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JUDGMENT
Sri Rajanna, ieaxnad c::~:suns.:’l” 2;ppc:é§i’€c’_1V”” ‘ f ”
appcliant anfi Sri B.Ps.Rama.k1*ishn§;«,« iefiiéiéd
an behalf of Ixeapendent N0si»Ne::>r1e f{>1*
respondent N::3.2. V
2. Appellant} u aggiiitivfid and
dissatisfied wi:g_m;: awa1fi~..é:é§té§..j2§Q_/gig? 5%§§4″.passeé by MACE’,
Bangaic-re, _ us in this appeal
cf v’i’%?i<VV3'tor Vehicle Act, 1988, for
«:11ha3;t1;%::§33£:11A1':VV’f Q-f-‘comgxznsation awarded to him,
The éomsidemlg the matter fmm all
angigs; siim of Rs.2,1{};:”§OQj’»~ to the appefiant
‘V i;ogéi}:ci: wi%£a._._intersst at flu: rate of 8%; from the date of
A yayxnent,
A 35’ ‘.fi{§z:§rrc¥ing to the app<:§Ia,11'i:., looking ":0 tbs'. flEit11.I"ff of
ggermzirmfit i3:1juI"y sufibrcd by him and the icing pfifiiibd {If
-.Ahcxs:§£ta3isati0n, he: has not bean awargierri just, props: and
_M_.:_«3§:iequat¢ cempcnsatien. Pttr mama, learned CO”E1I}S€1 for
mspondent $39.1 co::21:e:11d€d that :13 sass: has bfifill made amt
far further cnhanccman t,
43 Appeflani herein aged abszmt 25 yeazs -$7233′ ‘~aé;< 4_
a rfigular leader in 1011}? baming j x
to resgaondent No.2 and shsmrzd :'TC?n
2/6f 1999 at abeut {ix a..m., $99213 1c:r:i:;~'
as a loader from Tavareigcrc to xx21;i:li*10§1A:iV_£§f sand, thfi
said 1011}? was being ra§a§;i3f?j'g;1§{i~V r'g.%gfig¢nt1y by its C1I'iVf3}",
with the result, The appcflant was
throwrci ofl' bociily .i3:1j11riés.A A
Cximinalfl 3} against a cl;-gm. gf me
ofiendigg -gcimjtmd in Gayafhri Hosgitais
Ba11ga1ar%::;"« _f'§;;';:' gfigkccrding 1:0 him, he had spent
E's.:3,_§'Ci,GiJ{}/M V'fi;r_ 11§1's fi"ea:men£, sfili his permanent disability
has further avcxtrcd that he was aged abcsut 25
"§.i'<.:::'z;:'*$ .a5'iv : i;§:;.{e of the acciéent, working as loader was
ctaxzfiéng §f€s;,Ea;{}(}C¥] ~» 'pan,
., ; L' the notices being issued by flu: Claims Tribunal to
{.«'t}; e»-:*€i«spo:1d:n{s, respondent N02/ewncz W33 pxvcecdad e:x–
Rcspondant No.1/Iasumncc Company' pI'€:?f€I1'€:d to flltit
V its written statamcni dfinjging tins: 3.V€I"12}3..€I1iS made in the
getitian in tmio. Acz::0rc:li11g ta mspondent N051, the accidcant
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had occtzrreii not on Ei('fiC(1)'£l11t of negligence of the d1"iv_c:_;f 0f the
lcrry but instead of filéf zaegligezzcc of the a13ps1la;1_5fi;~:
The ciaim of the appellant was said to be
was sought by the Erzsurance Comp.:_–331§,I.i:Q .i1fia41_:_t£€r,V§1i' .
all Iegal £is*3ff31"3.Cf.':S as COI1'?;€II1pIEitCCi:"=.}.111§Zif::1':V 7:13:
Act. it fizriher s1:£bm3'.{"f.¢d fi1at'S_iibjcct its f:_'3)?'x':3:O'f"}_iC'-¥3I}t.'3~1'.?
by the? ciziver, if any Iiabiiity if;§_ flz.;$t{:x;c{i Q11«£1}is fespondfintg
than rate of interest beVC;0i£fi11r:;+:i cgnfyé .p..:-1.
