IN THE HIGH COURT OF’ KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 14?” DAY (:31? DECEMBER, ;2a:;{i{ ‘j<«.._:'~'-
:PRESENT:
THE HOZNPBLE lVER.JUST_IC.E_N.K;l5A’1″I¥!§fv. ‘
AND /. * , ,
TI-IE HON’BLE MR.Jt7ST1_CE f1;s.’KEM’§An3.r:AVLV
M.F’.A.No. 767i’c.):F :2Q05′(M.V_j
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M.F.A.No. 767} 0}? 2005… ‘V
Between:
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1(b) Miss. Rashmgkkmu,
D/Q. Late AbéL1l’–K1*1adé1*,
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S’/A<)".'–v.LéIa:é*Abdul Khadcr,
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D,'..o. 'Abdul Khader,
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T ‘ 1-_(£é}~. .S_e:’z1e1uI1a ,
S/0. Lz;~1¥;’e Abdul Khader,
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1(f) Yasmin,
D/0. Laie Abdul Khz.-xder,
Aged about 21 years.
Hg) Thasin,
E),/0. Lexie Abdul §{had€r,
19 _\,”‘C2_’~’1I’S.
R/0. Gava{etevan1.1 Viiiage,
Sirigere Post, J _
Shimoga Taluk.
(By Sri. U.PandL:ra1″1ga Nayak, ‘}1{dce1t.c:~,)-._ V’
And:
Suresh,
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3i-a.) F.’-‘_”c.l.’.(f'[3_i’1FV” Ahmvd,
..Sf..0. Late Mohammad Hussaén,
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E3/0. Mohammczd Hussain,
Major,
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Sirigerc? Post,
Shimoga T’;-11L1k.
Smt. Dilshzici,
W/0. Syed Ummar,
Major,
Merchant,
Hormali.
Shamshad Banu,
W/0. MohammedQééist-agié-, _ VA
Lar1d10rd,
R/0. Ayanur Kate,
Shimoga Taftisk. ”
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Shimoga Taluk.
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O8/O?"/2009; V . .
Notice to R1 dispensed vvéih V/0. dated 15/ 1 1V/220v
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This MFA is filed gun/s 1.73'{l)_"r.)f"-MV Act“aga’énst the
judgment and awarci da:e:;:1′:«–26305./2e£)::s_pa:ssed in IVEVC No.
1808/1995 on the me c;f:’:/1:,» mr:;11; CivYi_i*,Judge(Sr.Dn) and
AMACT, Shirnoga, part1yV_V_a’i1Vr)wving: ‘c~1fa.i..1”;1 petition for
compensation and srgekixig eh’}V:§1n_Cc.r;n–¢ntV-of_C{)mp6:ns2:1tion.
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('By$ri..G.-.8. Balagan.ge1c1har, Advocate)
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1(a) Smé. Naz<:m1_1nnisa_,
W/0. Lair: Aiaciul Khaxcicr.
Mb) Miss Reshma Baum,
£0. Laitc Abdui Khaciccr,
Aged ’29 years. _
1(c} Semiulla,
Sfo. Lat..<: Abdul Khader,
Aged 27 years.
Md} Sabina Banu,
D/0. Abclui Khadcr,
Aged about 25 years.—-.__
1(6) Sanaulla, _
S/0. Late A1;>d.L,éi Khaeiicr, ‘ _ :
Aged 4′
1(1) Yasmin, 2: _V ” b _ &
D/0. A’b_d’ui–i;3{had_Cr.,_ ‘ ‘
Aged abouéx y’eg;rs_ _’ ‘
1(g)Thasiz1,=._ » ,.
