IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF N0VEMBERg..2f}'Q::9'*A _ THE HON'BLE MR. H33; A 7 THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE.VB.SREENIV'ASE"G0WDA'VV M.F.A.No,. 1o5417fo£ 2008 tlvm BETWEEN: T 5 A 1.
S. Veena @ Yashoda”, ‘
W/0. Late _De__Var2_1j. A’,
Aged absju1″}29 j,r.e:arS,_ “” ”
2. Kum. D’;..vMa’1:;t’_sha,’ ”
S/o’; “Late’jiDevé:gfaj
Aged ab01,it”‘8″years’;~__ .. ‘
D/_o. Late Deva–raj*,.
.A_§gedz6 yeara… A A.
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‘ __. V EM,’ »I,avte’VDVevaraj,
._ Aged’ 57′ years.
. F/O.v.L’.’ate Devaraj.
A’ ‘Aged about 62 years.
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Qkepellant No.2 81 3 being
Minors, represented by their
Mother S.Veena @ Yashoda,
2. This appeal is directed against the judgn1entva.,n’ds.award
dated 14.12.2007 passed in MVC No.3048/200&6~~onj;the?{tieof
the VI Addl. SCJ & Member. MACT, Bangalore–..(‘l€fibur1ai'”ior4°-.,
brevity], on the ground tha.t,M’th*e._ offi
Rs.4,75,000/– awarded by the Tribhu.’nai.V0vith interest at 7′)/(:0?
per annum as against the’-v..t4j:c’iVai111 of E1i3;P€ilant for
Rs.25,00,000/-.
3. The brief facts of 24.04.2006 at
about 9.50 it travelling as a pillion
rider alongg. Um€Sh in 3 500033?
L–5IO8 on Magadi road.
When of Prasanna theatre from
northern side “‘i:ov_VVVsout:hern side, a BMTC bus bearing
F-992 came in a rash and negligent
m”ann_e1’ anhd.,’dasiied against his motor cycle, as a result of
‘which_”;~ the “deceased fell down and sustained grievous
On account of the injuries sustained in the
‘_’_a_cci.d’ent he was admitted to hospital, where he
nhstxectimbed to the injuries. On account of death of the
deducting 1/3 towards the personal expenses of tohe’e’de»oeased.
In the light of the judgment. of the Apex Court in..«Sai*la_’__’Vern2a’s
case reported in 2009 AG} 1298, the appropriate d:e’dLl’14ctilo’n
1,/4, having regard to the number :oI””dependAan;ts..llV:” the id.
Tribunal has erred in applying the of :
appropriate multiplier applicalj_le~._as per the.aioresaid”‘decision
is 16. The income assessed T1’ib_VL111al at.Rs,33,50O/~p.m.
1s just and reasonable –f§Cc_or’ldin;Vgl}tubyfalpplyilig the same, we
award a sum of Rs. 5,04A.AO.0]Of- 16}. The Break
up 1s as unde1′:;” 4 A
1 . «««« ~-.To’w.a’rd’s::_;loss’ -ofelovel ‘amid’ it
_affe-ctioizsp « f Rs. 25,000/–
2. ‘A * pp TOWa’1″dSV ohsequies
‘And .transpo_i’tatioI1 Rs. 15,000/~
,, it Towards. Vlossvof estate Rs. 10,000/-
‘A loss of dependency Rs. 5,04,000/-
medical expenses Rs. 5,000/-
Total = Rs.5,59,000/–
So far as the conipeusation awarded gdltowards
Conventional heads are concerned they are just and’ relascnable
and does not call for interferance.
In the light of the facts and :=circra’mstai9.cesjlstalted–labove
the appeal filed by the appellants a._1lo’«.ved tire’
judgment and award dated ’12..u200’7″ in MVC
No.3048/2006 on thev;tfi.i’e. offdthfed SCJ & Member,
MACT, Bangalore is lierehyflinodivfieid. “dint appellants are
entitled for a totem;,§on1fi~.¢ns;_aiiofi’ “I-?_s;5;l’59,000/– as against
the date of the appellants are not entitled
for interest. ‘for tlieggdelayedfi period of 229 days in filing the
“V E’ A _. ‘ . . . . -A ‘V
_;.1u’heV::’res’poAr1d.ent–Corporation is directed to deposit the
l enhadnced corndptednsation together with interest, within a period
. of-.f0ur from the date of receipt of copy of thejudgment.
of the enhanced compensation of Rs.8-4,000/~,
:”Rs;”1t7,000/- each shall be released in favour of appellant 1 and
4 and the remaining amount of Rs. 50,000/- shall be”~invested
in Fixed Deposit in any Nationalised/Scheduled the
name of appellant.s 2 and 3. till they attain majparity
No.1 is pern11’tt.ecl to withdraw _p.e.r1’_Qdi(:a’IH’int’ei’est’ ._},1g:cfa.1edj’
thereon. for the welfare of appellants
Office is directed to draW’vt.l:ile–laward’;’ apccejfdinlgly.
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