Kiran Kumar Kodi vs New India Assurance Co Ltd on 26 February, 2009

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Karnataka High Court
Kiran Kumar Kodi vs New India Assurance Co Ltd on 26 February, 2009
Author: B.V.Nagarathna
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THIS MFA FILED ms 1273(1) OF 1»s\,*llllac:r
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OF Tim ADDL. JUDGE, CGIJRT OF sMAIéL’.”gA1JV$Es,”‘ _
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This claimant
lfiafifmpiilnsation, being dis-
auatiafiafl. made' by MAUI', at

Ba11ge..1ore O6 d.ate~d:8.6.0'7.

' ..2A.–v.Th¢«v.Vlfelcvant facts of the case are that an

8.00 p.m., when the claim' ant

his Kir1etic*- Honda on Railway parallel
4' Bangalsre, at that time, a

'11' lorry bearing registration No.KA;:.25-6154 wafi

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driven in a rash and negligent manner and
against the c1a.1man’ t, as a result, he fail
sustained injuries. He was shift-531

side hospital and afier first aid, ‘

Mallige Medical Centre for iiet’

patient and toek fellanw that

he sufiered permanent of the
injury sustaitlad in the

petiticm seelnrg’

8. On rewipt the
res-pon&nts “‘a,I1Vd S reapective .
wrtittcn Athe*««~~aven11cnta made in
the claim dismiasal ef the claim

above p1eadmgs’ , the

I; following 71381133 for its

the petitioner proves that, on
::j’QD.3.2006 at about 3.00 p.m., on

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Railway paralal % road,___

Subramanyanagar, Bangalore, he

with an accidcnt 8: sustained inj_v.iiiri¢Isu,._’._:”.j’
was due to aotzicmahle negfigeni;¢”iLri§ti::;{fi ‘
the part of driver (if A
Rmishafion H9.KA-25-;6s13.§ iéiw. ii” « . :7 A

-2. ‘Whether the peflficfier is
compensaficn?’ If sic; a;i%ii¢.ay mudh and

from whom? ‘

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I’1’i$VWi:a.3ci the clajm’ ant

examiniiiami Dr. vrr. V-cnkatcsh –

PW-2; witfiiiaa as PW-3 and got marked

the respozidents did not let in

the basis of the material on

V tribtmal awarded compensation of
. +i)00/- with imcrcst at the rate of 6% p.a.
“the date of claim pctiticin till realisation. Not

satisfiizd with the said quantum of

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compensation, the claimant has preferred

appeal

5. I have heard 1ca.:’x1cd:=.__ ccuzzilscf Afcr “t’i2c

appellant.

6. It is eubmittcs:i:’_’.c_n ~–£.1’1c’ A
that the
& abrasions head injury,
fracture cf Vccnlplctc tear of
patellar ‘u the evidence of the

Doctor, ix;jurVi:Vcc5’4Vvfcru:§;’..’c’5g_rievcus in nature. That

wasaa.an~pancnt in Malligc Medical

to 24.3.06 and that can account
injuries, he was permanently
‘ the circumstances, the tribunal
have awarded compcncaticn on the head
ljificssi of future earning capacity” or in the altemativc

the head “disability”. In the instant case, no

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oonlpensatien has been awarded on the said hgads

and therefcere, he requests this Court to ~

ccmpensation an the said heads.

7. Having regard to the

the counsel for the appe1Eé1m:h,V

arises far my cozxsicjzg-ra.b’c;11..VViis._ whetlfier the
judgment and await? ‘the tribunal

requires any :_’L;1tg§rferci 11c:#’§_:’V.«: –

;:I;s;%e§*i;a1«.(§:1H_V.é’ecord, it is evident

that mum ¢£:%;:–%i%%;sS,£jco/+ has been awarded by
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the tr-ibun”&I_’ on :.he%%ro;1ow~mg heads viz, ‘pain and

._gufi:e;tEZng§R§.50’,’Ci0Q,f«+, “less of amenities cf life –

fiuiedjcizza and attendant charges —

Rs.5Q,oo0_1%– k ‘loss af carning for the laid up

“-R’s.15,o9o/-,2 H/*

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-On perusal of the judgment
seen that far two injuries, the award 3
‘pain and suffering” in on the highattfsick-.._.:

though medical e::pense$”TV__v{:-ii V

proved, compensation. .. “’13. J%Rsi5o,kQDo;.
presumably because nafi has been
made on the of which
also does as such. As
far as “loss of incemc

during’ C€)1’1CCI’11Cd, though it

xhaa bggzx _v;:c2:;’.”1 i:¢:~;zv’1_§1’c=;-:.t”:I ‘.i;:3c1e appellant that he waa
Engixleer at Infosys and
F3s.25,(}G0/- p.m., the salary
is produced which is in respect of
there is I16 evidence on reward ta shcw
fifi account 91’ the injuries austainad in the
.u_4§;c*.H<v'.;.ident, there was no deductions or non~payment

V ofaa_1a.ry, even than the tribunal has awarded a. sum

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of Ra.15,000f- under the said head. As far as;
compensation on the head “loss of
capacity’ is concerned, a1thoug.h””the A

examined as PW-3 and he has

was whole body disability tile in
not award any {!{)II1]iZIa!’1;::34§137El’llif”§ii’:_ ‘iicad,
because cf the fact ircated the
appellant wan: Doctor
waa that reliance
could noi:.._ be irtiicience «of PW-3 as to

the disabfli{§*«…_aa3i§:a$:’é§1” Moreover, EVBII as

par Pii;§§i1,i?%ii:¢ f1;§§éitur¢«’Wa3 united and he could fold
iigfiifuld sit. In View of clear admisaion

of held that there was no ‘loss cf

— capacity” and thereby did net award
K ciiiitupensation on the aaid heads. Hcswwever,
note of the evidence of PW}. and PW-3-the

the tribunal awarded compensation Of

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Rs.70,00l3/- can the he-.ad “loss of amenities”
awarded total conzpsnsation sf
‘I’ak1ng’ in overall View of the matiéf;”I« V’

award of compaenaation on

aufiering’ i.:::., to an extent fin
the head of “lama of’ :« of
R.-$70,000/– are Aon reasons
have been ta why no
head “futune
earning the absence of any

material #1033 of income during

&——–aum af Rs.15,000j– hag been

the fact that the

– the head ‘pain and sufibring” and

. ‘ ‘–“1V~V”.xu”ag pf ainiénifies” are rather disprcaportionatc and a

%;§}¢m£%%ies.15,ooa;- has been awarded towards “losa
during treatment periacf” and censidaaring

nature of injuries suffered by the appellant, I

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find that the award made by the _t.rih_z_;na.§ Hdfiesfv a’1{:»f.:4_’ ‘V

call for any interference in thfa ”

For the, afar’-ssnaici reasons; fig ‘r’c,§¢:’tedf;

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