Karnataka High Court
Narayanaswamy S/O Govindaraju vs New India Assurance Co Ltd on 17 March, 2009
n 'T YEELLORE IDISTRICI'.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANcAL.0R15:«._«'_T*~V% _
Dated: This the 1731 day of March i"
BEFORE
THE HQNBLE MRJUSTECE :%fl3A§;r1VN'NA3_(hz.v1 A '
BETWEEN: %' V % V
NARAYANAsWAM_Y'--s/ C: Govm DARAJU
AGED ABOUT 46.RS_, ; ' 'j ,
C/CLGARE MUNIYAPPA,MVUNINARAHANA
COMPOUND, MAN'GAMMAPZ£:.I?A1.YA.,'
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BANGALOR1E:*$8~. V
APPELLANT
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AND
1 NEW INDIA. ASSUR;r1_N'CE CO LTD
REGMNAI, O.FF'iFC¥§:.- No. 2-8,
; ' UNITY BUILDIP~IG- ANNEXE,
" Mlvsgxom RGAi7\,,BANGALORE-27.
mi 1'IfS.MANAGER.
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" ~ s/o3i%A1=ApPA GOUNDER,
MAJQR, PERUMPALAR VELLAGE,
Avaaazsse KUMPPAM POS'¥',AMBAL{)RE
v1_:; VANIYAMBADI TALUK,
. . . RESPONDENTS
. {By Sri WSHWANATH S SHE'I"'I'AR, ADV. FOR R1 )
MFA FILED UIS 173(1) GP MV ACT, AGAINST THE
JUDGEMENT AND AWARD DATED 28.07.2007 PASSED
iN MVC NO.5267/2096 ON THE FILE 0}?' XIII
2
ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSE JUDGE 8:, MEMBER, MACP,
BANGALORE, SCCH45, PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIM
PETITION ma COMPENSATION AND
ENHANCEMENT FOR COMPENSATION.
'1'I~iiS APPEAL CQMING GN FOR A£)1x2:~;€:::§ij<;'2ré"~¥ifL;':s "
BAY, THE ceum' DELIVERED Fc§LL:)w1r4G.».;_': -
JUDGMEyTX
This appeal is {sf _ af sténge of
admissio11,by'thc c0Hséi1t of 1.%;_iv1¢" counsel for
the parties. V if V
2. misfortune af his
right Lxegbezéiw i~§f:;'Vea:=':':'ic:Vr§§_i£1g éfiifiutated fol1(}s=s?ix1g the
inju:'ieV.V§,-gi1stVaiI§¢(i 33:} a motor vehicie accident
which {)CC1:ii"I?§f§€i'v{.)'I1 Q%3.€$.;:{){)6. The tribunal aflowed
é1aimkV%p¢auofi b;r awartiing Rs.4,10,000/~. The
I s3id.Vq1ia::£L§fi_is callsd in question in this appeal on
t:1'i6«4.g"i'(}}311<i:'t1f3at the income taken is on the lower side
and éuéiso the percentage er disabinty and further,
'1:§:)ta*:§i°ds artificial leg, I10 amount is awarded and the
~-afmount is on the iewer side under the head of lass of
}~
, c
ametfifies of life and towards medical expergfées
incurred.
3. Learned counsel Srcig
appeliarrt: referring tie the
enhancement of compensafie-:fi;~~
4. Having gang 'cfifiideriée on
record, I am of the gaken by the
txibtxrial is jusé' percentage
of mnetlical evidence
indicg.fii:{g In respect; of
't1:§:ie1'»«%3ni91361lant may have to put I
on, _R,s.3{) , (3i7)_<:f)/». and towarés loss of
~' v "of fife,' Viiéféidditian to» the amount given by
sum cf Rs.30,{)O0/ - is awarded
£0§"«'&13'§i'£SAdiet, conveyance 1:-:tc., taking note of the
stay in the hospital, a further sum of
-- is awarded. Thus, sompensation gets
-»v.ei1ha11ced by R.65,(f)G()/-- which wili carry interest at
6% p.a. 1%
, I
Award is accordingly modified by aflowing the
aylfifial in part. 50% of the enhanced amount be
to the claimant.
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