6, 01:: 'Eh€.v$fIEflg?h'€#f'::th€f- {s:';:f; Igamics, Tzibufial
W83 piiéassd. 1i:§:$T' fc§I:;1i"s31af::»'irivsufts. Esslztr N01 dealt wtith regard
to rash 'ncgfigffiifij {if the ieny by its dlivca
iii"-'#11:. .iig:h€".Qf"*'if11e oral mad docume3ntaI'y evicimgcc
«_ pmdfixcggi' 39}? t§ié"8T§_)pfiHLa31i, a finding has 135313 I'€COI'€Zif:§. that
a&;2::ic:it:n 1'fi G<:currc:d fielely due is rash and negiigmtfi, £iIiv§:1g
A "of 'fl_;€: driver. Apart from this, drivér 3132: admitted
:':::1.A§.1"1c cxtimfiai case abmxt his nagligfince and rash driving of
V._§;}1€ iOrZ§% I. He: was feuné guilty anti was awarécd St3j{1I".£31}<:'C af
x V' vfZ1*AA.':".':§L*'T.z"«l%.§§IIi!()f fins of Rs.2,$Q{}/ ~, Wine}; Em éegxgsitfid.
'8. in we fight 9:' mm mm rctmains hansuy :19-um {Q
-~c«.T)V3;:345: to conchzsizm fhat accident had taken piace solsiy (>11
£3£:C€}111’I.”{ cxf rash ané ncfigiigmit driving 0}” that leriy
H is no more in dispute that in thfi Sa:;;~;1″fa”ccid::11§.t,
had susfaitxcd bodily injtliicts, T116 sf ‘~i;1:311i:;a:}r:£:bé:”._
pmlizry at the time: of the acci§e1f;f”~..is n§:3TiV__dispuvt:au&–§ Ta1s $3150 ‘V
Iiabflity to pay the amount 53.1″ c013;pa1é.A”sf;3iié::;7
9. According to I 3″}; GayaTfi1:’i
Iriespitai for abgfgit 7’53 :’~’.:§%a3rations Wfiri’:
p€?I’f{}III1€d on ,4′ :fi;.%.su that apgacfiani
haci comgouné <:<3m3:fii:3,ut:::d
fracture (L't:vf."{ii[C21'&.A 0:; " fact: Fm' thc saici in3'11n'&:s,
wound dcbxiC§t§mentVV':§.éisA'u'<fi:ib; {Wt} timrzss am"! extemal fixators
_a11d k–§§é$i3i11.g wsré f<:§r rim fI'3C§l1I'€S, so that the: iiacturcs
.;:o"§3i€£._'Ié£, 1iIéi'£:d'«-§faI'I§;. Eiespite afl this, thczti has been ma?»
and shartenizzg of leg. Apptiiant also has
V V' 2fest1'ic'téonsz__"i;:;~.t'It:e me-vement of knee and hip. {J11 51660111111 of
" tfié disability miffered by appeflamg he is unahifi to
paépcriy, squat an '£133 floor or climb stairs. He has
VA .: :;3f1?I1{§%1E10i1S1}? E6531 cc:s:::p1aj13i11g of pain in both the legs. Dscxcter
has Qpinad that his gxezmatzent ciisaiaiiity has left leg is to 1111::
:
‘4
extent of 6{P,r£> afld 1:0 the right leg is tax the extfifil:
far whale body, it will be 40%. _
10. Appciiant has fflsd :3evc;fa.£ :’ asifi ‘
documents issued in his ‘ fa”:{m1z’ ‘bgf {E-a3%g€t}..:1’i..V }§c$rsp§.tz:ai , ~
Ba:£1ga.l<;u:'e, to show that he Wa$:':i21p:;:§i;:nt" da§i§r$ and had
undergcsne operativsn aif–.ii?!0A stfl1 pczmaxmnt.
disability subsist'; ané jls 'fhfi fraciurcts. We
have aiscz the appeilant, Winch
were takczfi fifxtt "Very fact £1121: appcflant
rsmaixigtd 2'11 hQS1:i¥;a5IVfE;:f~?3 -ciays ghows the amount of pain and
agony 3:21a't}:1::: 3:;;1×3;::~":t"i:.§';xxre .'u§id£3rg0ne.
