Gangamma vs New India Assurance Co Ltd on 24 November, 2008

m THE HIGH coum or KARNATAKA AT  

DATED THIS THE 24th DAY     

PRESENT.  1 'A    
THE H{)N'BLE MR.JU$f1'-:.g;E J£3E!"§'A§{A 
THE HoN'B1;E i~;1R.;::.I.€:gT§.C:}3fi§EQAMANNA

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BETWEEN: 1.     

vs.r;«.a C: 3;: 052;:-gowgia.' '
=37    -- 

2 Ashwirai %   M  

D / <1" G K .Dascg0Wd§1_ 

V .9 yrs, fiincc' vmmdr,

,,  rep by her mother 85 natural

 ---- Sniii}Ga:ngamma  Appellants
  rfa No.58/D
T. "«Ij{a.*3:iaJ;=i.1aagar,

 Baagglbm north Taluk
_Ba11gaIorc

~~  (233,« Sr: 1:) S Sridhar 85 C Puttaswamy, Advs.)

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%  1'; M/s.New IndiaAssura11cc Co.Ltd

Rep by its Manager
No.52, Vinay Complex
V.V.Roa1.:i, Basavanagutii W

 



Bangaienre-4

2 K R Manjunath   
S'/0 Raznaiah, major : '
Kachanayakanahalli
Anekal Taiuk.

Bommasandra Post    V   
Bangalore Dist.     TR_s2s;';-pndcnts

(By Smt Harmi S.I1tvz5i11V:A=-.jt';c';::a _,'*.A'Vdvut_fr3x* pi'-1;-RV-ii sewed)

This appeal is ii1ed-  Se'e1;i;1' 1,73{ 1) of MV Act
against the judgment and  {iat--£:£i 2'~?g§1--420O3 passed in
MVC No.3849/ cnihe  ¢f.'L»1.4*1*V-A»;i£i1.Judge, Court of
Small Causes,'  Bianzgalcxje =.i3it}r..- {scan-10), partly
allowing ciaiin ?p§:t_it:i«on_ far -._cuix1pensat;i0n and seeking

enhancement cgit' z;s:inipc:115af£:ic11.. 

Thisv   .:§g~*h ¢am;g this day, DEEPAK VERMA
J., dcliitcrtad the i'::.mm§.:;g:,__  __
 . gfi9GMENT

,    counsel appcamd for appellants

   Shivanand, lrsarncd counsel appeared for

L' .'V~[gNti>nc for respondent-£3.

  ffbascgowda, aged 24 ycarfi, an agxicultuxist by

 L'"Pmf.cssi6r;1, died in meter mad accident on 29-4«20{)g while

 T. " hé"w:is txavelling in an autofickshaw with other occupants

   Chckkcrc village to Chcrmapattana on Bangalore

V' Mysore road, driver of tempo bztaring registafion No.KA 05

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2595 drove the same in a rash and negligersi

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dashed against said auton'ckshaw.. *Gs2.a;cc£yu11_t"er1';v the impact '

caused by the said tempo, Das;egoié%AdTéiTv _VA%"i.£aIzne§§é:s7 iia_VV

succumbed to» injuries  tiy 

occupant ---- Shiva susteined   

3. Thus, three ,3, be filed befere
MACT', Bangafore.  jg-7;; me concerned
with MVC   Bévether VS New India
Assurance    

   the evidence available on
reconzl,   of Rs.3,26,000/~ together

with 'V  1fi..'a. "This appcai by claimants is for

  '  _ . . . . 

V   ""i1et'--;no1e in dispute that Dascgowda met with

m6tei' rba£i.  on 29-4~:2()0{) while he was travelling in

 aufuzieiggshaw along with other occupants. At that time, it

 ";:wais'T}(ia&shed violently by the tempo driven by one Nagaraj,

 by xespondent-2 and insmved with respondent-1.

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Liability of insurance campany to  =  

compcrxsation is also not in disput::;"" .

6. From record, we find tiiat 

about 24 years at the ~91' a:Ac§&:§dex:3.1;,   "'w:§s 

agxicuitutist. Tribunal; has  ~11is--,i;1co.1;,:ic'--:»:.s3 R;ii~.;..?5/~ per
day',.¢r}3ich acconiingv t:,x us,  side. Even in the
year 2000, dc~;'.:tjascd "'    cameo!
Rs.100/--  Ii't.°;e:%'--3S(;f34fl:j".-'3a$ 1:':i5:ii"VI:'1avc speflt 1/3"' of
amount or;   érf the appellants would
come:   "am:mm, Claimants am young
widow.  _' in mind that yotmg widow

has is  vfiifhout her husband and bring up a

 )ay"e'E'   decm :£iit";md proper to appiy Inultipiicrr of 17.

 lags', [.Vd.euf)js:ndcncy wouid come to Rs.4,08,000/ --.

"  '?. 'I'c'j We add further sum of Rs.50,0(}O/- under

"V_,.va1'ious7~vV'6:hcr heads im, loss of love anti aficction, loss of

A "  loss of consortium, transportation charges, funeral

'  e§§?;)cn$cs and amount spent on performing last rites. Thus,

.4  amount of compensation payable to appcilants by

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mspendcnts would come to Rs.4,58,000/~.  

clanfy' that on the enhanced  V'

be 6% pa. from date of petition   i'7  'G

8. In the light (if fcijxtggirig' A'éi:sc~us5§§9ii;':._:'a§)pc:aI is"?

aflfiwcd in part.   s§zi1'v1 §isA ?z11odjt{icd.
Raspandcnts are held'    amount jointly
and scvctally.  adjusted.
Respondents     'fi{igafion throughout.

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35/9,.
Judge