IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
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DAY. N. K. PATEL J.. m«:ri;’;\/;’«:1R;«:;.;;3{%0LLOw1NG:
The being aggrieved by 20"' Sepiembe1' 2005
p21sseC:ig i:’1–_ (‘)1’f the file of M()IIOI’ Ac?C1′.den.r$
Claims ‘fr’:’.b 1Lz.r’:a I’ {“Fn’b1mal’ for shun}.
e1w’.2-Vu;f(iiV1′:g§ c:()111f)er_1§s21ti():’: of Rs.4._’}79,2OO/M wnh ir1t.e1’e$I. at 6%
21s’;¢1;;:,{a:i.::iL$~E:Vt}1c% clainl <)1'appeIIa11ts for Rs. i0.00.000/~
~. ' 'T316 :;E'ivpp€?HE1I11'S I. arlci 4 c*1z;11'r1'n'ng to be the wives
a1*1d ap;3eIlé1f1t.s 2. 34 5 and 6 are the n'1ir1or cthildren of late
I-2:-11'J;'k1,11V1'i2u1 had filed a ciaim pe1.iE:1'cm against' the
_' '1i_<:é'pc):nde:1t.s s<?<-:1<;1'.ng (*0mpe11sa1':'m1 of Rs.I0.00.000/# on
'.1cr('?(:)u111_ c.)£'dez1Eh of R21\'EkL1111zu' who was \v0rki1h1g as :1 1m1sao:1
and eaxwling I-{$3.200/– per day. On 15.01.2004 211_.~.__a}3()L.1£
H.530 am. the dcwezised Sri Ravikumar was })r()(r'¢¥€di'i*1;;"'on
the motor C}-'('.]t' l:)ea1'ing Regg'isi.1'd1Ec)11 N0.KAvO._1_ §\/IE:3,’I”Ll1.Iv”1ai”‘ c.’a£1- V
bearing Registration I\i’0.KA-O4/PWi’:O8QA[<:'é1nicain_e:1
r1eg1iger1:'. n13,1'1ner and da1sE1e:~ii_:1g_§;1i11st"1he :11di..<.)1"vxgyczlej {gs V
resull of which. he Eb}! down Q_1_i'-:'.hc*.._mad '2t"I1C1_'c1 E'3E\/I'I'C bus
bezlringg Registration N0'=.-Kl–\_–Oll_/I§37E§i}{L'r;1%'x ._ovcr his body and
he died on aC(:ou_m. oi'1hev.grie\V~'@;1':a i'l1jl.,El"izCf§%" 'sus1,a1'r1ed in me
acciclt-3m.
–.’I”nr3 Lézfid_4(?Eaiiat:_’petition had come up before the
Tribunal “‘-5311″ 20”? 4V3e;:E’é’1′:1be1’ 2005. The ‘I’ri13un3.l on
21ssye%9.sh’1v;%1’11 of ~<_)_r2;tE 211f.=d dOCL1I"lI(;'llI£'1I'y e\='ide1'ICe and, other
»1'h:<1_'E'eriaAI .¢2'1*.»%3Ai'i««:1VbI<= on file. taking the income of deceased .211.
axmrclcd C.'("H11p€l'1SE1E.i()£"I of' Rs.4.79.2O()/V
UI1d":'~,?l' C1'if;i"ca*(%111'. h.<:'.E':ld.'-3 with i1'11;cres;1' at the rate of 6% p.21.
."–. '{'1'Qh111 [hé dale of pel.i1.ion til! Lhc-3 erlzlte of c1ep<)si{'.. The
"E1V[.V73]'1('..1'IEi.l1ES. bcting diSS.211Esficd \.»v£.I.I'1 the ('()II}.{3('.'l'1."'%£1H.011
awarded by the 'F1'ibszi'1a-1%. hzive p:'e.=;'-:.(mie(i this zippeai s§eeE<i11g_{
enhziiicement of ec)1i'1pensai ion.
