Karnataka High Court
A Ganesha S/O Ananthaiah vs The Commandant on 30 July, 2009
2. The appellant has filed the aforesaid
seeking compensation on account ofthe "
in a motor vehicle accident occurred on-v. ?;i$,200{§.
dispute as to the mcarrence ofthe LI}i._abi1ifitAy of this
insurance company to pay the to be
ecnsidered in this appe§1« VV§:V€)zig!;3V§:nsati.w1. In his
evidence, he has of the accident and the
natusrg of t§':€'.,ir1:_i};taées him in the said accident. It is
x;r;at~ 01} of the said accidemi, he has sustaineii
L._g1'Vieva=us"i.:A:.2ji:fy and iewer iips, fracture ef upper and
_ !_Q-was jaws éfiad teeth. He has funher stated that immediateiy
iaéC§s:iaen£, he was taken to Mc.Gan Hespitai, Shimoga and
therein. Later, he has taken treauneni from
'k%Lk13:L1<;§.éjagadish, Dental Surgean, Thirthahalli. He: has mm
that in the hospital, his faur teeth of upper jaws were
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remaved and four teeth cf lower jaws were to be removed. He
been taking treatment since the date of the accident
spent more than Rs.20,000f- apaxt fi"om_ .131i_s;<':eIlz=_=.:'ii=."<i§i'2$ .'jv221'V1'4.3.'
incidental expenses. Thong: he has been i'
worthwhile has been elicited in his V _ 1
4. The Doctor was fifidence, he
has stated that four were
broken and fan; 1eeth. o-'f"'w¢re to be removed. Wound
certificate -~ Ex.P5_ has in his evidence and the
by hiViii';a1£VVVE__§:,P7 is also marked in his evidence.
_VT:':i§un_al Rs.10,000i'~ towards pain and sufiefing,
.:1<§$~$V'V.of amenities and comfons in life and
? uRs.5,GOQ!'~'.44"i{§Wh!fd§.§ ximedical expenses, incitiental charges and
: -:__ impugled jutignerrt and
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the evidence on record that" four teeth of
_ j£u1\:§?S:uG:f claimant have been removed by the Docter
tée_--.th of the Iewer jaws were aiso to be removed. As
fiii1lb!1}i'£{ed by the learned Counsel for the appeilaut, the
Tijfimnal eugirt to have awarded reasonable conapensation fer
.V.-fixing artificiai teeth with bridging, 1 am of the View that the
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Tribunal ought to have awarded atieast a sum of
towards future medical expenses, Rs.5,{}OOf- teiiéaxds
month for the treatment period of"
R3. 10,000/3 towards pain and sufferingVai3-z4§V"¥'\s.5,£%(V.)("};5-.
of amenities.
3. 'Therefore, ;:~,e§..;:am;¢:: %§s%[maea%ro;&%%a,e fellowing
amount towards '
sme.
Amount (Rs)
1 Towards «--.1§$s:; ea' during 5,069.00
pérind " "
fixture iixcdiczalv expenses 30,000.09
fFi'>wai'ds and suffering 16,090.90
5,(}D0,0{}
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' . 'I"c>wa:té§;l_."-9'.$~.-rvs
TOTAL 50,899.00
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A V -V 9, the appeal succeeds and it is aceerrdingly
a A 4: The cIa1tnan' 1 is mm" led for compensmion of
additien to what has already been awarded by the
' The said amount shail carry interest at 6% per azmmn
the date of the applicaticvn an the daie of deposit. The
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'fix
mmnax has apportioned the liability to pay me ;;1.¢qua;% .
proportiecm between respondent Nosjfiui 3 7-T
respondent Nosji 3 and 4 are directed. the
amount in equal proportion wnhin a peri<;a§;§jrm'gh:Fwe¢ks« firomarfize
date of receipt of a copy of this to
disburse the ameunt to thy?' 'bfiiififiv