High Court Karnataka High Court

N Jayaramu S/O Late P C Nanjappa vs The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 11 August, 2009

Karnataka High Court
N Jayaramu S/O Late P C Nanjappa vs The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 11 August, 2009
Author: N.K.Patil And H.Billappa
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Ageci. About"'}.8°Ye.a1f§*;..[V Minor Rep By
_E'i'atuf:;fi. Guargiian Father

 N Jayarairm
 "«:R_3.gf' go 39, '3ax3---'Main, M.M.Road
_ ' Byanarzgvanapara BECW Extcnsian
" ~ . M:fSfiIfi"~RG3d, Bangalore-26

.  Ra:%}ia}irish:1a S;'{) N Jayamiau
 Aggci Airéout 16 Years, Minor Rep By
Fiatairai Guardian Father
' A N" '¢I-aiyaramu
A ' -...R/of N0 39, 316. Main, M.M.Roar§{
" -- _ _,i3yatarayanap1i:ra New Extcnszian
Mysore Read, Bangalorz-:-26
Rep By Natural Guaxdéan Father
N Jayazramu

4 J Bhaxm Kusiial Si O N Jayaramu
Aged About 7 Years, Minor



(By Sri: H C Hanumaiah an Sn'. 1«:.é;A__.

And :

Rep By Namnal Guafiiiail F'at};1r:r
N Jayaramu

Rfof N0 39, 311:1 Main, Iv'£.}v'I.R(:rad
Byatarayanapura New Extension
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2003} 15:42.0,  14. 'L2-'.'2oo2 To

13  ;-§;.j.3g;1z;:i'  '1 he V Vehicle

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V _{ F'vIa3.cman'ga1a Town
 [}_Gddaba}}apt1I-.3' Road

  Bazggaiozfc District

. ,. Respondents

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R-2 stgtvefi and unrepmsented }

A’I’§1is M.F.A. is filed UIS 1′?3{1} of MY Act against thf:

‘ _ ‘ «judgment and Award dated:23/G1/2006 passed. in MVC No.

31)’?/2003 on ‘(ha fiie of Fri. Civil Judge iSr.I.’,}21} 8:. MAC’I’~EII,

fifiangaiore Rural Distxict,

_ ($331113 Petition for compensatian £5 assisting enhancement of
compenziatiogi.

Bangalore, partly allowing the

This ?vi.F.A. C€.¥Ini}J.g on f:.:1’Hua1i11g {his day, !i.K:, FatiI
J, ritflivereé tht: foibufing:

uunemgwe

This appeal is arieirxg

award dated 23″‘ January 2QG6, ‘p_e£:$ed _é”e.:’ISflV{§’=~:

28112903 by me Motor ‘¥’V:;:i”;31V;:VrV§sei-Iii,
Befigaiere Rurai 3istrief;j«– referred
te es “Cieimvs Trihanaif.fef.$;’je§9i§;e’_ h’ V ‘V

2. and award, the
Cieimev “” cempensetien of
Re.2,6 G,OGGi= 6% pa. frem the date cf

petition iiii the’ c5e;te cn’: éepeeit. Being aggrieved by that,

V’ .A3p;§eiia1.hte”h.eve’§ieti”ff1is eppeai, seekifig enhancement.

V ‘A the facts are:

Th’e.LAe’p}ipeiiant No.1 is the father end eppeiient Nee.

2 :3:}d.£i’*’e.re the sisters and brother of the deceased Sri. J.

“‘x.V(we’niigopai. That an 3.5.2003, the deceased was

‘”§’aveiiing with his uncie Sri. Shiverare and they were

pmeeeding from Byateray apura New Extension to Pure

v§ii.-age of fvmgacii ‘Teiuk en the meter cycie. Whiie they

were pmeeeding en Bangaiorewiegeei RoadV.–hear

Maheeeswera Nager Cross, the Mehindre Jee;:.~g’ebe§Jf:ifivgV

Ne. KA–03-M-9071 came frem Mageéi ssde;r. a eghmide Q

negiigent meme!’ ems came to téfie eiagfiefzje-I’ri–g_h’é.eifiie_

its reed enci flashed egeineftihe meter– cyeiev~”‘:.r§..Qvfiie?”;{heifi

deceased was treveiiing. ax *;het, the
deceased Sri. .3′. Sri. Shivaram

sustained injuries vaz1d:.i’?vey}euc:;t.:n§%.’$ed: “tea” {he injurim. Or:

–§§W:’he_d–eeeaeed Sri. .3. Venugepai,
the apA;5e_i3é&”1tS5 “he Cieirn pefitiee before the

Cieigfie 3.’rib1.ifie_iV_V_eie-irfii cempefisatien Of Re.10,00,000:’-_

has awarded compensation of

R:e.;12;6€3,ivG§0I%””§9ith intermt at 3% pa. from the date ef

pe{§9i:£r}¥i”v…ti.ii4 Vfhe date of deposit. Aggrieved by that

V’ ” epfieiieets have flied thie eppeei, eeekirag efihancemenf.

4. The ieerned ceaneei fer eppeiiefite corfiended
that’ the deceased Sri. J. Vemzgepei was working as

Vxleider under one rig HT. Jeyeram whe is fhe

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proprieiar cf M13. KR. industries afici earnifig R$.3,600i-
per’ manth and he has pmduceci EXPQ saiary certificate

arsci the owner of the said industry has beer’: exam.ific=..§i~$s

PW2 and he has deposed ihai: the eeeeeeee%%ewee

working as welder and his ment%1_ly..saiary’ikéésg-e§§s;’3,£3QGig ‘

and irvsgtaife :3’? that the Claims

reasons has taken the incorfie.L i:§f.%the ‘::ie.ce3$”egdV”‘aViV”F€sL’?5{-«

per” day and Rs.2,25{3i;–..V. perVeeiifiu.%ii§fi’VV%and iHé”s’sarr’i:é is fuiiy
incorrect and it neédé J’E:5_ i*:1<3c:j:ii'ii.=;jfci':__'j_.Thé2refore, he

submitiééf judgment and award
pa$sec3v"i:ry' is iiable is be madified, by
tai(i;gg.fi-3e %'meeme es he eeeeeeee at R$.3,6G{):'- per

3"-§~s:_if {}€i§'1ti'a, the iearned cnunsei far the firs?

