High Court Karnataka High Court

Savita W/O Late Girish Nayak, 2 … vs Veerendra Maharaja,Anr on 20 August, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Savita W/O Late Girish Nayak, 2 … vs Veerendra Maharaja,Anr on 20 August, 2010
Author: N.K.Patil And S.N.Satyanarayana
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 ]MINORS"U/G OF THEIR NATURAL
~  MQT}IER...APPEI.LAN'I' NO.1 !
 4' ..AL1;A:EE RESIDENTS OF
' _ CHITFGUPPA.
  HUMANAEAE,
A   I_.)L'S'[' ; BIDAR

C' I(BY SRI.S.G. PATIL OKALY 8: ASSTS.)

IN TIFIE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
CIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGA

DATED THIS THE 20"" DAY OF AUGUST, 2010 H.
PRESENT

THE EONELE MRJUSTICE N.K.  I 'A  
AND A 1 Tjj_ A I _ 
THE EON*E1.E MR.JUSTICE s.N1._ SAT'1'IYANARAYANAr;,__I'

M.F.A. No.30141so1é' 2OCG8h{MV] V': I  

BETWEEN :

1. SAVITA   
W/O LATE GI_E§I.SHi;NAYj§;K;._  V' .
AGED ..    

occ : I~IOU.S.E"'H'(f)LD{':--..   , 

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AGED 14 YEARS,_  
occ :'N_1L _ " "

1 ¢ '-E"/C2;-TIATE GIRISHI NAYAK.
A  A<;EE_1 'YEARS,
'   APPELLANTS

APPE_I.I,A,N~T_ 2 AND 3 ARE

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on account of which, the deceased fell down and

succumbed to the injuries on the spot.

5.  that as it may. it is the further c:21s.e._of..t.l~1e 

appellants that. the deceased was 21392. 1t e1§gedvV'%3;'3I, »;-,r¢;1:s,

and he was the bread winner of'gth'el"ianiIly" and 

account of the untirnely  lost
the bread--winner of the .tamily""a.rld'Vfnrther'eontended
that, they have lost. seculrittjltol'    future
is in stakes. Thiereifjore.    to file cla.im

petition  V V

6.   filed by the claimants

had comeldupél for  before the Tribunal. the

"l'ribun;ai", _.in turn'). after scrutinizing the oral and

"V.Vdoc:urrientary "evidence and other material on record.

 Rs.3,60,000/-- with interest @ 6% per

_a11nL1rn dri-v':€1it'I'erer1t heads. Conteridirig that, the

"qLiar1t.__t1n1V""c)t' compensat.ion awarded towards loss of

.;:1e'pehdem:y, loss of estate, loss of love and affection and

"..Vt,c5W211"ds t'ra.:'1sp01't and funeral expenses is inadequate

arid fu1'i.l'1er also eont.encling tl'1at', the "l'rib'unal has

co:n'1mitt;ccl a grave error in not 2;-aw;-x.rtli11g compensat':ion

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Rs.5.80.1]2/- {3334~X 12 X 14) as age1i1isi 336,000/M

awarded by the Tribunal.

8. P'urt.her. the 'i'1'ibu_:'1a1 has erred i1i°'--j'i'0t ' .

awarding compensation towards loss»»of cotsscii't'ii§ini"'L1.hAz;i 

the Compensation awarded toxxréards"traf:spo.14I.A 

funerai expenses is also iiiad-e_c'ju_;1te. "Ha\7it1g~,_re.ga'i'd "to
the facts of the ease 51:3 stated' -firoire, we'deem': fit to

award the following:

Loss of depend§ez"1t::y'V:'--  .   "':Rxs.5,60,112/--

Loss ofc0nsp'fti:Jfi:fiV.v---';V--_V "    3.. Rs. 10,000/--

Loss of eVSt;at_e"w.__V"' :*--:;,___   "   2 RS. 10,000/"

Loss of love  _ _' : Rs. 15,000/~

Transport and fuIie'r§11_»te:~£}§Ae»zises : Rs. 10,000 / «

Total _  V    : Rs.6,05,1'12/»

 the appellant: is e'1itit.1ed for .1

c0t;ip':%nsati€J:_'I  of Rs.6.05, 1 12/ M  against.

M, awarcled by the Tribtirial the enhanced

Xe0nihpe.nsatior1 of Rs.2,45,112/~ shall carry interest. @

V'  from the date of pet:it.i011 till the date of realixeitiori.

10. For the i'c):'eg§()i1'1gg rea.s<,ms as stated above, we

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pass the f011i_uO}i.1. the 
eoriipeiisatiori awardedflp by the 'Fi1fibun_aii.Vaa{pith:p_ 

interest @ 6% per arinuitri 'i"'f'O}'11  date°1ofc1iea1}y for m:1i.ni.ena.i1ee and up keep.

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{iv} Another Rs.1,00,000/~, with pmportéonate
im'.e1"es1" Shall be deposited in the l1E?t1"I1'£->':,.""!.e_).f
appellant 110.3 in Fixed Deposit
Natienalised or Scheduled 
atitains majority,  

withdraw i'r1te1'eSt. »}')e_1.'.i0dAiVé::5l_ll'y 01?  l
ofthe third appelle11'lil:;'»«..V'»vi'  V l V l

(V) The rem21i11Vihgi"   {ILSJ  - with
p1"op0r1:ien ate     released in
f%1V®5el[llel¢ei'   nos» 1 and 2

____ _vimn1e:i'ia_¢e1 y_,_0:i1_'Vde'pQ_sit;v by the insurer.

to    accordingly.

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