insurance eempany appeared and filed its written

statement denying the material averments made in the claim

petititizn and seeking its dismissal.

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9. Having regard to the above contentions, tl:§*;i.l’i}nl§.’ point

that arises for my consideratien is,

W’l1ethcr the appellant is cntitlaalfiplv .acl1i_li’ti«an;’il. _

compensation?

10. On a of it is apparent
that the appellant multiple fiictian
burned ofthe left leg, bone
deep :§g’i;t¢:fl§e:rlv.§;;e+iia1Iy middle 1/3″ of the left
leigl fracture of the shaft of tibia

aittifihulé alrfinl l§§tlt£12=.:l1ac,.csi*ations and injuries on the other parts

::I;.’ftl1E} Doctor was examined and he has stated

waslstlisability to an mgtcnt of 40% to the limb. It

liasl ;{~;;m:e on rccerd that the appellant was an inpatient for

from 18.12.03 to 25.3.03 and tharcafter, tocrk fellow

V n ‘kupllltreatznent. Censidering these aspects, the percentage of

l l Hipermazzent disability in my View vmuld be 15% and taking mate

ofthat and the monthly income of the appellant to be Rs.3500z’-

per month aszd by applying the multiplier {sf 14? a sum of

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