High Court Karnataka High Court

The Branch Manager United India … vs Siddappa Rangappa Byakud on 11 June, 2009

Karnataka High Court
The Branch Manager United India … vs Siddappa Rangappa Byakud on 11 June, 2009
Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar K.N.Keshavanarayana
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DATED THIS Tim 1113 DAY or  A} % T 1  

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Between:

THE BRAN{f:H MA?ێ.GE;R,     

UNITED :N1:%qA_ i:~$;f~:+U:§23<1'<:;7:'%k<:.A@£UR,SINQANUR TALUK
R3PREsENTE1:a_BY 1'1'-s ' .   

THE DEPIj'£*Y M15d§AGER,'{£EC£IONAL OFFICE,

N§).2;'.3, S1%iANKARAN5RAYANA BU:L.mN«::;, '
M.(3,,ROAI),2,.BANGALO'R'§:'56G 001.  APPELLANT

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 SIDRAM RARGAPPA BYAKUD

 5&3 =22 YEARS, 00¢; AGRICULTURAL

  vC:{}C!LI_£<;;, R/O SANGANKERI, GOKAK TALUK,

%  :Z;--'$i¥i_5S£DDAPPA BASAPPA KANDRATTI,

"-«.MAJOR, ace: QRIVER,

A' *  .52/0 MQKASHE GALLI, GGKAK TALEIK.

  "*3. SR1 GZREPPA SIDRAMAPPA gem, 

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MAJOR, 00¢: AGRICULTURE,
OWNER OF TRACTOR,

R/O SANGANKERE, GOKAK TALUK.

4. SR1 A. SURYANARAYANA

S/O VENKATRAO, MAJOR,

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THE CI\fIv1Z;"d{j[}.GI£" ::;gs1*<;--13;:~:) A'fiI--¥;).. AMACI', GQKAK, PARTLY
ALLOWIP-EG THE ?'«:;L,A1zse1 EETITIQN FOR COMPENSATION.

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2. SR1 GIREPI-'A SIDRAMAFPA KOLI,
AGE MAJOR, OCC: ACrRIL.,
R/O SANGANAKERI, GOKAK TALUK.

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REPPD. BY ITS MANAGER,     %
BUS STAND RGAD, SENDANUR,  _   é  
RAICHUR DIS'¥'RICT.   '._.."-RES7?€;INDEN*§?S'* 

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22 OF 0130 AGAINST THE; JU[}G}iE'EN'?_AND'AW.Ai¥iD DATED
19.4.03 PASSED IN Mvc':%«Nc%.8:;4j"2_c2o1,0N THE FILE 01:'
THE CIVIL JU[)GE(SR.DN) {}O§xi,AK;', PAI<'rL1~:f ALLOWING THE
CLAIM PETI':':oN_ FOR... CGMPENSATIGN  AND SEEKING
ENHANCEMENT (3F'--C0Is{IPEN:.3ATI'QN7 %  %

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F014: H1E2ARIN£3i;_V '}'HIf3_ "{§AY, M K'.N.KESHAVANAI~"iAYANA.J.,
DELIVERED. ;e:@LL.QavT:r«:G: %

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1.

The jnsgirernf tragibr bearing No.KA–37/T~289I has

ftiiisa apgiééi in respect of the award made in

L The crlaimamz has ffied the <:m$s

V V' _obje:{:§;i.;a~z1$v's¢¢1{iI1g enhancement of compensation.

‘}’§1€I’€ is 11:3 dispute that in the accident that cccurred

V’ ..__”V’it1v{:-ivizig the tractor, responcient N0.Zi-cIai211amt su_stainee:1

V severe ifljufiféfilti} his iefi leg which was ultimately amputated

above the lmee and thus the claimant sustained perxnanent

r’:

~ ‘T disability

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disability. In the claim petition by him before “the.

ha cozitanded that he was a loader and
Rs.3,00(}/– per month and as 3 resuii. Qf

is not in 3 position to work and tI1a€’:.as1§i I;é:si1l_t”£:}§e-ré ”

loss of future earnings. He a1S:}V ‘c:§.aiméd Vc01_apcn’s a”téQu:und’e1″

ather permissibie heads._ ‘1’he ptetitieeii wasVA..{E)pposed by

the insurer of the ofl”éI’1€1§11g– n The ‘i’rib1.::1a.i an

assessmeni: cf thr-{G131 evidence awarded

the fcliowing __

‘1’ové’a1’d.s 931;: ‘afici _;s’ufi”€:;.°i£1g Rs.

T0War(i3__i.03s bf émezfiéies Rs.

T€i3wards 10és= of v_maf;”ri.a:ge

. A “j;)1*ois”p€(§i;s, Rs.

” .fFd1x:s§;1=zis irzefiical expenses

. £%r1<:Iudit}g é1tt€ndan€ charges Rs.

