High Court Karnataka High Court

Subramanya vs L Sivalingam on 26 August, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Subramanya vs L Sivalingam on 26 August, 2008
Author: Deepak Verma A.S.Bopanna
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IN THE men ooum' OF KARNATAKA AT BAH _GA:: 1,91 fag ?  '

DATED was THE 261'" um Amnrsqj   

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BANGALORE:-560 0'23  . V   APPELLAM'

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FINGER  UBHAGAM-ANDALAM
(ofr'mcAMANDU), THE NILGHEIS.
1'Ai'={iLNADU

  52  ins./s tmrran INDIA INSURANCE comm»? LTD

" REGIONAL OFFICE: N025,
SHANKARANARAYAN BUILD!NG,

M.(3. ROAD. BANGALORE~56O 001
REPTD BY ITS

REGIONAL MANAGER  RES»-PONDENTS



(By Sri : A M VENKATESH. ADV. FOR R2}

This MFA filed u/aoc 173 (1)_p£ 
judgment and award dated: 14.10.f2004"p_assed:' in 
534/2001 on the file of the xxx Ad;il.Srnagl'. €§aus::s" .1<x:ig:s 
M.A.C.'I'.. Banwlore (sash-17}, partly   '~p¢t:iticn 

for compensation and seeking enha1}cenw'n§df' comyéizfgmign. 

This appeal coming on .1}eamg,"'t21i§'Tci;ay,:'ApssrAx
VERMA,-L, delivered the fol1awir1g__;    

Heard Sn'  the appcumt
and Sn'   for zcspondcnt
 bean! and the moozds

 The   in appeal seeking  t of

  173(1) of the Motor Vehicles
 g 1wcved' and dzssa' usficd' with the ma

  passed by the Motor Acct!' mm Glenn' :3

 ('the MACT' far short) whmeby the

  " awarded a sum of Rs.1,27,000/- for the 

  to have been sufired by the appcihnt in a mean" mad

V V " 9» '4 "»aoc:,11dcnt together with interest at the rate 018% p.a@

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3. Certain material facts which are not i:z :aiiaep§§£t§   

013. 23.5.2000 at about  the
driving the cauaer  * %

Bangalore to Nanjangud wtu.-mg  
Norm-43-62o6 being    am
ncgfigcnt manner,   the vehicle.
Before the   ovwnex' of the
mum' vcmcae agigimaé and it was insured

with  India Aasmi (30. Ltd.

The %   by respondcnt No.1 and
insure},  Issue No.1 was ti writh

   driving of the buy and the

  in favour of the appellmt vide pains

  impugned award wherein' a  '

  been recorded by the MAC!' that the accident
% éajused due to rash and negfigcnt driving of the buy by

 owned by respondent No.1 and insumd with

‘4″‘.V1.’véspondent No.2.

“Tc’~!>

4. On the stnmgth of the evidence of ‘

the medical evidence, he has

§sL1,27,000/– awinst the ”

The: I’OCOId$ reveal that he V to V

Myaam. .The1eaftcr he smfla ‘<:e1y=ge"iiasspinla1 when
he was in-patient tbr c::r1fica' in
is at Ex.P-4 and $3.'-zcj; is at Ex.P8.

The shaft and tight
finnur, — lcfi: mactatax-ad bone.
Apart he had also sustained
several m.S.U.S -PW.2

V was” the extent of pczwcnt disability.

the: doctor, permanent dual)’ ility aufii-.-red by the

1 Tfflv: limb is to the exmt of 4096 but as

m%hc whole body, it is 20%. However, the mar

h.

we are of the oonaiclcnzd opinion

Rs.2,50,000/— in all would ‘tlgc cfidgoxihus A

the amount awmticad by__ the is ‘G3 cxmnt
that the appellant from the

Rs.2,50,000/–. aha carry

interest at from: ‘1’ of the pcmm ° an

Th¢.: 9pp¢:al: % V “gta1zd_ to thc extent mc:n£1uned’

% % – A_ is certified at Rs.2,000/–.

Sd/-

Judge

Sd/-

Judge