D/0. LatE:–4Abdu1’Kh£adCr’;
Aged about ‘-19 years;
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Bx; Sri. U.,l?'aur11.dAL1re1n0z;1 Naik Acivocratc for res cmdents
7'v".'£"k'A"k7E
. MFA.CrV.Ac:t against the
‘ —-.vjud;i;,>;mc1’1t. zmd awzzrd da1.e:d: 263/{)5/20033 passseci in MVC
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E\§0.18()8/1995, on the fiie oi’ the learned Addi. Qixiii
Jud§;e(S1′.Dn.) and CJM 81, Memberr, AMACT, Shi§?.ji()’g;a,
awarding e0rnpe:1satiozi of ?’233,000/» together with _ih.te’2=es~t
(&’1_” 8% 13.31. §’rt.>m the c,§2′:1t’e. of petition, tiii the dat.C_…0.f4’&£Ctti’;%§ifl
deposit and to set aside the same.
The MFA and MFA Crob. (‘.()II1i{1gb()I’1 this./,i
day, N.K. PATIL J, delivered the f'();’~v.ii()’.-‘»-‘iiIi’lgf” ~
uuoemggfii-i
The appeal by the he’:-eii;1»ant.is. uahirxdi
objection by the 0w:’ie.1_j of:i’tiheiii_:’etfezitiinéiivehiele are
directed against the same :_jV’Li,1.i.(‘,:i.g:iiI”¢1;1€’1.1xf_’i’~é;i”}.di”__aWElI'(:1 dated
26*” May 200§’-):’i’§”>.:£:1w;_¢S€{Zii:i_’iI];: on the
tue ofthei Addt (awn Jedge-hhrbn) and Addfiknufl
Motor .,iicciidenij_, Shimoga, (hereinafter
referrecitto ‘ Tfih’t:.§ia:E’_f'(;: “S’h_eft).
2. ‘FhettTrib-1,152-ii its _judgment and award, has
awarded a S1i1’m..i<ifv?2:"3,.O{)(5/– with interest at 8% 13.21., from
..petitieh"'–t§–H' the date of deposit, fastening the
§:e..biEit;y :Qrii*it:i:e'"' ciwner of the T1'ac.t.0r5i'rai§er invoived in the
a(;~eide'nt,i'<)h–.. if-.1iiC:(i(JUr1t of the injuries sustained by the
dece'e:sed__'iC'lai<;'hant' in the mad tmi'i'i<: accident.
3,, in brief, the f21C§.S of the case are:
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The c1airne.mt’s are the legal representatives of the
deceased Sri. Abdul %{1’1a1der, who has sustained i1’1jL3:FlCS in
the accident. that. ()(‘.CL1%”I’L*.Cl on 3.4.1990 when 1/1CV–“.\’£(:”i;iS
travelling in the Tra.Ctor laearing Reg.N0. CTS
Trailer N0.€)838 due to the rash and negligent_ H’ its
driver near Sriramaptzra on B.H.R0ad bet.’w.ee.n A_\,*a_nt1rV_21i’:’1’ici
Shirnoga, when he SLECldC1′”1l_’y’ t%.,1,rned the ‘E’–ra(:t0r Vt’t)A\ikards ‘=lel”‘i.
very rashly, resulted in deieintiting the T’-railvl’;wihir;h;–ideeeased claimant
sustained i1’1jt,i_I?i£”f«-2.’ “and; i:nrnecti;it:e.1y, her was shifted to
Mc.Gan;H0spiilt’a.l,., Sh’i3rn(;g2§t’;.._Wherei11, he has taken treatment
as inpatient “and §ltlE3:’l.Oi§.§dl:\-“”alf(?Ct€Cl parts of the injtzries,
his left. leg and Vrigvh,t.’–a2*rn were cut and removed and he has
Vhecornie a;:-otnpletely lhaéidicapped. On account the injuries
st2’st.’_a[ineiCl4._&b;,7°t§f1e’..claimant, he has filed 21 claim petition
before the Treeiit_fl3é.1e1l claiming compensation against the driver
rgznd insurer of the offending vehicle. During the pendency of
‘r_tj§n.e (‘ll”‘c.’..i{T1 pe¥;ii.i0n, the e1ai1’nan%;’ died after the lapse of seven
i }-‘Ci.§–t%”S of the z-,t(,’.Ci{i(*.i”11, his
zgal represegitatives have filed an
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4. We have heard learned counsel appearing for
the claimants and learned counsel for the owner of the
offending vehicle at considerable length of time.
