{"id":115490,"date":"2010-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-c-muniyappa-vs-sri-m-nagaraj-reddy-on-25-october-2010"},"modified":"2016-03-22T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T09:48:25","slug":"sri-c-muniyappa-vs-sri-m-nagaraj-reddy-on-25-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-c-muniyappa-vs-sri-m-nagaraj-reddy-on-25-october-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sri C Muniyappa vs Sri M Nagaraj Reddy on 25 October, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri C Muniyappa vs Sri M Nagaraj Reddy on 25 October, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: N.K.Patil And H.S.Kempanna<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 251\"\" DAY OF OCTOBER, 2010,\nI PRESENT I\nTHE HOIWBLE MR. JUSTICE N.K. Pi;-gf1\"f1?Ilf it'\nAND  it  3\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUS1fICE*Hi.S.'KE_.Il\u00a7Pl5;NllIAlX \nM.F.A.NO. 7147 (53? 2505 (Mvjf    \n\nBetween: D I A D\n\nSri. C.Muniyappa\n\nS \/ 0. Chowdappa,  .\n\nAged about 56 years, ' ' D    \n\nResiding at Haifati Village  Post, \n\nKolar Taluk and District.' ' w  \n\n --------       T   Appellant\n(By     Gurudeva Prasad, Advocate}\nAnd: it D V V T\n\n}_~.'-35:1;'MV,Naga1-'iaj\ufb01eddy\n S\/*0'; Mesniyappa Reddy,\n\n\" ~ _ VMajor;'\u00abResic1ing at No. 31.\n\n._ Roepena\ufb02grahara,\n''--.H0su1'jROad,\n\n'  Barigal\u00a7orAe--68.\n\n2. Ti1eD:'Oriental Insurance\n\nit '  ._Company Limited,\nV' ~No.9, Kheny Building,\n\n15' Cross, Gandhinagar,\nBangalore-9.\n\n\n\nIQ\n\nRepresented by its\nDivisional Manager.\n Respondents<\/pre>\n
{By Sri. Shankar Reddy.C, Advocate for R2;   H *  V ‘
\nR1 — Notice dispensed with v\/0 dated 24\/04\/–20O9Aj’– ..  1 ~<\/p>\n
$****=i=<\/p>\n
This MFA is filed U\/S 17:3(1}::’of.. :1-\\\/IV\u00bb.Act\u00b0a:gaii1st*i.the
\nJudgment and Award dated: 19\/”O4\/2005 passed in <\/p>\n
No.622\/2000 on the file of the Prl;-._Civi1 Jt1dgc…_[Sr,1Dn} st}<\/p>\n
MACT~III. Bangalore Rura1~.__ “District; . Bangalore. partiy
\nallowing the claim petition fo1’=._cornpens’ation and seeking
\nenhancement of cornp,ensation;’ –. ”   <\/p>\n
This MFA coating ” ‘Fdea,ring, this day.
\nN .K. PATIL. J .,VdeliVered_th_e followingj  <\/p>\n
1′-This  is directed against the
\nimpugned ju_dgn_1.ent”  award dated 19″” April 2005,<\/p>\n
pa.s,ised~ in LvCV;’t’N'(%).52.2\/2000, by the Principal Civil<\/p>\n
.’   and Motor Accident Claims Tribunaltili,<\/p>\n
“*fV3\u00abangaV1ore–: VA’E.\u00a7t1ra1 District, Bangalore, (for short,<\/p>\n
4′) for enhancement of compensation on the<\/p>\n
  *gi~otmt1 that, the compensation of ?53,200\/~\u00bb awarded in<\/p>\n
 favour, after deducting 1\/ 3” of $79,800\/– towards<\/p>\n
\/4nd<\/p>\n
I’<\/p>\n
the contributory negligence on the part of the claimant,<\/p>\n
as against his claim for ?O6.00 lakhs, is inadequate.<\/p>\n
2. The appellant claims to be <\/p>\n
years and was an agricultL:i*itst;””ia’mi:1gV:” Vsufn “of 7. <\/p>\n
?’3,500\/- per month. Hegwas  healgtliy
\nthe date of accident.   on
\n08-1999, the  hlisuitl-lero Honda
\nMotor cycle  from Harati<\/p>\n
village to B_\u00bbang.alore7.City”;l alonglwitli his rninor son as<\/p>\n
pillioii’ l’1’id.:e1″f-.9  proceeding near K.E.B.
