High Court Karnataka High Court

The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Sri S B Ravi on 24 July, 2008

Karnataka High Court
The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Sri S B Ravi on 24 July, 2008
Author: Anand Byrareddy
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2.Abijith Ehajaraj, Majar
sf¢.Hnt knawn to aypellant
R.-fat: lEi<:.94, 9" cross

F... M . 'tr. Extension ,

Bangalnnau1y large amaunte being granted,

V£higfiA"iSeet§t&lly' incensietent 'with the settled

greeedehta in so far as the award cf damages

t"%e"t0wardBe pain and suffering is concerned. The
'"t'ifijfi&ies are not of such a eerieue nature, which

R"»;mwfirranted grant of such amnnnte. Absence of any

medical evidence nught to have raeultad in

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notwithstanding, the 'ahsefiéetter Eafiyj";



dismiasal at the claim: petitions, for want» at
evidence. Hbwever, the Tribunal having gxgptad

such huge amounts of compensation notwithatafiding

tha ahsance or evidanae has regfiififiéfjfinifi

miscarriaga of justice and th§gg£¢:ag"t$§ é§§aa1$u" E

be allaad.

4. Par cantra, Vtha : c@§#sei  far "Dfh§<_

raspandants wnuld submitwfihgt iflL_ifil%nf§ftflfi3tfl'V'

that the cl3imants  hnua~ fiat» adfificad.5Eadica1
evidence, in the evéfifi-§h§figfifiéfi §ad, they would
hava beaa 4ga§it;&d"~3§§".fll%;§§§5 Jamnunta uf
compensatiefigéiifi i§k%fi§ fipfififiéiénce that there
was di££i@&ity_§ig._§&§§¢i#§  ovidanca thraugh a
madicai'upr§¢t;£fi§fi§:¥Qthét the respondents hava

not Ar:tme:{” ‘eh’axie:i.§}a the awards. It is intact

n.Wthg &1aimagts §fifi hrs aqqriavad by the awards in

V9 ;e§3e:f§fi§un§$nbaing granted.

=J§.’Tfln: so far as the aontentian that

exéfhitgntfamaunts hava been awarded toards pain
Land suffering and lass at amanitios is cancarnad.
t ‘i£”*is nat a tenable contantion as it is the

” =wdfiscxetian cf the Tribunal ta address the claims

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no injustice caused ovunthough the Tribunal may

havn awarded .fairly’ large amounts towards _pain

and suffering and loss or amnnitioa.

7. Accordingly, the appeals are difiui§§§&;Lfi
E. The amount in deposit to by negitiad tof_’a

the Tribunal for the benefit éf the ¢iaifi§fit¢%afl~ H