{"id":114864,"date":"1998-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1998-08-31T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/muthaiah-sekhar-vs-nesamony-tpt-corporation-ltd-on-1-september-1998"},"modified":"2019-02-18T03:36:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T22:06:18","slug":"muthaiah-sekhar-vs-nesamony-tpt-corporation-ltd-on-1-september-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/muthaiah-sekhar-vs-nesamony-tpt-corporation-ltd-on-1-september-1998","title":{"rendered":"Muthaiah Sekhar vs Nesamony Tpt. Corporation Ltd. & … on 1 September, 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"
Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n
Muthaiah Sekhar vs Nesamony Tpt. Corporation Ltd. & … on 1 September, 1998<\/div>\n
Author: K Venkataswami<\/div>\n
Bench: K. Venkataswami, A.P. Misra<\/div>\n
           PETITIONER:\nMUTHAIAH SEKHAR\n\n\tVs.\n\nRESPONDENT:\nNESAMONY TPT. CORPORATION LTD. & ANR.\n\nDATE OF JUDGMENT:\t01\/09\/1998\n\nBENCH:\nK. VENKATASWAMI, A.P. MISRA\n\n\n\n\nACT:\n\n\n\nHEADNOTE:\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT:\n<\/pre>\n
\t   [WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13385 OF 1996]
\n\t\t      J U D G M E N T
\nK. Venkataswami, J.\n<\/p>\n
Civil Appeal No. 13391\/86:\n<\/p>\n
     Aggrieved\tby  the\t dismissal  of\this  appeal  at\t the
\nadmission  stage,   the\t appellant,  who  sustained  serious
\ninjuries in a motor accident that took place on 10.8.84, has
\npreferred this appeal.\n<\/p>\n
     The  appellant  along  with  his  mother,\tbrother\t and
\nsister-in-law were  travelling in  a taxi  from Nagarcoil to
\nTrivandrum on  10.8.84. A  bus, belonging to the respondent-
\nCorporation  coming  from  the\topposite  direction,  dashed
\nagainst the  taxi while\t trying to  overtake a bullock cart,
\nresulting in  the death\t of the\t Driver and  the appellant’s
\nmother.\t The   other  occupants\t  including  the   appellant
\nsustained injuries.  The appellant  moved the Motor Accident
\nClaims Tribunal, Trivandrum, Claiming a sum of Rs.5,06,091\/-
\nas compensation.  At the time of accident, he was aged about
\n25 years  and after  practising as  a Lawyer  for some time,
\napplied for  and secured a seat in the Madras University for
\npursuing his M.L. course. He sustained in all seven injuries
\nincluding dislocation  of right\t hip, head injury and injury
\nto the\tleft eye  and ear. Initially, he was admitted to the
\nMedical college\t Hospital,  Trivandrum,\t for  treatment\t and
\nafter discharged  therefrom, he\t was admitted  again to\t the
\nMadras General\tHospital for  further treatment.  It was the
\nclaim of  the appellant\t that he  was to  be treated for the
\nleft carotid  cavernous fistula;  a condition which required
\nthe treatment  of balloon  embolisation.  According  to\t the
\nappellant, the said treatment was not available in India and
\nhis brother, who was a practising Doctor at New York, United
\nStates, asked  the appellant to go over there for treatment.
\nAccordingly, he\t went to  the  United  States  and  had\t his
\ntreatment there.  The Head of the Neurosurgery Department of
\nTrivandrum  Medical   College  Hospital\t gave  a  Disability
\nCertificate assessing loss of 60% vision in the left eye and
\n50% hearing in the left ear. He also opined that dislocation
\nof the\tright hip  was permanent. Bringing all these factors
\nin his claim petition, he made a claim of Rs.5,06,091\/-.\n<\/p>\n
     The Tribunal was of the view that the claim towards the
\ntravelling expenses  to New York and Medical expenses in the
\nHospital at New York and medical expenses in the Hospital at
\nNew York  and Medical  expenses in the Hospital at New York,
\ncannot be  allowed as  there was  no record to show that the
\nfacilities were\t not available\tin India for such treatment.
