{"id":111266,"date":"2009-11-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/vani-v-murthy-wo-late-t-s-venkatesh-vs-national-insurance-co-ltd-on-23-november-2009"},"modified":"2014-06-19T09:40:40","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T04:10:40","slug":"vani-v-murthy-wo-late-t-s-venkatesh-vs-national-insurance-co-ltd-on-23-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/vani-v-murthy-wo-late-t-s-venkatesh-vs-national-insurance-co-ltd-on-23-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"Vani V Murthy W\/O Late T S Venkatesh … vs National Insurance Co Ltd on 23 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Vani V Murthy W\/O Late T S Venkatesh … vs National Insurance Co Ltd on 23 November, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: N.K.Patil And Gowda<\/div>\n
I\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE} 23\"\") DAY OF N OVEIVIBER 2009\nPRESENT:\n\nTHE HONBLE3 MRJUSTICE NKPATIL  Q\n\nAND\n\nTHE) HONBLE MRJUSTECE B.sREENIvAsE:.::G0wbA \" \n\nM.F.A.NO.l696 \/ \u00a7'\u00bb'.G'()5[I\\\/I'-\ufb02 H' \n\nBETWEEN:\n\n1 VANIVMURTHY     \nW\/O LATE '1\" s vENKATE:srV1_:\\\/;UVRTHY~  '\nAGED ABOUT 44,.-YEARSJ' --.  ' '\n\n2 V KRUTHIKA D\/G'\nAGED ABOUT 14YE3ARS,f_ L  \n\n3  'r__I1I='.>.I.JAI:'5*1'*}.1V1-\u00ab.,[_)\" \/0 'LA*1-'E \"\u00bb-TEINKATESH IVIURHTY\nAGED ABO~UT. 1'G1..\u00a7'%:,A1It\u00e9L1;AN\"r..N0s. QIAND 3 ARE MINORS\n \u00bb AND REP, By~--Mo1'HEIz AND NATURAL GUARDIAN.\n*  \"AppE\u00a7,LAN1* N.o_;_.1.\n\nA1,_1\u00a7IAR\u00a7:.i2f\u00a3;f 57, VISHWANATHARAO\n\nMAIN ROAD\", MADHAVANAGAR.\n\n BAN(3--AL;ORE~ 1.  APPELLANTS\n\nI  A[BIOj,?'*SI{I SHRIPAD V. SHASTRI 3: SRI.K.G.BHAT, Am\/s.)\n\n1 NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD\nR.O. SUBHARAM COMPLEX.\nI44. M.G.ROAD.\n\n4\"'\n\n\/:2\"\n,;r \n\n3'\nf\n\n\n\nBANGALORE ~ 580001\nBY ITS MANAGER.\n\n2 MR.N.SATISH KUMAR\nS\/O NAIARAJAN\nR\/AT M\/S KARUR ROADWAYS.\nHOSUR MAIN ROAD,\nBMIALORE.   -\n\n3 NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.'=LTD';I ~ '\n\nR.O. SUBNARANI COMPLEX  '\nNO.14\u00bb4,M.G.ROAD.  _ '\nBANGALORE I,    \nPOLICY ISSUED IN BRANCH OFFICE  _\nAT BILGUNDIA-IANSION;\" * ' \nSTATION ROAD--,.__  .\nOPPOSITE MINI VIDIIAN .\n\n s5OIIIjIj~IA\" .\n4 MR.GQI.iINIDAR;A;I'\"\"'7:. _  \nNO.4\u00bb?.      \n\n    . \n<\/pre>\n
 BAl\\\u00a5GALQ.RE.  ‘ “L  RESPONDENIS<\/p>\n
{By SRIA\/’ENKATESII:_R;.._E’I{AGAT, ADV. FOR R– 1 & R-3
\nNOTICE;-TOvR;3-__AND R.~~4 IS DISPESNSED WITH)<\/p>\n
 _DATI-IIS IVI”F–AVI__E_3__’.f~’ILE2D U\/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST<\/p>\n
 \u00ab.ITI~IE:”;IL’I3:GI3\/IENT AND AWARD DATED:03\/06\/2005 PASSED
\nIAI.N’\u00bbvNO_’;3.32\/2003 ON THE FILE OF THE xv: ADDL.