\n of the Maruthi Esteem Car<\/p>\n
bearing 1\\l–4~E\u00a712 came from Hoskote side, in a<\/p>\n
 V’  _ rasli andVvl.negligei1’i;’Inanner and dashed against the Hero<\/p>\n
   of the appellant, due to which, he fell<\/p>\n
down ,an’dj’.,-sustained grievous injuries. Immediately, he<\/p>\n
 Awas”v.Vshifted to Manipal Hospital, Bangalore for<\/p>\n
 ‘treatment and later on to Jalappa Hospital, Kolar for<\/p>\n
 V. _:%further treatment.\n<\/p>\n
:\/<\/p>\n
3. It is the case of the appellant that on account
\nof the accident, he sustained Cervical canal stenosis<\/p>\n
secondary to ossified posterior Longitudinal 3 li,ga.ment<\/p>\n
and took treatment for a total period “in<\/p>\n
different Hospitals. buring this period*,\u00bb..<\/p>\n
reasonable amount towards  cojr1v.eyance.,  nloiiirisiiqing<\/p>\n
food and attendant charges-._includingvmedicalssggcijensesi’<\/p>\n
and other incidental expen_ses,__an_d therefopreli he has to<\/p>\n
be compensated reasoinably\ufb01f ;\n<\/p>\n
   injuries sustained in the
\naccident,_ the filed the claim petition under<\/p>\n
Section l”1~6V6 of At”n\u00bbe'”l\\\/Iotor Vehicles Act, before the<\/p>\n
 ppseeltingvcompensation of a sum of ?06.00<\/p>\n
  the respondents. The said claim petition<\/p>\n
had   for consideration before the Tribunal on<\/p>\n
 AA 1915  2005. The Tribunal, after considering the<\/p>\n
 frellevant material available on file and after appreciation<\/p>\n
 of the oral and documentary evidence, allowed the claim<\/p>\n
_W_m__”_mW_,_,…,.\n<\/p>\n
petition in part, aw g a sum of ?’53,200\/~ with<\/p>\n
interest at 6% per annum from the date of petition till
\nthe date of deposit. after deducting 1\/3″‘ towards
\ncontributory negligence on the part of the appellant.<\/p>\n
Being dissatis\ufb01ed with the quantum of cor1j.pe’r1sation<\/p>\n
awarded by the Tribunal, the appellantiisll\u00e9in<\/p>\n
before this Court, seek,ingy__ enhance1lrient,V u._of<\/p>\n
compensation and also to set aside th_e”* <\/p>\n
negligence fixed by Tribunal”;’p_<\/p>\n
5. We have heard ;lcou17.sel for appellant<\/p>\n
andVvl”1earnVi\u20actd “E~:ou\ufb01s\u00a2’1- for”””lnsurar1ce Company for<\/p>\n
considerable. length’ <\/p>\n
  Afterllhearing learned counsel for the parties<\/p>\n
    of the judgment and award passed by<\/p>\n
Tribuvnallincluding the original records placed before us,<\/p>\n
 x we areiof the Vi\u20acW that, the occurrence of accident and<\/p>\n
 resultant injuries sustained by appellant are not in<\/p>\n
.–Fdispute. It is also not in dispute that he was aged about<\/p>\n
51 years and working ag”Agriculturist.