\nThe Tribunal  after referring  to the Disability Certificate
\ngiven by  the Head  of the Neurosurgery Department and other
\nfactors, awarded the compensation in a sum of Rs.1,76,000\/-.\n<\/p>\n
     Aggrieved by  the meager amount of compensation awarded
\nby the\tTribunal, the  appellant preferred  an appeal to the
\nKerala High  Court in  M.F.A. No. 712\/90. Unfortunately, the
\nappellant’s appeal  came up  for admission  along  with\t the
\nappeals filed by the other injured occupants of the taxi and
\nthe legal representatives of the deceased person. A Division
\nBench of  the Kerala  High Court summarily dismissed all the
\nappeals at  the\t admission  stage.  Hence,  this  appeal  by
\nspecial leave.\n<\/p>\n
     Learned senior  counsel appearing\tfor  the  appellant,
\nplacing reliance on the disability Certificate issued by the
\nHead of\t the Neurosurgery  Department and the letter written
\nby a  Doctor in\t New York to the U.S. Consulate at Madras to
\nenable the appellant to get necessary visa for his treatment
\nat United  States and the oral evidence given by the Doctor,
\nwho gave  the Disability  Certificate,\tsubmitted  that\t the
\nfindings of the Division Bench cannot be supported According
\nto the\tlearned senior counsel, the appellant has discharged
\nthe burden  to prove  his case\tthat the treatment he had in
\nNew York  was not  available in India at that time and there
\nis no  iota of\tevidence on  the side  of the respondents to
\ndemolish the  claim of\tthe appellant in this regard. In any
\nevent, according  to the  learned senior counsel, it was not
\nfor the\t respondent to\tsuggest what  type of  treatment the
\ninjured has  to\t undergo.  It  was  further  contended\tthat
\nneither the  Tribunal nor the High Court had any material to
\ndisbelieve the\tevidence produced  by the  appellant. In the
\nabsence of  any\t positive  evidence  from  he  side  of\t the
\nrespondent-Corporation, it was the contention of the learned
\nsenior counsel\tfor the appellant that the High Court should
\nhave allowed the compensation as claimed by the appellant.\n<\/p>\n
     Contending\t  contrary,    learned\t counsel   for\t the
\nrespondent-corporation submitted  that the  High  Court\t has
\ncorrectly appreciated  the evidence  and the  High Court has
\nfactually found\t that the Award of Rs. 1,76,000\/- was on the
\nhigher side.  He also  invited our  attention  to  the\toral
\nevidence of the Doctor, who gave the Disability Certificate.\n<\/p>\n
     After going  through the  Award of the Tribunal and the
\njudgment of  the High  Court, we  are of  the view  that the
\nappellant was  not given  the just compensation on the facts
\nof the\tcase, to  which he  was entitled  to. The Disability
\nCertificate was\t not totally accepted by the High Court only
\non the ground that the Doctor, who gave the Certificate, has
\nno authority  to  give\tsuch  a\t Disability  Certificate  in
\nrespect of vision in the left eye and loss of hearing in the
\nleft ear.  We have  perused he\tevidence of  the Doctor, who
\ngave the  Disability Certificate, and he has asserted in the
\nevidence as follows:-\n<\/p>\n
     ” Before  I issued this certificate
\n     Ext.  A22\t I  saw\t the  report  of
\n     neurologist  of   the  M.C.H.   The
\n     respective\t departments  will  send
\n     their  reports.   I  referred   the
\n     patient to\t opthalmic hospital  and
\n     ENT specialist, M.C.H., Trivandrum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     ENT must  have seen  it. Audeometry
\n     was done  to him. I did not examine
\n     his     vision.\t Ophthalmologist
\n     examined his  vision. He had lot of
\n     problem. Mainly Deplopia. Regarding
\n     the nature\t of  deplopea  only  the
\n     Ophthalmic\t surgeon   can\t explain
\n     Audiometry was  done and  a  report
\n     was given by ENT department. when I
\n     treat a patient, I alone will issue
\n     a\tdisability   certificate.  Other
\n     departments  will\t issue\t reports
\n     about the treatment made by them. I
\n     have  not\t seen\tany   disability
\n     certificate  issued  by  the  other
\n     departments. As head to he treating
\n     unit  the\t Neurologist  can  issue
\n     disability certificate. There is in
\n     60% loss  of hearing  in  one  ear.
\n     With respect  to vision also I have
\n     seen  the\t report.  Your\t ar  not
\n     competent\tto  issue  a  disability
\n     certificate regarding  eye and  ear
\n     (Q) Not  correct (ANs.) Orthopaedic
\n     surgeons  are  competent  to  issue
\n     disability certificate  in\t respect
\n     of every  system of the body on the
\n     basis of  the MC  brid  scale.  His
\n     left hip  is  affected.  He  had  a
\n     damage to optical nerve of the left
\n     side. I mean the 2nd cranial nerve.
\n     That was  not mentioned in the loss
\n     certificate. when\tthere is a total
\n     loss, each\t of the reasons need not
\n     be mentioned.  I say  you have  not
\n     mentioned the reasons for assessing
\n     50% disability  (Q). I  have stated
\n     in the  certificate the  reasons. I
\n     say without  getting  reports  from
\n     the  other\t  departments  you  have
\n     issued  the   certificate\t(Q)   No
\n     (Anser).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     On a  fair reading\t of the evidence, we are of the view
\nthat the  High Court  was  not\tjustified  in  doubting\t the
\ncorrectness of the Disability Certificate. Further, it is on
\nrecord that  the treatment  by balloon\tembolisation of\t the
\nfistual was not available in India.\n<\/p>\n
     The Assistant Professor Clinical Neurosurgery, New York
\nUniversity School  of Medicine,\t in his\t letter addressed to
\nthe U.S. Consulate, Madras, has stated thus:-\n<\/p>\n
     ” Mr. Muthaiah Sekhar is a 27-year-
\n     old  Asian\t  Indian  male\twho  was
\n     involved  in   a  major  automobile
\n     accident in  India in August, 1984.
\n     His  mother   was\tkilled\tin  this
\n     accident and  Mr.\tMuthaiah  Sekhar
\n     himself\t sustained\tmultiple
\n     injuries.\tHe   presented\tto   the
\n     Government\t General   Hospital   in
\n     Madras with  head injury, decreased
\n     vision and\t bulging  of  left  eye,
\n     Examination    revealed\tmarkedly
\n     decreased visual  acuity, pulsating
\n     proptosis and  a bruit  in the left
\n     eye. A  cerebral angiogram\t clearly
\n     showed the\t presence of a carotico-
\n     cavernous fistula.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The  modern   treatment  for   this
\n     condition is intra-arterial balloon
\n     embolization   of\t  the\tfistual,
\n     sparing the  carotid  artery.  This
\n     procedure\tis   not  available   in
\n     India.  the   only\t procedure  they
\n     could offer  him in  Madras  was  a
\n     carotid ligation,\twhich apart from
\n     not being\tcurative,  is  dangerous
\n     and    can\t    cause     disastrous
\n     complications such as stroke.
\n     I have  reviewed  all  his\t medical
\n     records and  angiograms from madras
\n     and strongly  feel that  he  should
\n     come to  the United  States to have
\n     the  balloon  embolization.  I  can
\n     make all  the arrangements for this
\n     procedure to  be done  at New  York
\n     University\t Medical   Center.   The
\n     patient’s\tbrother,   Dr.\tMuthaiah
\n     Sukumaran,\t   is\t a    practicing
\n     physician\tin   New  York\t and  is
\n     willing to bear all expenses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     I would like to request that a visa
\n     be\t issued\t  to  him   as\tsoon  as
\n     possible\tbefore\t  the\t patient
\n     develops\t   an\t    irreversible
\n     complication  such\t  as  blindness,
\n     stroke, cerebral hemorrhage or even
\n     death.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     This was  not given  the due  importance  both  by\t the
\ntribunal and by the High Court in rejecting the claim of the
\nappellant for  travelling to  New York and expenses incurred
\nfor his treatment at New York. As rightly pointed out by the
\nlearned senior\tcounsel for  the appellant,  no attempt\t was
\nmade by\t the Respondent-Corporation to produce evidence oral
\nor documentary to the effect that the facility was available
\nin India.  Even otherwise,  the view taken by the High Court
\nthat the  appellant never  informed the respondent about his
\ngoing to  New York  for treatment  and he  cannot burden the
\nCorporation with  the  expenses\t for  treatment\t in  foreign
\ncountry, is  not  correct.  Nothing  prevented\tthe  injured
\nperson from  taking the best available medical facilities to
\nrecover from  the disabilities\tcaused by the tortfeasor. We
\nhave already noticed that the appellant was 25 years old and
\nwas a student of M.L. Course at the time of the accident and
\nhe could  not  complete\t the  M.L.  Course  because  of\t the
\naccident and  permanent disability  he has  sustained in the
\naccident. The  Tribunal has  found that he would have earned
\nat least  Rs. 1,000\/-  a month as a practioner in law at the
\nbeginning stage.\n<\/p>\n
     We can  usefully  refer  at  this\tstage  to  a  recent
\njudgment of this Court in Shashendra Lahri Vs. UNICEF & Ors.
\n[(1197) 11  SCC 446].  In that case, a 17 year old boy and a
\nstudent of  B. Com.,  suffered multiple\t injuries in a motor
\naccident which\toccurred on  6.1.77. He\t suffered  permanent
\ndisability of  shortening his  right leg by three inches. It
\nwas also  noticed that\tthe injured thereafter continued his
\neducation and  has a  good academic  career. The Tribunal in
\nthat case  awarded a sum of Rs. 33,000\/- only as against the
\nclaim of  Rs. 6,  00,000\/-  .  On  appeal,  the\t High  Court
\nenhanced the amount to Rs. 58, 000\/-. This Court, on further
\nappeal, was of the view that having regard to the age of the
\nappellant at  the time of accident and the prospects in view
\nof his\tgood academic  career, the  adverse  effect  of\t his
\npermanent disability  as a  result of  the motor accident on
\nhis future prospects, is much more than that assessed by the
\nHigh Court.  On that  basis, this court awarded\t further sum
\nof Rs.\t4 lakhs\t in addition  to that  awarded by  the\tHigh
\nCourt.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t    [Emphasis supplied]
\n     Applying the above principle to the facts of this case,
\nwe find\t no difficulty\tin awarding  a sum of Rs. 3 lakhs in
\naddition to  that awarded  by the  Tribunal confirmed by the
\nHigh Court.  This enhanced  amount of compensation will bear
\ninterest at  the rate of 12% p.a. from the date of the claim
\npetition till the date of payment.\n<\/p>\n
     The appeal is accordingly allowed. No costs.
\n     Civil Appeal No. 13385\/96:\n<\/p>\n
     This appeal  is preferred\tagainst the  order in Review
\nPetition in  M.F.A. No.\t 712\/90. In  view of the disposal of
\nthe appeal  against the\t M.F.A. No. 712\/90, this appeal will
\nalso stand  disposed of\t accordingly with  no  order  as  to
\ncosts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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