High Court Karnataka High Court

Sri P Mounesha vs Sri Shivakumar on 7 September, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Sri P Mounesha vs Sri Shivakumar on 7 September, 2010
Author: B.Sreenivase Gowda


This MFA is filed U/S. 173(1) of MV Act against
the judgment 8: award dated 27/ 5/ 2008 passed in
MVC l\Eo.1064/06 on the file of the I Addi. Civililudge
(Sr.Dn.) and Court of Addl. MACT. Chitradurg§1;c..paItly
allowing the claim petition for compensation 31
enhancement of corrliiensation. I ‘ »

This appeal coming on for V.

the Court, delivered the following: .

Junsmfinr

This appeal is seeking

enhancement of awarded by the

Tribunal.

2. Heai*d’fp_««..V 51- “The admitted and with the
consvent’of:ijearrifed Counsel”‘appearing for the parties, it
istakefijipibrhngfigfisgqsai

3,_§’ 0′ Brief factlsvlof the case are:

on 04.03.2006 when the claimant was

~. pi>§,vaiting’_”_forV~.:bus to go to Pandarahally Village on NH 13

hetween’ Chitradurga–Hola1kere road a motorcycle

0′ bearing registration No. KA 16 L 3531 came in a rash

negligent manner and dashed against him, as a

0 result he fell down and sustained injuries. Hence, he

fiied a ciaim petition before MACT, Chitradurga seeking
compensation of Rs.9,”/5,000/– and the Tribunal has
awarded compensation of Rs.-45,000/–

6°/0 p.a.

4. As there is no dispute ‘».regardiifig.. ‘occ11rre:1_c’e:; of

accident, negiigence theiiiiisureif ‘the’

offending vehicle the oriipf-..poi.;it refnains for
consideration is:

W_hether~ the §:;ompens.«§t1o§iatawarded by

the Ti*ib’i’o;xia]. is ju.st”‘a.ridj’e.ason§able or does it
ca11~for__enhance11ient?”

5. iearfied Counsel appearing for
the judgment and award of the

‘1’Ifi_b_una1′-»I ” 3.11}. 55 Vtiide View that the compensation

by the””‘i’r’ibuna1 is not just and reasonable, it
lower side and therefore it is deserved to be

i A efihanced.

6.’ .. As’ per wound certificate Ex. P 5 claimant has

,:s’u_stained subdural heamotoma in the Ieft occipital

convexity, fracture of occipitai bone on left side and

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posttraurnatie cerebral edema. Injuries sustained by
him are also evident from discharge cards 6 to

P 8, Outpatient cards Ex. P 9 to P 13, CT.&.S’eand:’1fepor”t

Ex. P 79, CT Scan films Ex. P 82 to P 83

by oral evidence of the c1aimar1’tii”exarni.ne.d He » 1′. it

was treated as inpatient ~D~ayange’re

for 15 days. He has not exaniined
disability. . d

7. Considering éftieniiarly fracture of
occipital Rs.30,000/– is

awarded tow’ards”‘paj’n’.’iand suffering.

8. by the Tribunal towards

medicaid”-«.Vexpenses, it based on the medical bills

claimant, there is no scope for

V eI1haz.1_oe,r”nent. under this head.

was inpatient in Bapuji Hospital,

Davangere for 15 days. Considering the same

_VRs.1O,00{)/– is awarded towards incidental expenses

%,.

renewable once in three years and remaining amount is

ordered to be released in favour of the claimant.

N0 order as to cost.

Vb/–