High Court Karnataka High Court

National Insurance Co Ltd vs Fayaz Khan S/O Late S. Wazid Khan on 2 September, 2009

Karnataka High Court
National Insurance Co Ltd vs Fayaz Khan S/O Late S. Wazid Khan on 2 September, 2009
Author: N.Ananda
MFA. 14285/O7[MV}

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 02?" DAY OF SEPTEMBER 20053 

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.  D f   *' 

MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL No. 144235" /'   _ " A

BE'rwEEN£

THE NATIONAL INSURANCECO. LTD--..._  
DIVISIONAL OFFICE No.3.  COMPLEX;
ST. MARKS ROAD, BANGALORE -- 550 001;" 
Now REP. BY REGIONAL'--Mf3_f*JAGER,"~ _
M/S. NATIONAL INSURANCE' Co1,_LTD.,; 
REGIONAL OF'FICE,.~S--LTB'%RAM' COMELEX, 144.
MG. ROAD; «BANGALQRE--560~vCQ1 .' 
  . .    '  ...APPE.LLANT

(By Sri.  N.   _A.T5{/DCATE)

AND

1.

FAYA2  vs,)*-o.LA*r'fi: s. WAZID KHAN.
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,
"R/Gr.fNO:247, BEHIND ARUNA CHEMICALS.

'A ' ».,NEAR.12As--;1M1 INDANE GAS,

D "  GATE. MYSORE ROAD.

 ._  :3;ANGA1.Q1gE'-560 039.

"MoQT1A:ii KHAN S/0. LATE s. WAZID KHAN.
NGWAGED ABOUT 26 YEARS,

" .. .AGR/0V§'''No.247. BEHIND ARUNA CHEMICALS,

 , NEAR RASHMI INDANE GAS,



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KENCHANAHALLI GATE, MYSORE ROAD,
BAN CrALORE--56O 039.

3. ABEED KHAN S/0. LATE s. WAZID KHAN.

NOW AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, -- . '- -- _ 
R/O NO.247, BEHIND ARUNA CHEMICALS, __  ~ 
NEAR RASHMI INDANE GAS,  " .
KENCHANAHALLI GATE, MYSORE ROAE}  .. .. 
BANGALORE-560 039.    -- .. 

4. SMT. SHAMSHAD W/0. SYED ABEAS,"
NoWAGEDA13oUT33YEARs,   
R/0. No.247, BEHIND ARU1\_EA=..CHENiICA1,S,'-._  
NEAR RASI-IMIINDANE GAs;=,_* _   
KENCHANAHALLI GATE, M.\.rsoRE»R0AD','  
BANGALOREWBBO 0.39~~.. "  .. . 

5. AKHELA W/0. GHoUsE'-K_HAN,f
NOW AGED ,.;x3oUTA29'*r*EARs,jA.__ . « »
R/0. No.24-"7, BEHIND ARUNA CHEMICALS,
NEAR RASHMIv1NDA1§IE"C;AS;  .
KENcH;ANAF1ALL:---- GATE,  ROAD.
BANGALGRE:5§o 03'9._"- * %

6. SHGEHA 
R/O LAXNIESHWAR'; .Aig:~IKoLA DIST.,
NQRTH CANARA. * 

 "  ':? I:2Ai€.AS--}:I S/D, I3E*f'rAYYA,

. w AGE: MAJOR, R/0. DODDAKERE,
" ._TAVAREKERE I-IOBLI,
._  cH1'KKANA:~;ALL1,
A _E'ANG,A'Le:_>RE soum TALUK,
    RESPONDENTS

E. T.”‘C§URUDEVA PRASAD, ADV. FOR R-1 TO R-5
‘SR1 VIGHNESHWAR s. SHASTRI ADV. FOR R-6 <31
_ »_1\%O'I'ECE TO R~7 SERVED}

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THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED U/S I73(1I OF M.V. _A_CT,
AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT AND AWARD "

23.07.2007 PASSED IN M.V.C. No.3320/2006 ON:.~TsE.’§II;;E”

OF XVI ADDITIONAL JUDGE, MEMsER;§.__’ IvI:.A:.e’.”T:»,’f”_f d’
BANGALORE CITY, AWARDING A….cOMPENSAiIION dd”

RS.3,09,000/– INTEREST AT 0% RA. EROMDIE’ ‘DATEOEVI T
PETITION TILL REALISATION. _ d T ‘ ” ‘

This appeai coming on fOI,_xa’dmiSsion day, the

court delivered the following:

J U D

This app:eain,is– listed for ‘adrnissviorid. Lower c0urt’s

records are’I1’ecejiVed’.:fi-; ‘vVii1T»e’onSe”rit’of counsel for parties, the

appeal iS”ItaI<en' for disp0~SSI';I.. " "

LThe4uins1V1ra1nce' company has filed this appeal for

.firedu"CtI0fI"d'*of eompenseition inter alia contending that the

VAd.eee'ased.:'WuaS thvedw mother of claimants, who are grown up

sOns»..end_danghIers, the Tribunal should have deducted 50%

incorneof claimant towards his personal expenses.

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3. I have heard Sri. A. N. Krishnaswamy, learned
counsel for insurance company and Sri K. T. Gumdeva

Prasad, learned counsel for claimant.

4. The deceased was the mother of claimants’ : i’

As could be seen from the Cause titie; elaimeintvsiito.x3.4_’_are”‘._V it

grown up sons and claimants 4 and a1Fer1iarn~ed’ daL1giite.rs7-.

of the deceased. The deceasedtxeras :»5:5v…}xears.
The tribunal has adopted jgfiiproper.
The tribunal, taking into’–..e’0nsidefatio15.’,’:i$faV0cation of the
deceased has deteAJninedi’the Rs.3,000/-

per month. _ interference. As
regardsi7the– saine accident the claimants

had lost thenj and” rngather. in the circumstances, the

tr’ibun{a1’v shonldnheaiize deducted 50% in the income towards

persona.

M

{kin/in’g’~–Vexpenditure of deceased. Therefore, the

‘ J/*

c’£aiVn1ants«’V”are’entitied to [Rs.3.000/~ X 12 X 11 X 1/2 1

towards loss of dependency. The

.eem.peneatien awarded by the tribunai is modified. The

ciainiants are entitled for compensation of Rs.2,43,000/-