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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
I)/\'E'I'<3I) 'I'ET11S'§'}--{E 8'?" DAY 01? JANUARY. 2019
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THE HON'BLE MR.JUsTIgE N.K._PA.'f§L_ ' L.
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THE HON'BLE MR.JUsT1cE._B.sRE;3NIvAs§§ V
M.F.A.No. 8268 fiC)F::2QO6§' mm':
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Sri. M . S. Sathy%;i1'1a;:7:1y:s 1'1'é1 Giu1711121..'"Adv-£)ea1_Qf For R4)
T}'1'71~:$ ;1 3_~3:;._fi1t'-€i' U /'S of MV Act against the
\§i.1dgme11t asiidjxxvaxiigi' 2'?/O3/2006 passed in MVC N0.
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:JUDG MENT:
'v_i"}:V1i_$}2ippee1.1 by the appe11ar1t_~1r1sur21r1£re Company
..is% dim'-.i7t.ed against. the judgmem and award daiicd
"'~, 2'7-/«O3/2006 passed in MVC N0.154/2005 by the
' 1e:;1rr1ed Judge. Court. of Small Causes & Adciit.i01.1ai
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M0101' Aeeic'iem' Claim '1'rib1ma1._ Mysore. [hereinaftzer
referred 1.0 as ' '1'1'i3m1n£--.11' for short).
2. By its }u(.1§,'gr1'1ent" and award. the 'i'r%§b.Li'1'1V;fi---._lj'zLs_ _
2:1\va1"c.1e.cl 2.1 sum of Rs.9.15.'£01/:.....with _-ir"it'e:re_s1'V"at*b%"
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p.a.. from the date of petition tillyreeiiiA:4§at.iho_1h1"~as
the claim made by the -_e4'I';:.=1i_r1'1a1h'i's v{(_)]; off
Rs.29.00.000/~, on 21v<%<:;.V)1.xnt',i"-- :1.1i1e_,ele(:ease(:l
Sri. KM. Gopala. in Being
21ggri(*ved by hut? award. the
filed this appeal, for
1~edLa(:y't4"Vi"(M)"1Vi flfthe ggreL1nd that. the
&11'I1()L.ll:h' is excessive.
~ --. of the ease are:
3"7"1'11E A.y'.!," {'£0:pé1}e1. who was aged about 50 years and
:'1Qi'r.11'1i.:__'i;_f_§;-if earzfeen at. KR. Mil} Colony. Mysore and
"V ug;;:.tt.iIj'g..t'.1'1e income of Rs. 10.000/-- PM anti who died in
the: mad t.r:2.'1:i'fie accident. O11 21ee0L111t' of the deat'.h of the
" deceased in the accident. the c1e1imam:s being the legai
representatives of the deeeased Sn. KM. Gopala, have
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fiivti 21 ('#1211111 p0tit.i(m bei'01'c ihtr Tribiiiial. c1ain1i1"1g
<t0n'1pe11satic)n oi" Rs.29.00L.OOO/». c01"1t.endir1g 1.11;i1..._'u"c).r1
1 1.6.2005. the} dec<-'-gas:-3d was goiiig on his Kir1:%_i:i't*'
bearing, N0. KA.O9.K.1454 t'rom_K4.MR. rrriiivif'g:.§1:§i*1;,a sq'
Naidu Nagar and when he came r:.ear"' P'L1si1.pa A9hr:a.rrra,A
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Ring Road j1.1I}('.T§OI1. at t.h}:;1:_ 'i_~i..me. it-hf: .car..1')€2:riI1g..3N().
KA.05.M\/.5985 Can"1e~ from icapphtzsinj c!ireC:t.i_Qr1 driven by
its driver in a msh arid' Iieg::iigeI'1'iT.V:A_manner with high
speecl and dziahtéci 2i;,g{z.1i.Ii$i. liiisbf--yei1i:'11é. due to which.
he fell and other injuries.
I:11:11eVLii21{é"liyff _v1'1t5§ V shit;t_°éd"V to KR. Hospital for
E.1'('.ai'11"iA£°.!;11."afld_t.1'1'§?'I7¢€L-§'}Véf,«T0 JSS Hospital and wherein
ms ,;:sm;¢;:L,:nib§:d~mo ihe "injL11'ies on 16.6.2005. The said
V' cléiirn:""'piViLig.>:'1 1121.6' C()1'fi€', up for (>onside1°ai.i0r1 before
.t'i-is T'1fi'bhL1i"§:2L1--,r'V\?hiC1'} in t.um._ :~;1ft.er heariiiig, both sides
arid a:.__}'f1fe~;f the oral and documeniaiy evidence,
= 113.3 zfiiowecl the said clairn petition in part and awarded
£1' Silrll Rs.9.15.101/~» as c.0mpe3nsat.i()I1 Lmder different
' heacis with imerersi. at 6% p.a.. from the date of p<-ztition
till realisation. Being agggrieved by the said judgment
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ejmcl awai*d. the appellantvl1'1sL11*anee Compzmy has
preseni"ed this appeal. for reduction OfC.§()I]1p€'IlSa1.lQl17"';
4. We have heard the learnecl eoi,11'asel__2ipp.ear'iiig'
for appellam and learned (T()lll1S€l _:rppe};iririg
respondent, Nos. 1 and 4.