"['€}£§*9§§dé 'I033 :31' future €8I'I}§I1gS
as afesult cf mrinanerit

50,000/~

10,000] ~»

10,000/~

33,095}/' =-

Rs.3,l§,GO{}/~

Rs.4,15,eo0/_

(but. wrongly shawn as Rs.4,3 1,039} – in the judwzaitzt 0f

tha Txtibunai)

“fig,

_ ..1fec0rd::-.3′:

The Tribunal for the purpase of assessing the less git”-fxzture
eaxaijzxg tack the iI”1C{)I¥1€ of thé Claimant at
and the loss of futljre earning capacity at 85%.} ‘ ‘

3. The insurer has filed the .. iv 14′
Compensaticsn awarded by theV.’E’rj1.bui’é:iéa1 i.1mde:§
is on the higher siée. The that the
compermatioiz awarded he;1d % is on the

lower side. _ ‘

4. We .,_ha?ve -‘ counsei appeaxting for the

insurance as {ha c}ai211aI:t and perfised the

‘ natjceé above, the claimant suffered

ampfzt-afgtian iefi; leg abave the knee as a result of which

” ;§’i§:7″*3.”3,a$ Silfiiéififi pemznanemt disability which he has to andtzre

{ha zest of his lifts. There is no serieus disputa that

VT ‘i:’m.r.:§1ain1aI;t W33 a cooiie: garorksr. ‘With {his disability, in our

“‘a3f:)§r:io:}, the ciaimazxt will net be in 21 pasition to war}: as 3

C(){}1i€3. That, in any apinian has resuited in 100% functionai

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éisability afiecfing his completa future aartzfmg A’ In

this View of 1:316 matter, we are 61′ the 3211134. 3 the-,9

Triburxai is I1(::~£ justified in assessi11g:=__th€§_.1(§$s Qf 7

Capacity at 85%. The ‘Tribuna1s0u__gh’t iic._}’:i’ave cijf,

future earning capacity at Ciézinxaxlt has
asserted in his evidence ‘*5-53:’ £46 R;s.é>,()£){)/~ per
month, the ‘}Z’r’i¥’::1.2 r:a } calming of the
Csiaimant at $11 the: year 200 1.

Durixzg gvages of a cooiie was
R$.’?’0 1:o ‘.._Rs.8 {\fi[‘§’»i?§;«.:i:J:9§;§yv,fl,’:.: ‘*Th§refo:”e, in 011:’ opixuon, the

Tribunal xs;a7s,__p;e: Vtaking the daily income cf fine

~ at Rsflf) day. Taking into consideration the

r1_a;t1}L§”e_V of.1:f:¢:’«ai”I@¢ati0n Qf the ciaimant, we cieem it propfir ‘:0

ta,}Vf’ie<:i by the Tfibljmal Works 911': to Rs.»4,i28,4C!Q/- as

Rs.3,12,8G{}/– awardfid by the Tribunaig Accordingly,

V ' w'e exihanca C0}fI}p€§{1S8.'Ci{}I} under this head to Rs;.4,i28,4£)$/ ~.

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6. We see considerable force in the {:::)1″1t<i:1',w;.~té.:f:+'1_';.."_(;f;~ Vthg

claimant that the cempfinsation awarded § _

1053 cf amenities ané loss of future 1:';r0s;};§C§.s*aré; '(}I:'I!'1:',i<l$"1"V{;}'7§§V'(:fiI' '

side. Having regard to the factihaj: tf1e._{:iiaimaT;75t s1}{i'ferét1~ -'

a111putatior1 of 1::-aft leg above f.11 M

‘Z. We awarcled a sum of
.Rs,.33,()OCt:,V¢” ‘é’f§:$éV1:1ses, attendant Charges,
Km1spori§tiQfi; e*£:c:., Having regard to the

nature Qf -. E316 by the claimant and the Grdeal

_2§é’h.a§§”z§I1§¢rge1;1e the treatznent and also the pnssible

€x;>¢nsa2s3; ‘V ‘:r3i::;:3i:’ have made, the award 01′ the Tribmml

:__11′:,der”‘€7.%1is,__v}”1e.§~1.§i:iAis on the Icwer sida. We deem fit to ar2_ha:1ce

” ” gs.SJs,%:500/ –.

Thus, in ail the claimant is emtitieci Ea total

Lfiffonapensation of R3.5,’?8,4~00/- as agajzzsi’: the award 0:’

Rs.4,I.5,{}{){}/~ passed by the Tribunal. T9 this extfim, {ha

‘&

crass objection {dad by the claimant deserves to i3c:1 §11Qwt::d
while the appeal filfid by the insurer has no §.La ¥31e

to be ciismissed.

9. Accordingly, the appea} filad i~

is dismisseé. Cross objection vfilgd b3f”t_}”i6: i’ $ Ei;11.:’.)\;’€fi.:d

enhancing the compensatien S’,4§f3/- €13 against
RfS.4, 15,000/~ awarded’ enhanced
compensation 01′ R5. 1,63,A4f}§)_f-: ifiterest at 6% pa.

from this c}a:§é”<}f'pe}iif£io§i::f';iH 'fiayment. Thé insura"
shall daposit R1;-151% erihaj"g§:é§c!V_i:cfii1p:§z1s3ti{::1 with interest within
eight Weeis §:)ef0i*é~~ tjie:

Sd/-

JUDGE

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