\n“.JU’DGE;v~V’IjCOURT OF SMALL CAUSES & MEMBER, MACT.<\/p>\n
METIIOPOLITAN AREA. BANGALORE, {SCCH–l4}. PARTLY<\/p>\n
__ A ALLOWING THE CLAIM PETITION FOR COMPENSATION AND
\n” _ ‘SEIENING ENHANCEMENT OF COMPENSATION.<\/p>\n
THIS I\\\/I.F.A. COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY.<\/p>\n
I N.K.PATIL, J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:<\/p>\n
4<\/span>
\nbearing registration No.KA–O4wN\/1247 from Bangalore<\/p>\n
to Sriranga. on Salem–Namakal Main Roadjd\ufb01a\u00e9dei\u00e9’lorry<\/p>\n
bearing registration No.KA~O}.\u00abAA\/5658,  <\/p>\n
speed driven by its driver in’wa”‘ra_sl1 and’\u00ab.negli’gent<\/p>\n
manner and there was head–on_’ Collision_’:betwee=ri”‘vthe.<\/p>\n
two vehicles, as a re’sva_i:l’t;~. of “‘Vvh1Cl*i,.”1.:thVe said’<\/p>\n
‘l’.S.Venkatesh lVIu.r’thy ”  others sustained
\ngrievous injuries and all h rglip\u00e9cumbed to the<\/p>\n
same on th\u20ac”S’i%7i:0\u00a7;  =i    <\/p>\n
“the\u00abudeath of said T.S.Venkatesh
\nMurthy in theviroAad._t’r”affi–e’accident, the appellants filed
\nthe elailm ‘  Claiming Compensation of
\nRs.,?.5,O0,(u)0Qv\/=~Viagainst the respondents. The said<\/p>\n
clairni petition V’h’ad—some up for consideration before the<\/p>\n
 :TE”i.VbL1_v1:’l8.1  The Tribunal, after hearing the<\/p>\n
  on both sides and after appreciation of<\/p>\n
 orallaind documentary evidence, allowed the claim<\/p>\n
petlitioln. in part. awarding a compensation of<\/p>\n
V.   *Rs.i7,64,OOO\/W with int\/eirest at 6% per annum from the<\/p>\n
 .5<\/p>\n
__ “_MN.e__…-~<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
date of petition till the date of realisation. Being
\ndissatisfied with the quantum of compensation awarded<\/p>\n
by the Tribunal. the appellants felt neeessitatj\u00a7{\u00a7”v.,4to<\/p>\n
present this appeal seeking enha’n__ee\u00a7iieiitlll <\/p>\n
compensation.\n<\/p>\n
4. We have heard the leaifned co:u;11sel” fOrl”‘the\u00bb.p<\/p>\n
appellants and the l\u20ac.’:1I”l’1\u20ac(Z.l'”-\u00bb\u00a7%t’J”.1I1S\u20aclV2fOf”?,l:1\u20ac.:’lI1SL1l’3e1’1C\u20ac
\nCompany and perus-.e:d..j;he_’eri,t\u00a7inal.Vfeeords. ‘A it<\/p>\n
  the impugned judgment
\nand awardppand:lalttetlthbrdugh evaluation of the original<\/p>\n
recerds axufailabie’ on file, the only point that arises for<\/p>\n
 .Qi;i’r cdnsidieration is,<\/p>\n
A  lliifheteher the compensation awarded
\nbyf_.fh5e Tribunal isjust and reasonable?<\/p>\n
 it is an undisputed fact that the deceased<\/p>\n
l”‘._l”ll’;S’;ll\\?”enirs.’:v,’ Delhi In<\/p>\n
Transport Corporation  reported in 2009<\/p>\n
Vrnultiplier applicable is *1 1′.\n<\/p>\n
Acceptlngpp the’  we award Rs.l2,l0,000\/–<\/p>\n
(Rs.l.ppI0,tl0(lA\/*,w.’v’x ‘ll Ildtowards loss of dependency as<\/p>\n
d    awarded by the Tribunal.\n<\/p>\n
  perusal of the irnpugned judgment and<\/p>\n
award’ and the original records available on file, we are<\/p>\n
 ..  the ‘opinion that the Tribunal has awarded just and<\/p>\n
‘:_Vrea’sonable compensation towards other conventional<\/p>\n
“heads and the same does call for i_nt.erference by this<\/p>\n
.5’
\n 2<\/span><\/p>\n
if __ __w_J___,,,,.. M<\/p>\n
__.r
\nE<\/p>\n
Court.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
8. For the foregoing reasons, the instant appeal<\/p>\n
filed by the appellants is allowed in part. The iv13Vielp’iigned<\/p>\n
judgment and atvard dated <\/p>\n
M.V.C.No.332\/2003 on the filemof t.hr3″‘}’~,.*”lf:l’_Vv }xdaia:Vio;jia1’sW<\/p>\n
Judge, Court of Small Catises gand <\/p>\n
Accident Claims Tribtinal.K\ufb01angggalores <\/p>\n
modified by awarding COI]1VpYt\u00a7:f1v!:S_f:1t~l\u00a7)I1 oi’ 1V?\u00a7,70,OOO\/~
\nas against Rs.7,64,0’Oflt\/  Tribunal. The<\/p>\n
enhanced con1*p_ensatio1″iidiot”A shall carry<\/p>\n
interzvestlat   from the date of petition till
\nthe date ofrealisation.._:””i’l’i’e break up is as under:<\/p>\n
1. Towardls igssw er dependency Rs. 12, 1o,o0o~oo<\/p>\n
  A 2′;l…j’l’o\\:yr.ards loss’o’i'”‘c’o’nsortium Rs. 20,000~O0<\/p>\n
‘  -To-w\u00e9arcis loss of love 81 affection Rs. 15,000-O0<\/p>\n
 ~.4’..-.T\u00a3*o{2’var’d_s’tzransportatioii of<\/p>\n
A  Rs. 10,000-O0\n<\/p>\n
5. ‘l”ov\\}*ards funeral expenses Rs. l5,000~OO
\n Total Rs. 12,7o,ooo~oo<\/p>\n
ll<\/p>\n
The Insurance Company is directed to deposit the<\/p>\n
l enhanced cornpensation with accrued interest. within a<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
period of four weeks from the date of receipt. of copy of<\/p>\n
the judgment.\n<\/p>\n
Out. of the enhanced compensation.  of<\/p>\n
Rs.1.50.000\/– with proportionate <\/p>\n
in Fixed Deposit in the name _o.f..a_ppellan’t’ Vila  \u00bb or <\/p>\n
Nationalised or Scheduled Bank. ram  of <\/p>\n
and renewable by another. _5’~..yearS’. withl’ pel’;n1i’ssi’on for V<\/p>\n
her to withdraw ‘lathe :.int”ere’s1:._ aceru,ed\/1 thereon.<\/p>\n
periodically.\n<\/p>\n
  ‘ of Rs.1.50.000\/u. with
\nproportionate Vilrzterest;-\u00ab’sh’a1l be kept in Fixed Deposit in<\/p>\n
 {1_a1n_e of “ea\u00a3:hu0f appellant Nos.2 and 3, in any<\/p>\n
:01’ Scheduled Bank. till they attain<\/p>\n
l’majo1’ity.v;V’f\u00a7xo:th permission to appellant No.1~the mother<\/p>\n
andnatttral guardian of the appellant Nos.2 and 3 to<\/p>\n
 Vpwlithdraxv the interest. accrued thereon quarterly. for the<\/p>\n
lgwelfare of the children.\n<\/p>\n
9<\/span><\/p>\n
The remaining sum of <\/p>\n
proporiiionate interest. shall be re1ease__d .:id:1V\u00b0 \u00e9qiialy’<\/p>\n
proportion in favour of a:p\ufb01t~:1’iant’..\u00a2    7<\/p>\n
immedimely on deposit: by: the If;sLir;i11Ce <\/p>\n
Office is directed to d1_f_zg3{w,V_t’t2.r;j_ aweird_a_ccQ\u00a7*d\u00a3ng1y.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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