5. Learned Counsel ‘lfor,t.he ‘2:ppella’r}t’~AV7£:i1s_i1range
Company submitted fihaii. Athe_”Trib»una’l’*has erred in
assessing the income ch’ me K..lVl. Gopala,
at Rs.i0.00Q,/ of Ex.Pl 1, the
eertifirzateiisseied” l\/I’/jTe.._Piilzii1t’i:: Spinning and Weaving
Mills ;vLinii’t.eAr.i}_Bs3i’1Vg;1lo.re–l\/iyhsore Road, Mysore. to the
effect. 17h4ate~. the’deee’ase*d._§:vas l’UI1I1iI1g a canteen since
seven yeais E_:>1l1d.hiS.”.1’H’O’.nI1’1ly turn over was Rs.»<l»8.O00/W
.aii'd his total was Rs.38.000/» and therefore.
izhe riaomhly income of the deceased comes to
Rs-..lO._,'OO;(§"/s. Further. he submitted that. to prove the
V is S,am<é','*' the elaimaiits have neither examined the author
'".o'1'""'Ex.Pll nor examined the authorised officer of the
' said Company and therefore. the income assessed by
the 'l'ribunal is excessive and it is liable to be reduced.
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the Company or the Author of R:>19e3Mys()re Road. Mysore. if we
dVVa3j.:’_i.Rs.6.OOO/~ per month it would be just:
and__ 1’ey;1so:i~able and it would safeguard the interest of
l bqtli tile; parties. Accordingly. we take the income of the
at Rs.6.000/— per month, Out of which. if
i ” »v-*1’/3*” is dedticted towards his personal expenses, the
net income of the deei to Rs.-41.000/– per
5
montli. The “I”ribu11e11 hals adopted the M:.11tiplic->1′ of ‘E 1’
‘d1’]C1 vvv euwepi the same. ‘I’here1’or<:*. the iota} toss of
dcpe':r1c1<3m.éy (.'.0H1L'S to Rs.5.28.OOO/A (Rs.4.000/– X 1.2 X
11} instead of Rs.8,80.000/- awarded by {he
and acconjiirlgly. it. awarded.
8. The Tribunal awarded.'””afl:’s»i1’mQof”
Rs.2l.201/– towards medical expvensges 9011:.t.h锑bs;s:is_
the mcrdictal bills p1’oducL:1ViV(“‘1h(‘*’*.Vr,V1″ar3fif. _10 2’00,’ V»
The awarded a sum of
Rs. 13.-E)OO/ -u”iQV\.v21.1r:~’é’.i0n and Rs.l0.000/-. t:(3″:>x-rards irarisportation and
” “f{11’1era1 In a 1}. we av»-‘az’d a sum of Rs.-410.000/~
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p.21. f’1′()I1’1 the date of petjfiion till the date of :’eaIi5sa1i()1′:.
w§tI’1m a pe:”ioci of fom’ weeks I’1′<.)m ihe d21tt=3 0!' ;"e{.'eip1 01' {he
copy OE"L.i'1iS.jl.ldg,§I}1f.i'1'11 and award.
Out of the (:<m1pe1'1sa{.1'o1'1 of Rs.5._89.200/–[swifih
interest. a sum of Rs.2.00.000/v with pr()[3<)rE.i()11(a.E:t=: 4'é»r1:ie-reesvt' 3
shaii be kept in the Fixed Deposit in any Na't'iQna:£i2:e}Q' V01-',1
Seheciuleci Bank. in the name of eaeh" OI' !'f¢_1e-4&L:1a<i11T1':1b11_L 1
and 2. for 2.1 period of five years arld'._renewab1e_–.R51? .'a=~.1'1u£1'1e1*"
five _\/'€'a1'S with pe1'1'nissi0n to ii'iv&3_Ii'1~. L() \vi1.hdV1'2a.VQ'_.tht% iVf1"fieres1
ac-,e1*ued on 11.. quarterly.
“F119 1’e1’n21i11ing (‘()mpr;1’}s21tfi)I’1 1 .89.200/ ~ with
pmpc)1’tjic)1e1a_t.e”im.¢:f<3st be released in favour of the
(;r1a1mant' ._ ' Nos; _é;13_d 2 in equal proportion.
imme;ci1'aE.e1y. (.)"I1, _ciepos;'1' by the I1'1sL3rar1ce Cmpan_v.
‘ I.)}”:{1w_ award. aceordmgly.
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JUDGE,
JUDGE: