{"id":134667,"date":"2008-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shivaraj-murugan-vs-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-on-20-august-2008"},"modified":"2014-06-19T02:16:40","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T20:46:40","slug":"shivaraj-murugan-vs-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-on-20-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shivaraj-murugan-vs-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-on-20-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"Shivaraj @ Murugan vs Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 20 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Shivaraj @ Murugan vs Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 20 August, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Anand Byrareddy<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNA'}.'A.i~iA AI'%jf.sA}&\u00a7}A:(,\u00a7)\u00a7a*gJ \n\nDATED THIS THE 20\"' DAY\" :32?   \n\nBEP'(}R\u00a7:~:__ \n\n'rm: HON'BLE MR.  ANAr4D:3*gt;:A\u00a7\";2 goes aw)\n\nShivardj@M_&r\u00a7\u00a3a\"'    \n\n24 years, S;b'Pe.rtiin:\u00a7\u00a7_ '   _   \n\nResident ofYa'\u00a7a\u00a23hag&ppa' \" f ~ A'  \n\nTaVzarei~:eft: --H\u00e9bIi \"f:.:   \n\n}3anga:5t3re__Suui%\u00a7.V~.__ \"a    %  APPE\u00a5,,I,.ANT\n\n(By S1214;  'S}ias':E:\u00a7*i.,- A3v()cale)\n\n V ]:v\u00a7\"'Qfi\u20ac5\ufb02[\u00a7c!'\u00a5\"I.{i\u00a7\u00a7i${'dHii6\n\n..  Ljimited\n\" . DD. VIII, ZDVG Read\n'Bra1:._:'ih  at\n\n No; 19!' 1, 3\"i Cross\n\n A. Chikiianna Gardezi\n\n , Shankannull Compound\n 'iiihamaxjpet, Bangalerc\n\n By its Manager\n\n 2. Mrs. Gizija\n\nResiding at Behind\nSi. Vv'art:n:s Schooi\n\nZ\n\n\n\nKamakshipalya\nBangalore ... RESPOKDENTS\n\n(By Sh\ufb01. O. Mahcsh, Advtxzate {hr Respondent No. .l_\"'V*.4.l3:r';_'c--tt_l'1'**\u00ab_7vve:cti1,:c<\/pre>\n
to Respondent No. 2 dispensed with)  =. L”  A’ ..\n<\/p>\n
1l!$$1l!$<\/p>\n
This Miscellanetaus First  his
\n173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act=__ againfst *$i1el..judge:n\u00a7nt,and <\/p>\n
award dated 20.7.2066 pa5st:dV in MV.CfNu.  Lin the:”\ufb01lc
\nof the 13″‘ Additicnat scg, Metjnbez-,=Mc:o: *.{\\\u00a2\u00a2idants..3 Claims
\nTribunal-4, Metropolitan Ama5,VV”‘Bangalt2rc “‘l{5i=CCH—4), partly
\nallawing the claim petitifan far cpnipcnmtion a’:’3d.\u00a7tq.,;\u00a7<\/p>\n
This Appeal cumihfgttun ‘i’s_)_ri;{:’1’\u00e91ttlV’ this day, the Court
\ndelivered the fotlmviz3g:~__   V’ ‘   _ <\/p>\n
L l;Wf3hhGMENT
\n‘ Hcatrztttlxc CQ;3\ufb01s\u00a7t’t%J} the appellant and the: I’t’5Sp(}t’tdt3\ufb02.t.<\/p>\n
  {the  was the clainumt betbrc the Motor<\/p>\n
    Tribunal and the appellant. having sulfared<\/p>\n
serious .\u00a7;g;:;:tes and even alter treatment, found suffering with a<\/p>\n
 pcnnettitstzt disability of 20% tn the whole body, had appmauhcd<\/p>\n
ll  ltl\ufb01bunai for compensation. The Trfibanal has awarded 2: total<\/p>\n
   of Rs,l,63,(}40f-. The appellant is before this court masking<\/p>\n
cxthartmsmrgnt .tft,:t,rmpcnsati_\u00a2,>n,<\/p>\n
Z<\/p>\n
3<\/span>\n<\/p>\n