1 L. '£'h11"s5 to the matter flan: ail a.ng§~:=:s, Wt: are of
"§;Z_1at the amount awarcied to the appellant is on
"" 1zr;3*s:¥.:'ZC3T 3 ' V .
§5’i15pcI£ant was aged 011132 25 yaars at the time of
asztczidcmfané was Working as a loadsr, Due: to nature of
” gfiefiancnt ciisabflitjg $ufi’£::113d by him in the said accident, he is
V. ,_.?:§0¥: iii}. a positian {cs Wark as a bade: and he has to find 011$
other_$u:itab1«:: job for himselfl evitn thong}: whale Lifé is ahead
‘ES
ef hirxx, C111 acrccauni: of pexmanentj d.isab;i1ity, 11<:'.é:a.12.:iV<3
srm:*i< as leader.
13} ‘I’hc:*rcf-care, we (imam it to”
feliawing amczsunts is the _ _ _
Rs.40.00G;’- awaxgzgci £0 VA1i,j1f:£»=;VV:j.€:a1:>§;:s3:1V1AaI1.’£.’ib*.%ar£l:; ‘_pair: and
suffering’ appears to vbt:::}”12_si:. arid the samzzé is
hereby maintamefi V’ in. Iiiit’, hf: 1:135
btiiill award§_ —tfiswarifis
‘atbenciant charges’. Thus; under this hciad, a:.:d b
pmper to awarzii 3 sum of Rs.15,00§I j;1′.»(f:3.s’: 413$” ”
dm”i;t1g laid up parirgvd for 4 m.cf:a1:}:1s \%:*o;i.}fr§ c:3n3r:–\’«éi,g§. 4:}.
‘F116 Tribunal has of C’O1iI’S€ ‘ ’13g7€~acmpVte:i’ti2é£ vézjsion of the
appellant that 116 was CE:1.;¥’}T;£:J’.I1gp.I}}. 5:’;-“Q Itfiadar and in
our opinion rightly gas. It Eggs in fixing his
mmzthly income <§§11}.y af accident had taken
plan': in t11:é'~§;gf_g;;v"i"§3f9,"-. jE§;{:n'"::tV"ifE1ai'films; {ha laadcr' would
have ci3mfez"éi3'£'}j.€;éi17:'1c::i _}ft{3§ less {hag} Rs.2,00{);- pan. Even
thmigh I'3::3_<:"te:;x1* has functionai pezmanezzt disability
csjf thgz' *W_I.101eak2a;15y' ézt but that accerfiing 1:0 as it is not
Ag.;g;g;1fi.§.%E(i herein abavfi, to his right iimb the
e:'is;;b ;3:ty is tn the extent of 60% and to his iefi. iimb
ié €;)f 20% and thus, it Weuld came to SQ"/3 and
I/3"; wauid came: ':0 2?'%. 'Fak1?ng his imteme as
« :Ep€rI}* appiied mlliiipfifii’ 0f TE”, whicth we also adept, thus
u13,uld éranm to R:5.»1,1.9.,16€’:/
X’17’=]Q&},10,16Q/–L _MW_
14. Of courszz, the ‘¥’1:i”i:nma}. has::’c:>:i’1::iTi:%cd :31i”
working out the permancni d;?’$ab_i1ity “of $13 ap:3£§.iia:Qf: 9:111}?
10%. Thus, the: app(~*:Haz1’t wztmldl ix; {to féfxcszive frc:s1:s1
fin: mspandants jtzyixtxtly ..LA1i_j:i”‘;2’.:»_1:,1 cafiafiensafion of
Rs.4,()4,8 18/ ~, which is ~. The Said
amount ii1fé;’e§;7 f, the data of the
pctitio-1:: til} A V
TZ1é ‘£1′:;§$”;;f>f::%,»;g;i:;f:§§’ Statids mndifirzd. Th»: apptial is
aiiowftszi Thfi amctaunt a11’«:*:a<i§-9" received
a=s2::::1z¢1".:;§:<:'iu stand V';::s1_§i:st€d.$ Résponclttnt ta bsar the cost czrf
};ii1;gét§s3_f: .Ai;i::}:%2;.ig}: G!;i'ii. {Z0111}:-t.€2's 17236 is fiXt':€} at Rs,3,{}(}Gf ~, if
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