Vv .V :'$7;i§*or1ciV:e'.ni:"l$ubmii:ted thagthe iliaims Tribune! cm pmper

'"V.'e,cc:r2s;§dé§atifin :3'? the materiai Of': regard, has awarded

* kgsf Hand reassnable campensatiore arid fherefere, ii dares

u Nee: Gaff far interference.

8. ‘\:’\ie have carefuiiy considered the submisgsicns

made by Seamed ccumei fer the parties.

‘3’. After carefui censideratitm of {he

made by iesrned counsei far bc;fi§”Vthe .pi&;:”ti3es:; _”i*§:Ve£

point that arises for our ccnsidefatiéifi is: Xe’%.¥§iet31é§ié.Ati’~ éH,

Tribunai is justified in mking”i*irz£e’.2;’§t1:;::e2rri’és.V.c$A_§’ .’é%§ec§Veased
at Rs.2,250!- per mor*;t;iri_’?~. I V V

8. After C?3¥’éfu¥ .f3$S.’l}$3’§–. *éfiz3V’i’=é,:i*év2nt matefiais

‘ avaiiabie on juégmefit and

awardv:vpa$sé&L’v*:;y«..?§i§e Tribunai, ii emerga that, the

daceasecchvas waf’i:Vi’t1g “aLs’ 3 Weider under me Sri. HT.

Jayséiréws, theV”c)w;’f§§sr :73′? M15 KR. k’:du$’if’i% and he was

‘gfarnVir’:§_”.¥~E:s*;3v,6OGi- per month. The appeiianis have

W’si2, the Proprietor of M15 KR. indus’ii”ies_

He “ha;é”;.depased that tije deceased was getting the

A “:j §f«f::;f§ii:if%3iy saiary of R$.3,8C:0i-. Apart from this, EXP9,

. cartificata is aissa pmciuced. Therefore, there is no

vaiid reascms for the Ciaims Tribuhai ts rejmf this and to

take the income of the ecaaseci at Rs,2,250l- pet’ manth.

Ttveretere, we eeeept the eatery eertifieete ef the

deceased as per” Em’-’39 and take the income Vg3f.bTthe

deceased at Re’3,60G1′– per’ menth. The

beeheter and ‘name, 50% is to be deduetee’_’tem%ereehse K

pereenei expenses. if 58% ie1’c’:’e>cfUcf;tezfip ‘:t’ewerde_’V§j.ie’

pefeenef expenem, tee beietrze_e ewes te

mefith emit which the deceee§eti:_v:euie£”tiev:e centrébuted
to the femiiy. The cteeeztéii-.edA–.$gv:%;s;’. 19 years at
the time of e;%ei_derfi” “a1″:}:’j v_tt1je:tetete;’:’»’tt§e apprepriete
muitip:§Vie¥9″ie ef the deceased tn the
femiiy teken’et.’§tS_.t,’a:jG!4” per mofith and per’ emum it

eemee te ttmuttipiier of ‘$6′ is eppiied, theta

eotfipejneetien Heeyebte tewarcie ices of dependency

7;Rs.3,45,eoa;«. Aecordéngiy, 2 sum ef

is awarded towards knee of cteperxdeney

A’ The cempeeeetien ewetdeé by the Tribune!

‘ htetéerde, funerei end tranepertetien charges and tees ef

estate is just end preper and therefore, it does net 6:,-eii for

interferefiee.

10. The tetai cnrnpeneeticm payabie cemaas:-:.._b to

Re.3,82,60{)i- and the break» up is as feiiowe:

1. Tewaree ices of dependency Re. it

2. Towards funera! and transportat_ion,__ 1- – V ,
charges R$.’x_ -1′ ?_,C{}Q/~””

3. ‘inwards less of estate 1’Q,”0OG?g—..”i’T1vi.’

: mains. 3A,e;2;6Go/en i
Accordingiy, the appevé’i~…_’_’ie_VV ai’icwi.§ed’v5 end the
impugned judgment aneewetd the Tribunai in

MVC No. granting

instead of Rs.2,6G,0G0f—

as awatdedii (enhancement being

Rs.1.,;§i2,$0O!#);” interest at 6% p.a. from the date of

«tiflthe date of payment.

H * “«VTiieV”7s:i;;ejei’tionment ef the compensatien shall be as

‘ V V_’erdetedV”‘ey htiwe Ciaims Tribunal.

he share of the appeilants-2 ta 4 shall be invested

it in?Fixed Deposit in any nationalised or scheduled bank tili

~ they attain tnejerity. 1%appeiiant No.1 shall be entitled

to withdraw the intermt accrued an it and spend it an the

welfare of the appeilant Nos. 2 to 4.

The amount awarded in favour of

* The first respondent 7 4′

£12312 be released in his favour.

]The second r%partde[1j)aha!§

within eight weeks from the da§é.af r”ec*a_iVp*t Tiff ‘Vaafpy of

this judgment .

Draw up the award,:T’ ‘

;£mA* ¢cv;j§e’et.ed v”/”s;a.c1+;’ ; 1.73;-c:9-2:3 19 .