5. After careful perusal of the impugned judgrtlezit
and award passed by the Tribunal, we do
error of law, much less material irregula.rity’–V..asj:s1,ich*
committed by the Tribunal in;_ axfiéadrjdiifigll_jeItst–..’-andpi’
reasonable compensation of-l__§’25,l0.Ql(“)’/»~
medical expenses incurred by thevlaieceaseii ‘ lt is not in
dispute that, the deceas_e’:1_c’l_aiman–t:_’himself has filed a
claim Zpetitione. _v cla’fin;i_ng:’ compensation of 325,000/~–
towardsWmedica_l.”e_}tpe’n_:ses.~*’ and the same has been
accepted and._:lawardedll”‘by the Tribunal. Therefore,
°inte”rfere’nce”l’ by this*C’o’urt is uncalled for
learned counsel for the claima.nts
submitted there was an agreement between the
‘4″-..l”deceased” claimant now represented by his legal
,lrelpre.sentative and the owner of the offending vehicle
l ” ~»that, he will refund the medical expenses and also agreed
/__”_W_h,_c._W.,
to give .2 acres 18 gt1n1′.as of land in lieu of the death ofhthe
Ci(3C€;’£:’1SCd*A§Jdt}i Khader, but he has failed to fL1i_”f’}~],i’:i’-..t_’\i.i’;~”2
promise and therefore, claimants have cc)ns1raineciia_to’fiiieaairi-‘._.
original suit in (.).S.N(.).E’>{}8/200?) ztndthe it
Consideration before the gtirisdieticuned (_3’i*:i§* C’oL11<.t a'sfspe':.':~
the evidence of PW1. But the*sa'rne eaiuriot be n.2i{'}'e;ep4tVed,_§for
the reason that, we do not t1'eii1spi1'ed
between the deee21sed¥ele:1'*;neiit ir_ei1d»VVii"i'1e owner of the
offending vehicl6,_€1s 'efoith'§5'–i'i'\aeeident and
rhereafter. fited a suit
against Vehicle and therefore,
there the..iieieiimants to redress their
grievanee"hef0re' Court where the matter is
pending <:.<_)ns'id_erat.io1i.°.Btit the said aspect of the matter
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‘raniioit h’a.ve’i–g1ny bearing on the facts and circumstances of
the _c9a§E..,i_13i ~}i’a.11d.*?. nor it can be taken note that there is a
nexus be_1nw’ese_riii’the death of the deceased and the injuries
V._sustai1’ied’:.by him in the accident. Taking all these factors
“ain.to ‘eonsiderz-ition, we do not find any merit. eit.her in the
” appeal or in the cross ob’§ee1.ion. Nor the claimants or the
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cross 0b_j€C[OI’ %1z»1$ made out any good grounds to ccmsider
the reiécf sought by il’2cm.. Hence, we decline to 1′.n{crfert: in
the impugned j?.1C,i§2jI}’1€:’.11i and award passed by the Tribunal.
7. Accordiizgly, the apgxiai filed by the C1E1irI”}&1.I”7′..\VS’i’i”;-}”fi1i.C,i’
the cross objection filed by the c’)wne1′ of the o§’1’Cnd_i§iig ‘vs%_h–a__ejIe.-v___
are dismissed.
1%” is ¥]€Gdif;’S-XS to clarify tdhs2t,i=_the:-..}§1i’iSdiCt,ii(§nai=’Civil,T.’
Court is directed to dispose vofdthe fn_ai;t€r (1;1″iAmeri.§s,i’;ind
according with law, without: ir1f;Iu.efi1cédi’:by the
observaéjons made: Tii”ibV_1,1:ri’g3.1_ .<)ii1'~-by' this Cour? in
prccedézzg paragraphs. '
The aniciniat_«di£:.positie2d by ihe cross obgector shall be
€;z'ansmit.£€dV to the .fE'i1*i?§i;:117ay!i__i"1"nrhedieliely.
Dravv tfib ;1vv'a1'd, 2i'e':c<.irding1y.
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