\nIf WWMWMMM<\/p>\n
7. The Tribunal, after assessing the oral and
\ndocumentary evidence, has fixed the contributory<\/p>\n
negligence on the part of the appellant at <\/p>\n
after reassessment of the oral and__-‘i:locu–rf1-en’tary><\/p>\n
evidence, particularly l\\\/Iahaza_1_’….and charge-‘jVsh’eets, <\/p>\n
are of the View that the said.pconti9ibutoi”3t”g negligence<\/p>\n
fixed at 1\/ 3rd is a bit on  s_ideua’nd’:..needs to be<\/p>\n
re—fixed. Accordingly, having-.regard tovvthe} facts and
\ncircumstances of the  the oral and<\/p>\n
docun1entary–:alevid\u00a3\u00a71’1ce,_:} WV\u00e9”~.l”_:e~ti:>iv the contributory<\/p>\n
negliglence\ufb01iiondllixfthelpart  appellant at 20% as<\/p>\n
against it 1. \/ 3rd l’t-hje.~Tribuna1.<\/p>\n
‘    f’urthe’r”;”the Tribunal has erred in assessing<\/p>\n
  the appellant at ?1,500\/~ per month. The<\/p>\n
s’an1e_,isof11A the lower side. Therefore, having regard to<\/p>\n
 x the age and avocation of the appellant and the year of<\/p>\n
 ‘..V”‘acc’ident, we re~assess his monthly income at ?2,400\/-,<\/p>\n
Vito meet the ends of justice. He has sustained the<\/p>\n
injuries as stated abov . In View of the same, he would
\nWWWM<\/p>\n
have under gone lot of unsaid pain and agony. It is
\nstated that he has taken treatment for a total period of
\n17 days in different Hospitals. During this period, he<\/p>\n
must have spent reasonable arnount.<\/p>\n
conveyance, nourishing food and attend-antffcharges, <\/p>\n
apart from medical expenses. jThep\u00e9ljoctorhas-.asses_sed V<\/p>\n
disability in respect of iirjnbat ”\n<\/p>\n
of whole body. Further,  deposed that
\nthere is weakening   .,yAi’s.punable to grip any<\/p>\n
object and heis unabiehtjo walk fastland sensation in all<\/p>\n
the    Tribunal has erred in
\nnot awardingV’anyy_con*rpe.nsation towards loss of future<\/p>\n
income.  I_~layii=1g”v_regard to the nature of injuries<\/p>\n
 Asustayienedxpandtheopinion of the Doctor coupled with<\/p>\n
the  evidence, We accept the whole body<\/p>\n
d-i.sab_ility4E’assessed by Doctor at 25%, to meet the ends<\/p>\n
 pg of justice. The appellant, being aged about 51 years, at<\/p>\n
  time of accident, has to pull on the life with this<\/p>\n
Vldisability for the rest of his life and he Cannot do the<\/p>\n
Work as he was doing Eefore. Having regard to the<\/p>\n
\/I 4__,…,.—–r<~–"""""'""'"'""h
\n.2'
\n5<\/span><\/p>\n
nature of injuries sustained in the accident, we presume
\nthat he would have taken follow~up treatment and bed
\nrest at least for a period of three months. Since the<\/p>\n
appellant was aged 51 years, the appropriately’<\/p>\n
is ‘1 1′ as per the decision of the Hon’ble’vl3xpe:\u00a5ifClourt”li.n’ <\/p>\n
Sarla Verma’s case (2009  is<\/p>\n
taking into consideration’ all theabove upaspects, Ewes rel,<\/p>\n
determine compensation  _awarding’: a; sum of
\n?50,000\/– towards ‘rnedic3_a1  and conveyance,<\/p>\n
nourishing food and.:’_atte–ndrpant’.. vch.ar’ges as against<\/p>\n
?’34,V30’0′,’.-i;:’:j;.?7a:\u00a7i:0~0f==c;’towards’V: loss of income during<\/p>\n
treatinent the income of the appellant at<\/p>\n
