High Court Karnataka High Court

B Shankarappa vs M G Balaji on 5 August, 2008

Karnataka High Court
B Shankarappa vs M G Balaji on 5 August, 2008
Author: V.Gopalagowda & Nagaraj
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT 

DATED rms THE 5th DAY or AUGUST 2

PRESENT

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-min ‘V’FbfL;EI3§;;.”£J’/S 173(1) 01:’ MV ACT AGAINST THE

1 AWARD DATED: 19.10.2004 PASSED IN

MVC NT0.4%190/2003 ON THE FILE OF THE 13TH’

‘”-‘-.’i.*’AI_.f)};’}L.JUI§!.3E, MACT–4, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES,
: Six?-JGAL.ORE {S-SCH No.4), PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAEM
PE}’i’ITIO1§ F012 COMPENSATION AND SEEKING
” E’NHA§NCEMEN’I’ OF COMPENSATION WITH INTEREST AT
T “/é..P.A.

THXS AFFEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING “H1113 DAY,

ARALI IEQGARAJ, J. DELIVERED THE FQLLOWING:

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3. The ‘I’ribunaI has taken the axmuai income qf the

deceased at the rate of Rs.15,000i- only i.e., at the

Rs.5()/- per day on the ground that as on *

accident the deceased was still a student :and nee: eéi1′:;i11g: V’

anymixxg. This approach of the _

Even in respect; of the claim’ I§3-A_”ef “Meter V

Vehicles Act, wheiein the pot to
plead and prove the Ixegligelexeejoii driver of the

vehieie causing the ‘a(:_c:ide3f._t1t,§ iI1C()I1′,l€ of the

deceased weuid Ie§te’et’V}£2s.3,0OO/ – per momll.
Since the 22 years and was student
eextairfly he in his life and he could have
eéifiied RhsV .V4’,’i3<)()/» to R-$5,000/– per month soon

edueafion. Therefore, we feet that the

"*e'I;1ds of be met with if the loss of dependency is

" 'V'V£:'5v§17ixIVXi§}.AtCd bfzffaidxlg the inceme of the deceased at the rate of

per 113.onth. Since the deceased was a bachelor

this income is to be deducted towards his personal

I} 'nexpexlses. Therefcre, his contribution to the family of the

éppeuants could be Rs.2,00G/– per Inomil Le., Rs.24,00{}/–

4:':/v~,2yLum..–

per mafia.

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4. Since the clairnants are parents and elder brothers of

the: deceased the age of the younger parents is’ .1

considered for c:stimati11g the loss of deperadexxcyfl

age caf the appellant-ciajxnarlt: No.2

of the deceased was 40 years’ as on 901′ . J

proper mlfltiplitl’ to be adopteabc. “tikjt I1et’

annual 1033 of dependencggof ia ‘ixiuliéiplicd by
this maulfiplicr ‘:4’ the ma ms a§a»aacncy, which the

claimants shall ‘ flto would come to

Rs.3,36,OO§}]3’ the same to the

6. iflivlii éaalmitted an error in awarciing a

– tawards funeral and other

iI’1(§i{1<:'n'_£aiaA and Rs.5,00(}/- towards loss of estate.

We f1aref_§3I these sums to Rs.10,000/- under each

' " the Tribunal has not awarded any axnount of

caaipéxzsation towards loss of love and affection and we

award Rs.10,000/- in favour of each of the appellant-

Nos. 1 to 4 under this head. Thus the total amount

of compensation which the clajx11ant–appcfia11t Neal to 4

together shail be entitled to would be Rs.3,96,000/- with

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interest thereon at the same rate as awarded by the 'I'1'ibunal.
i.e., 6% per annum, fI'0II1 the date of petition till of

payment.

7. For the zeasons af01*esaid,,..,£he p_1’eSez17Lj is

ailowed in part with costs. The _ 34

together shall be entifled total of. L’

Rs.3,96,000/- as againsft. Rs.V1e,\?u¢O;Q0@..{~ hawardeei by the
Tribunal, with interest thue£e_0n’* of 6% per

annum from the of da;fi:e’ef myment. The

award sixaflbe bf this judgment. The urder

of the to app-ortionmeixt of the

afiioizgzst’ the appellant-claJ’.ma1’1ts and

e la of the respective shares of the

Mtge fixed deposit accmmt is left. undisturbed.

I*espor1 §ieI1t~JI1surance Company shall deposit into the

enhanced compensation with interest theieon

‘. six weeks from today. i
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