High Court Karnataka High Court

Sri Shivaraj S/O B M Sheshappa vs Dr Sathyanath S/O Late Ishwara … on 18 December, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Sri Shivaraj S/O B M Sheshappa vs Dr Sathyanath S/O Late Ishwara … on 18 December, 2008
Author: Huluvadi G.Ramesh


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V’ Pa3:g:i_’VRoad_, Shakthinagar

V . 2 ‘{Eniv£féeI: inéia Iusx3s’an£:e Co Ltd

8:’ l’,’;.’?6, K S Rae Road, Marzgaiere 1 Respomients in

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T. Sathyanath S53 late isinwara Shanhhagua

Kanadka Patei Read, Shakthinagar
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3 Sti Shivaraj 850 B M Shezshappa
Sic B M Sheshappa
R53 Chandipadpu, Exzlangeshxarara
Kasaragod, Kerala State

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P£1fVC 6§f?'v§fid .2003 — one for the injuries ta the ciaimant anfi atmther

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— :;'{,:x”zVc¥§t’e1″ fmm Th€}ki{{}f§ZB viiiage iewarés Manjeshwar taking Wifi miner

VV “ci*ifléren. When he was near Kggikaéig a car being N0. EA 19 813$ earns

in 3 negligeané manner ané dasheti $0 the ssccmier. Censeqtzentky, them was

injury to 3&6 chiié Ashita aged abcut fémr years as thé SE2i}{3v$€1′ 33 W21} as 3&1:

$3”

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were thmwn away. Them was damage to the scxmtfir aim. in t%?.:3V.’3%:I%C’§.{i?§§;’£

arm-that git} has aim sustaéned ixgjurica.

Ashita sustaineii framture of the right Ieg i.e., frzzciauré a_nV§::i”

tibia and was mated at Nethaii H£}sj3i{:fl, E\!£gnga:i.nr€7fjva£ie3> 1″}£I§?:§~–.;{a’é:21i31;:é%.i..:Ai;§}_6;:71 .éEs, In fiifiirrz petiiim:
flied seeking cempensatinrg Tzibuna1Vba §e€ an the matter

being csfrntested, raiscd’«.ré_i3va:’§t issuéé ft2r««£:%§fz_1;’=i{if.e:f9;fstierr: and heir} thai {he

accifient ‘V4.5 due”ta3{ihc tim {.::f the riéer Of the smears: as
wail as the ci£é;vei*- cf iha t§..’x”3.{“”;i’t’:’>V>(,V1’3;!f_._’:KV§,:¥’;§=t1}I7;’; Acc9rdi;1g}3->,.. it has zzwardeci a ma}

sum csf R§.675Q{3’@5- ‘ibrVVihe §:1_jiir’i$s it} the chikd and Rs.7_,i}{§GE- tawaritis

‘V “z§.amag€:_'{;aL§_5e_:i $0 the S£:€3€;f£,-2′; fastening the Iiabfiiity an the insurar and the

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ciaifxzafiié are ‘¥’>€§;.?;’_2_3’8. ‘Vii}*§s (Team in these agpeals.
He:’far«:i i:he caunsai representing E136 partias,

VV Efis thfi smbmigsien efihe am3¢£1ant”s eeunsei that {he driver af {ha :2-at

M ‘vVha_s;fip§eadeci guiity hefore: the Magistraw and even charge ghee: was; fiiefl

~ against him am} rm! against 131:: riérsr {>.f:§;e scooter and acefirdiilggy submiih:-ii

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that the Tribunal might to have taken this aspact inter censideratien but, it has

iaken a different stand which requires interference. It is 3139 submi:fe:i”t§x_ai

flxe damages ii) the scoeter has no: been pmperky awardad __3;iiho=.–ég%,-._:ii: £3′

assessed at Rs.25,£)i30:’– by the: surveyor and the wmpensatéen Ea: 15¢ ”

child who has sufiérefi disability as aisa grieva:-3,15 ir:_§1;£fié;~:, ‘is nieé-At’ ‘V

Eiaving hearé the cnunsel reprasenting thév géitées, the ‘;;vg:;:i1?’:tv3r1rEe:tV;~:3ri:s:e$’V *

for wnsideration is whether the finding c:}:€’–‘.§11’*.:VTrflounaifegagflxixxgztzégfigenzzs
is perverse anfi whether the q1:anmm’éf’*eé§1n;:%én5a£§an awarded requiras

enhancement.

The Téihufzai ait}3:§ti§?;”tE:é.t the charge sheei is fzlszé against €36

driver if gar afimf, invizéiigaééong the reassning givaa by {he Trihunai is,

§}ie- x°1§éé’:”– éf {he :~3c’:3g»ter cxugvfifiifoi have takgzz one piiiicm ricier and 310% we ané

4?#Le’i:’s_ié1;_’;f:ie;: of the iraffm ruiiesfi tried to reasm §ha£ iiabiéify is

3130 finfgrés an i;h;é” 91*” the six:-oter. Tbs fats? rernairzs, azimitietdigz tam

.u_pn’s:enier3ce it» the rider ef

.__ t%x% égcactez’ ix} driving the whicie. What is ngiisad is? the sceater was

u ‘Wr;ro:ssi.ng “Ehf: natienzl highway carrying two pilhon riders, at {he midfile ef téw

mad Ihare was miiisien between the S£«{){}€€’.i’ ansé ‘the car. Aitheaxgh it i3 nuted

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aagazziiy £31” earning. In the aireumstanees, ciaimant c£3:1__ixj:i”b€.–«»..3i¥§f<E:;:d"«A

anmiher Rs.2{3,{}{30,f-.

Thus: the claimant would be entitled f§fyr”éi:r:’uth;ar Rs.5,5;{§GQI:’_» eV5w:?}a1{d

ab()V£:’. what has been awarfied by the “frihu;:ai wi£lr%.t§’?l*§T i;1€é?es ‘% Exam ._

Hf pratition till éeposit. Irxsurer shail fi?.%;$§ii._¥;he: aftéogni Séfizifiiiflu”{Eif€i3″Ezi;)IIIhS ” V

farm ‘teday.

In 5:) far as tiamsxge IQ th¢’SC<:»r;ii£:r g:i>6,__;s %e;sn1;m.

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