?2,V4Q0\/—-d”~pe’r’ .m–onthV’for a period of three months as<\/p>\n
 agairist  ?20,000\/- towards pain and<\/p>\n
V asuagainst $15,000\/– awarded by Tribunal;<\/p>\n
  of $79,200\/~ (Le. $2,400\/– x 12 x ‘:11’ x<\/p>\n
 AA 25\/ towards loss of future income.<\/p>\n
9. However, a sum of ?25,000\/- awarded by<\/p>\n
Tribunal towards loss oi amenities, discomforts, and<\/p>\n
\/ WWW.”\n<\/p>\n
unhappiness on account of disability is just and<\/p>\n
reasonable and does not call for interference.   it<\/p>\n
10. In the light of the faetsand.’ ‘ .\n<\/p>\n
the case, as stated above, the  <\/p>\n
is allowed in part. The im.;:\u00a7u.gnedV’judgment~–;and award<\/p>\n
dated 1933 April  passed’-inn,_M.V:(l’.’Noi;’il522\/2000,
\nby the Principal Civil  Motor Accident
\nClaims   Q    ‘Rural District,
\n}3angalo1=i-e\ufb02,  V awarding a sum of
\n$1,231  %7\u00e9j;is0’o\/- awarded by Tribunal,
\nwithllllintelrelsi  on the enhanced sum.<\/p>\n
from thedltiaate ~of=pe’titlio:n till the date of realization. The<\/p>\n
 it  – A bi~\u00e9ak::1p– is as folllovvs:\n<\/p>\n
it  Towards “Pa’i.n_}~and sufferings<\/p>\n
-41-I<\/p>\n
20,000\/–\n<\/p>\n
‘Towardsf: Loss of amenities 8: ? 25,000\/~
\neiajoyrneni’ in life<\/p>\n
 conveyance, nourishing food and
\n” .at’tenclant charges<\/p>\n
Towards Medical Expenses and ?’ 50,000\/-<\/p>\n
l’._T’o’wards Loss of ‘earning during ? 07,200\/–<\/p>\n
treatment period<\/p>\n
” Towards loss of future ingzome ? 79,200\/\u00ab~<\/p>\n
\ufb02\ufb02gotal ?1,s1,4oo\/-\n<\/p>\n
rzwe<\/p>\n
10<\/span><\/p>\n
The appellant is entitled to a total compensation of
\n‘<'l,45. l20\/- (i.e. ?'l,81,-400\/– – ?36,280\/-), after
\ndeducting 20% towards contributory negligencejron the<\/p>\n
part of the appellant. The enhanced <\/p>\n
comes to ? 9l,920\/- (i.e. ?1,45,120\/–   <\/p>\n
interest at 6% per annum, from date: of"-peti:tio1:ar;:Vatill l'<\/p>\n
the date of realization.\n<\/p>\n
The Insurance      deposit the
\nenhanced compensation with interest
\nthereon at  per  ioiirlllweeks from the<\/p>\n
dateizof  the judgment and award.\n<\/p>\n
Cl)nlsuch”delplosit’;-by the Insurance Company, out<\/p>\n
of’enhanc–ed_compensation of ?91,920\/-, 50% of it<\/p>\n
‘ swith -.p’roporti.onate interest shall be deposited in Fixed<\/p>\n
“$e’posVit’A’\ufb02;”n  Nationalised or Scheduled Bank, in the<\/p>\n
nanievlllnfy the appellant, for a period of three years,<\/p>\n
 renewable for another three years, with permission to<\/p>\n
‘him to withdraw the periodical interest.<\/p>\n
as<\/p>\n
The remaining 50% of the enhanced Compensation
\nwith proportionate interest shall be released in’~favot1.r of
\nthe appellant, immediately.\n<\/p>\n
Office to draw award, acC.ord.ingly.hml” Q<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Sri C Muniyappa vs Sri M Nagaraj Reddy on 25 October, 2010 Author: N.K.Patil And H.S.Kempanna IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 251″” DAY OF OCTOBER, 2010, I PRESENT I THE HOIWBLE MR. JUSTICE N.K. Pi;-gf1″f1?Ilf it’ AND it 3 THE HON’BLE MR. JUS1fICE*Hi.S.’KE_.Il\u00a7Pl5;NllIAlX M.F.A.NO. 7147 (53? 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