3. The primary conltznliunts are that [lie Tribunal has<\/p>\n
awarded Rs.7I,0Oi}:’\u00ab itiwards future i033 :31′ earning on agcuunl of<\/p>\n
disability adopting the imzumc at Rs.i,500i’- pcr%m\u00a2):i.iih;:iii’L:”lfii:)ugh<\/p>\n
the accident was if the year 2803, the appcilant ii\u00e9izis <\/p>\n
than R:,-:.l00\/- per day and the Trib;ti’i\u00e9;i\u00a7”0a:ghi–\u00a71   <\/p>\n
the income at Rsi100:’- instead pf Rsi\ufb01\ufb01iri-“.–.. Thmigh. :\ufb011t:i’pct\u00a2\u00e9ii\u00a7i.\u00e9igr:i
\nof disability is abum 20%, \ufb011ciiV”1’71ii\u00a5f>:inaI i’i’c’t.*s_  131:: same at
\n24%, which wuuid re:2:i:4_li’~..in   i.’%).!’3.’T\u00a7\u00a7\u20ac,ii(}!’3.ii Iiisullir as the<\/p>\n
ainuaugviiitif c@Ii1i.pcn\u00a7\u00a7;1’ii:xii”ii\u00a7’cunc\u00a7$fii{sd, the same be L:c3m.pui,c:d an
\nthat  that has i3ifi{SV,\u00a2arz3ii’:igw~”Rs.I0O:’- per day iiisiead ufR:s.5():’-<\/p>\n
and 3.-hc irfi’-diiiiibiiily to be taken at 20%, in which<\/p>\n
ii”‘3f\\;’\u00a3:’i:i;  “m_ay  iiii icntiilcd to subsianiial (:2I1i’!’c\u00a3!\u00a7i.\u00a7i3.\u00a5I1\u00a3:3!’!i emf<\/p>\n
i.:uiiip\u00bb\u00a7i:1its:}.tii\u00a7i)r1..ii.i’37h: C(}iii’iSt:i wuuid also xubmit [hat there: was: an<\/p>\n
crsiiir-1a,\u00a3ii’)i1i. Gffuliire medical cxpciises for rcmcwai :_3i’implant.s and<\/p>\n
i   tiit\ufb02ftibvii\ufb01ai has not granted any ammmi. The appellant. is cnli\ufb01cai<\/p>\n
 iii) 3. i\u00a7;i:bsLani;.ia.I amxmni, towards fuiurts m_edicaZ tsxpensesi<\/p>\n
4. The Cuunstsl for the rtzspuzadeni woaid su\u00a7*\u00a7i:11’i:.i\ufb02’f;I?:1’\u00e9iv\u00a75 the<\/p>\n
com ulaliun xafutagn nsalion would nmmssa\ufb01lv izuivts ii.)  t:4′;’fd7. L<\/p>\n
of trealmslll. If this is {}g1r:k3red\u00a7i;; ‘i.n {he}.”_Vcg{\u00a7mf3u[\u00e9:.i’iiyn’V1.:-LI’<\/p>\n
culnpcmsatiun, while adapting .::.1;iul\u00a3_i;)ii-Vtiz*,. %t)u\u00a5d ba\ufb01:
\n[0 be ktzpi in view, in   du%i :\u00a7gfwhich he has.\n<\/p>\n
awarded loss (.)[‘ib\ufb02t3{)I’l’1t3VkEw!7E.w4.{:._lV\u00a7”:3.(;3 would have to be
\ntaken into  ‘;rx\ufb01’u’\u00a5'{:ipZicr. Thercihrc, the
\nappelfa,;:\u00a3 i\/:M”iz.) ‘i\u00e9sser amount of cumptmsaiicm and
\nin the \u00a33ii’i;V2\u00a7i.’\u00e9.\u00a5f\u00a7v}.’3′..\u20ac\u00a71I’;\u00a7’5\\’?fi;;  Jlhe appelianl was claiming to be an<\/p>\n
ag_ti\u20ac:ul:tgia*ai_~ t;m\u00a7I”i’t::,\u00ab .\u00a3h;;: tsmpleynacni would be seasonal and Ihert: is<\/p>\n
‘ :.r\u00e9)’g.ua:1ii1$.\u00a2t3.;\u00a7i’—continmyus cmpiuymenl. Hence, there it; :20 basis<\/p>\n
R.}\u00a3s.3,0(}{};’~ as the irmunic uf the appeilam Hausa, the<\/p>\n
 Tribunafhaving pmutzedcd in 3 prudeni manner in having adopted<\/p>\n
 ihtj giicurrzc at Rs. I,5OGx’- pct” month canrml be said to be irregular.<\/p>\n
S. Insofar as the {alum medical ti)-i.[)(‘3fISt3S are cxmccrrstzd, the<\/p>\n
accider\ufb01 being uf the year 2003, any such future medical<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
5<\/span>
\nexpenditure: caught ta) have been incurred teztwerat ytztara-; ago. The<\/p>\n
appcilant not having fumishcd any particulars  the<\/p>\n
