{"id":109831,"date":"2010-11-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-divisional-manager-vs-smt-mahadevamma-on-4-november-2010"},"modified":"2014-06-27T23:03:03","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T17:33:03","slug":"the-divisional-manager-vs-smt-mahadevamma-on-4-november-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-divisional-manager-vs-smt-mahadevamma-on-4-november-2010","title":{"rendered":"The Divisional Manager vs Smt Mahadevamma on 4 November, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Divisional Manager vs Smt Mahadevamma on 4 November, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: K.L.Manjunath And B.Manohar<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE 04:!\u00bb DAY OF NOVEMBERTZMQE: .\n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HONBLE MRJUSTICE  \n\nTHE HON'BLE   \nMISCELLANEOUS ,.-F.IRSTTz\ufb02':P_EALe. No.\ufb0252e7'\/\u00a32007\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nThe Divisional Managcgr ,   ~ :\nThe Oriental E__i1sL_\u00a7;r'ance Tcjompany V Lin\ufb01ted,\nSaraswath1p\"ura:iT~-,v-*Mys'oV:=e.\"~~. __   \nThrough its .,Regi:;na1' or\ufb01ce .. \" ' \nNo.44--45;~eeI,e0'T.ShVC\u00e9; ping\u00bb Comp' ex,'\n\nResidency Road. Qr'ess;,  _ _'\n\nBanga1ore=56o    T ET\n\nBy Its Regmnal Managef   \" ...APPELLANT\n\nV (By \"S:;'ri.\"';:'5T;.S.Ur;i'e'~s.=V.,fT?v Ada}\n\n' #-\n\n..:o\"  '\n\n .. _ \n\"(\/0 late \"\ufb01fiallu,\nAged \"a}3out 26 years,\n\n.\" Kumexi\" Manukurnar,\n\n  vs,\/%_c; late Mallu,\n\n'Aged about 11 years,\n\n\"  \" Kumar Ravi Kumar.\n\nS\/0 late Mallu,\nAged about 9 years,\n\n\n\nMysore, dated 13.12.2006 in WCA\/CR-15\/2006\/~-EC is\n\ncalled in question in this appeal by the\n\nCompany.\n\n2. The appe1lant--Ins1:xran_eey. 3   \n\nquestioning the quantum of-compensation';'awarded by\n\nthe Commissioner and not:\"it,s -Iiabilityn '1_'lne only\nquestion raised by th'e...V:app'elli\u00e9inVt\" us is whether\nthe income of the deceasved'itak;en'   Commissioner\n\nat the rate of \u00ab-_ per rrionth isexcessive or not'?\n\n  thatwllthe deceased Mallu was\nworking'-as-at loadei'._'larI.:cl'~t1n--loader in a tractorwtrailer\n\nbearing registijation N'o.vK;A--10 'T-555 8.: 556, which was\n\n by the respondent No.6 in this appeal. Mallu<\/pre>\n<p>iion:y;&#8217;2s.r4oe 2L~3o6 while discharging his duties as a<\/p>\n<p>loader a.ri.r&#8217;1:1&#8242;..iih~\u00abloader under the 613* respondent on<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;acpcount-oi&#8217; rash and negligent driving of the driver of the<\/p>\n<p>   The deceased Mailu was aged about 30 years at<\/p>\n<p>   time of accident and according to the claimants, he<\/p>\n<p>dwas getting a salary of Rs\/L000\/&#8211; per month and in<\/p>\n<p>addition to that, he was also getting a sum of Rs.50\/&#8211; as<\/p>\n<p>H5\/_<\/p>\n<p>batta. The income of the deceased was denied by the<\/p>\n<p>appellant&#8211;Insurance Company.<\/p>\n<p>4\u00bb. The Commissioner considering tli-e.-efvidene-e left &#8221;= V<\/p>\n<p>in by the parties came to the conclu_.,ailo3nl4&#8217;th.at aft<\/p>\n<p>a loader and un&#8211;loader who\u00bb&#8217;is.