High Court Karnataka High Court

Rajesh S/O Ashok Nandgadkar vs Mid M/S Vijayanand Roadlines Ltd on 20 July, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Rajesh S/O Ashok Nandgadkar vs Mid M/S Vijayanand Roadlines Ltd on 20 July, 2009
Author: H.N.Nagamohan Das
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IN THE HIGH comm-r or KARNATA:gA""' '  Q  r.- 

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DATED TI-H8 THE 20'"! BA'; or§'.A§i§t'¥1;*i*, ff-T :_ 
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Between:

Rajesh,    2: ~

S/o Ashok Ne_a::;igaé1;_ar, 'V j _    .
Age:30 years;Occi"I?résé;3tIj,?'--NviI,'   
R/0  -A;_,__ J _, V * "  
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' A.PPEI..LAHT
(By Sxi.R:£avi"1;?.I¥Ios:'z#.i§.=zAi;'  

And:

 V.   I§§,'s.Vi§2fi§fa;2.and Roadlines Ltd.,

_ "Ac1m."  "Vijaya Karnataka",
  Gi1fira§Az1Iit:x, Circuit House Road,

  "  
'~ A 'flistzfikgfirwad 589 029.

-2. he"Neiv".VIndi'3L Assurance Company I,A:d.,

. Repméented by its Divisional Manager,
" * L.{;;1ub Read, Belgaum.  RESPOHDEHTS

   Sri}fianumaa:t Raddy Sahukar, Adv for R1,
'   F8:-i.Ravi Gfiahhahit, Adv for KB)

This appeal is filzd under Section 1'73 (1) of MV Act

 [against the judgmeat and E-I{W8Ji'd dated 07.01.2008 passed in

MVC Nc}.15{31/2005 on the file of the £1 Addl. Civil Judge

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(Sr.E)n.) and Add]. MAC'I'., Be1gaum., partly allowing the-claim
petition for compensation and seeking enhance;:;i£:;;1iT.. of
compensation. *   "

This appeal coming on for admission, this «say,  '

deiivered the following:

Jtmeusmf

1.

This is a claimanfs appgal A’ L»

inadaquacy of compensation by in its
order dated 07.01.2008 :\5.v.c;’1\:’ez; i$dVi;!gso5.”

2. On the date of accident;_ aged about 27

years 3 had rightly taken the
multiplief’.-r)f; 1’7} contends that on the date of

accident, he was’ wo’:1€i11g”a’s a painter. But no evidence is

if earning per day is taken at

fRSJ;1O0f1~* income will be at Rs.3,0/00/–. The

an emur in taking the msnthiy imzome of

‘:31: clhim… Rs.2,400/~. PW–2 the dmtor deposed befem

fie” cagxtvwihat the claimant sustajneé injtuies of fracture of

.J.A[«”bt$t.’g1’bh{%nes on left lower limb. The doctor deposmi that the

j sufibred disability of the ieft lower limb to an extent of

n u V 4&1). ‘¥’hc éoctor further sclepeseé that the claimant has to walk

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with fine heip of a crutch and that there is shortening of lower

limb and there is rcstrictiorr. of ankle and knee movea3eni3:.”T.}n

the cixcumstances, the functiona} disability t8.kt”:’.I3_._ jét’ ”

thc ‘I’ribu:aal appears to be on lower side. Having.

nature of injuxits sustained by the fine”:

of disability and xzaturc of work,’ Ia am ‘the thaf;

functional disability of the Ezas to be’ 15%.
Therefoze, the c1aiman£’is_ _ comfiiénéafion of

Rs.91,800 (300ox:2x:7×15/-:A9_0′}’,”7′

3. Unilcr giifv-.a1;:1e’nities’, the Tribunal has not

awarded View of the law “lafid down by

vthis MURTHY VS. THE MANAGER,

1”._M]S..;§’R!§§¥fF§b«._._INSUf§AN(3E 00., um, BANGALORE AND

AI”i(.j£-%’}”{VIi§iQ::Vi(‘iIg¥2e ‘:>;e(‘:é~4 KAR 2471), it is obligatory on the part of

Z the awa;rd compensation under the head ‘Z033 cf

‘«fiin§:nifie;é.’,fiéhen ciaimaxzt has sustmned injuries. In the facts

.ci:£:umstances of this case, I am of the opinion that

is erxtitled for another sum of Rs. 10,000/~ under the

:.he3di:13,g ‘£033 of amenities in life’.

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4. For the: masens stated above, the apgcal is partiy

allowed The impugned order dated in

M.V.C.No.1501/2005 is medified c,~nhancing_;””x:};;;*_ ..’._jft;:»g;;fi’A

C(}I3l1§}€Z1Sati0I1 to Rs. },81,4()()/ ~» in place 01″ R3. In –.

other aspects, the impugned award ‘

ulildiatllrbed.

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