4. We have heard Eeeirned (‘.C)L1I’}S(.’.1 forE’-E__21iI2’iaV11is and ”
iearned counse} for 1’es;)011de11ts:1Jo”i9 “(.’€Z’~.11’_{-‘3:i~C’1t’.Ifabfé’aitiligirh tit’
time.
5. After Cz11’efu1 periisal (“)’i:_I }”i’dViII1f.)L.1′,\:;.f,’IT1’L:”‘Ci. jL1dggeri1e311t. 81
award. it. emerges tha’i’,.’_fJiv.e Ti’i’f):L!1f1′.EUV_h,3S.’COU1I11iili’,€d error in
determining {he e0niipVe_n”&3.’».1_L1o_i1 \v”i”E~hOL:.ijV .. ‘e()r1sidering the
mai.e1’ial e1v2i’£’1a1b”r;1€:’.i-en”-_1*e£j()’1’d..Ii”-is—not in dispute ihai
deceased ‘ivas.:’ua_»ged”” E1If(2)’Li.:1″1d “2-3 j;jeéi1’s as on the date of’
aceidE,i1i:. iii’iS~v§.he’V?.:ase ‘0E’_’a1p;)ei}ai’1i.s that. the deceased was
working? 215- a. ‘i1:1ii’Ef{(:)1’j “‘t”;”g§Al’;I1ii”1g__{ Rs.200/- per day. The
T r:’bu_r_1a] wiiihovui.;issi§;:1ii:’1g any valid reasons._ has assessed
1he:,._ii’1c::g;nievi.of thetieeeaseci at Rs.3.000/- per month. which
[oh 1′::E’1§’. §»dVV’J§fI”.Sid€’. THC acrcrideiit. ()CCL1I’i’Cd during 2004.
i9izwi’ng 1’e§_§.aT1friiV’iio the age and <)cteL.ipai:'011 as referred above.
we the income of deceeised at Rs.4.000/- per month.
t.QVr§neei, the ends of justice. -The deceased had as many as
Six deper1C1ei’11,s and most. 0i’iher1’1 are rni1″10rs3. ‘Fhe1’ef()1-e, we
cfeduct 1/5″‘ of his income {Rs.80()/~), towards his pc?1*ss():’1.21E
expenses. The de(7ee.1sed was aged abnui. 27528 yC2:1rf:~:s.’_’z1~:s_ on
the cEz1£’;)1’i;5:_té”1’1§_’y1*l.:__i’]}EE’.é11V
applicable is ’17’. in the light 0I judgmer11_–m”
Sarla Vermofs case rcp0r1.0rdi:’:gfy. we determizle lhfl.fi?()I1’l}.5E?11f§}2[EDI];’f,C’.}'(:TIfdS I_»?i)sS Q/’ »
dependency by taking the ir1c§5’1%;1fi% of – V§.;)er month
and adopting ‘I7’ :1’21:.14’I’t=-i.{.)Eic[:=Vi*V ‘S:’L’.l”I'”:1′ of Rs.6.52.800/~«
{Rs-3.3.200/~ x 12 x 17]. ‘
6. I*I21I,?ing 5ijég;1:*d:_fi.r5) the fa1(:i;;~.; and ctirc:u1’ns1aI1c<–:s of the
case. \_zv.e…d<f?.én1 'iI 1;7.*I;;I_..10"-;=§w'gird '.'«;1'- 551,111}? of Rs.10._OO0/A towards
loss Qfi.'c():'1s’..OO(),’/_.” each to me mirlor Children Qf’ the
dec<§'a.<;ed} and mxvards I'ransporf:a.1_ior1 andfurzeral expenses.
–RiS–;.}0,000/», as agai11st Rs}-3,000/–. A sum of
RS’?.”.=;0.00’O’/_–_ 2′::j§xiéi1’dunaI f.ow3.1’ds loss of estate
is just”, 311ci’v:’é21.sonabIe and does not ca’-LIE for i}1{_CI’f(‘}’CT1’}(‘?€’.
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