___a cooiie&#8221; on the \u00e9:ia.teHoi3&#8242; the -. V &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>accident could not be less  month<br \/>\nand accordingly, he   of Rs.4, 15,960\/~<br \/>\nwith interest at,_lV2% of accident tiil<br \/>\nthe date     is called on<\/p>\n<p>question in this ti.ppea:l;&#8217;~  &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  of the appellant&#8217;s Counsel<\/p>\n<p>is that thel&#8221;inco\u00bbmie  Ca&#8217; loader and un&#8211;loader in the<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;V&#8221;\u00ab-.tractor sonthe Cdate&#8217; of the accident could not be<\/p>\n<p> fierivlrgfionth and therefore, the Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>has ._con1mitt.ed an error in awarding the above said<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;compensation. He also contends that awarding interest<\/p>\n<p>   &#8216;thejlrate of 12% p.a. is contrary to the judgment of the<\/p>\n<p>   Court rendered in the case of Oriental Insurance<\/p>\n<p>\u00abco. Ltd., vs. Mohd.Nasir &amp; others (2009 AIR sew 371 7).<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab(L<\/p>\n<p>~52.\n<\/p>\n<p>In the circumstances, he requests the Court to allvow the<\/p>\n<p>appeal.\n<\/p>\n<p>6. Per contra, learned Counsel for the \u00bbrespondents &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>submits that both the gronnd..s4elA.fj.a1-5..<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the income&#8217; of a\ufb02loader  as on <\/p>\n<p>the date of accident could  lessllthan&#8217;V&#8217;l32sl;?.OO&#8211;250<br \/>\nper day and since   tinder the<br \/>\nGun respondent on a  per<br \/>\nmonth and    Commissioner<br \/>\nhas  &#8220;\u00bbRsl4,000\/- as income<br \/>\nper molath,  that awarding interest is<\/p>\n<p>also in ac-&lt;:ordan&#039;c_el&quot;the W.C.Act. Therefore, he<\/p>\n<p> requeeistls the Cou.rttoAdismiss the appeal.<\/p>\n<p> heard the learned Counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>  to consider the following points in this<\/p>\n<p>_.   &#039; \u00ab _ uapxpeal; &quot; &#8211;  Cl&#039;<\/p>\n<p>C *   Whether the quantum of compensation<br \/>\nawarded by the Commissioner is on<br \/>\nthe higher side&#039;?\n<\/p>\n<p>WL&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>(ii) &#8216;Whether the interest awarded by the.__<br \/>\nCommissioner is also on the <\/p>\n<p>side?\n<\/p>\n<p>8. So far as the first point  <\/p>\n<p>see any reason to interfere with the order passed:  the <\/p>\n<p>Commissioner, since the    has<br \/>\nbeen fixed at Rs. 130\/ {per  the Corrirriissioner<br \/>\nhas taken the income o_f_~ per<br \/>\nmonth, the   on higher side.\n<\/p>\n<p>In the  has to be held<\/p>\n<p>aga1&#8217;ns:f\u00a7;l the  . ,   _.\n<\/p>\n<p>9. far second point is concerned,<\/p>\n<p>awa_r\u00e9!.ing&#8217; iritere&#8217;s&#8217;t=at..~l2% p.a. by the Commissioner is<\/p>\n<p> held -to &#8216;bC&#8217;EXC:CS&#8217;SiV\u20ac. Following the judgment of the Apex<\/p>\n<p>Courtl  lipon by the learned Counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;v,appellant&#8217;,t. we have to reduce the interest awarded by<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;:ti1eVCemrr1issioner. Accordingly, we have to allow this<\/p>\n<p> ..__&#8221;V&#8221;&#8221;apV&#8217;h11_:)eal in part.<\/p>\n<p>10. In the result, the appeal is allowed in part.<\/p>\n<p>The quantum of compensation awarded by the<\/p>\n<p>$9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court The Divisional Manager vs Smt Mahadevamma on 4 November, 2010 Author: K.L.Manjunath And B.Manohar IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 04:!\u00bb DAY OF NOVEMBERTZMQE: . PRESENT THE HONBLE MRJUSTICE THE HON&#8217;BLE MISCELLANEOUS ,.-F.IRSTTz\ufb02&#8217;:P_EALe. 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