same, ii is appamnily 3 false ciaim am} d\u00a72sfru.)ti’ <\/p>\n
cun:sidcration.. The Tribunal has .t;fiiri’i\u00a7: End L<\/p>\n
lhcrefurc, would submit that tht_:rc isingxiiwarmni-‘t.tii;r’if1iei’.f\u00e9i”t:11i:e:1<\/p>\n
In any event, the appellant  _graiitc4t_i’ia’i’iIari:g5j; amuurai. mi’<\/p>\n
uompcxisation and this i\ufb01iiiiid eihuri-$41] in any at’ the<\/p>\n
heads as coniend\ufb01d by   V i<\/p>\n
 Q21 th\u00a3$t:t_i'<::1riia:iii\u00a2.;r:–s,f and em a cunzsideraiiurz of the<\/p>\n
matcrizif cm ;1:u0fcii,i:.:'th\u00a7:'*~ grounds urged by the apjgiciiant,<\/p>\n
\ufb01rsilyvthatiitE1t;i*t:.;)t1g}i2_ t\ufb01ibc a larger amount of \u00a3}{)\u00a5I\u00a7pt3IlSE\u00a3i.ii)I'i<\/p>\n
 '~  _ lu!A}\u00a7j\u00a3ird\u00a7.ii\u00a7'u\u00a3.ur\u00a2 lt:xiS;:\u00a7'\u00e9;\u00a7–*sarning musi be rightly accepted. Applying<\/p>\n
'  ..v\u00a2cry4'ba\u00a7iii"'ihat the Tribunal has done, but pmccading on that<\/p>\n
Wis' mguiit\u00e9ie W earning Rs_3,000f- instead nr R:::.l,S{){}z'- per<\/p>\n
{Haiti}; \u00e9iridittiat the percentage oiidisabifity was 20%, the appcitani<\/p>\n
V  wangid  entitled to R:\u00ab;.1,29,6G{)z'- as curnpcnsation [awards<\/p>\n
'A-giiisability and cainsesqucni fuiurc less {if income. Insulizr as the<\/p>\n
g<\/p>\n
lass of incume during the psrisxl of treatment is C0,DCEf\ufb01#?(.l, the<\/p>\n
appellant has certainly made out a case For <\/p>\n
appellant is held entitled to Rs.7,(.);i),()V\/'-__ tuwafds"iliiigaiaiiii'Aaangiiagi. <\/p>\n
during the period of treatment,  to
\nfuture medical cxpcnscs at
\nmay not haw: pnxlucc(l,.-niatcrial"'ta i$l1ii'w_an),:r i\u00e9xpendituns already
\nincurred towards such    was evidence<\/p>\n
as rcgands impla'i1tsV'_'whi\u00a7i:h  the appellant is<\/p>\n
cntitlcil \u00a39   'c\u00abanta:;ti<)n that there has to be
\nmodi\ufb01catimi (if {Eh-:_  in View of the appellant receiving<\/p>\n
\ufb02l\ufb02iiiii\ufb02lsi'~l(3W3I"d3'-.l()SS 01' earning during the period vi' treatment is<\/p>\n
\u00bbc;0n2;cII1\u00a7:d, tms cxcrcise is; not mandatury. Though the appellant<\/p>\n
tiaaycsitireceiiija  certain bene\ufb01t, the amaunt of cumpensatiun<\/p>\n
 grantesd is on an approximation and ihcraliire, there is no warrant<\/p>\n
"i.i"it,3V i\ufb01iitqasurc the same an golden scaltts. Even if the appellant is<\/p>\n
   ctfaifcrred a larger amuant tat' compcnsaiiein having regard to the<\/p>\n
V' nature of injuries and the disability, there is no injastict: caused .<\/p>\n
Z<\/p>\n
Accordingly, the appcal is albwcd and the ap;1cl}aI3%:..':\u00a7\u00e9;  <\/p>\n
entitled to an additional oompensatiun of R:~;."I;i\u00a2ii',:t$f}(_)f\u00a7   1<\/p>\n
interest at 6% perzmzuum from ihedalc ufclaim.\n<\/p>\n
H’,  . . ‘ .  ‘I V’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Shivaraj @ Murugan vs Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 20 August, 2008 Author: Anand Byrareddy IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNA’}.’A.i~iA AI’%jf.sA}&\u00a7}A:(,\u00a7)\u00a7a*gJ DATED THIS THE 20″‘ DAY” :32? BEP'(}R\u00a7:~:__ ‘rm: HON’BLE MR. ANAr4D:3*gt;:A\u00a7”;2 goes aw) Shivardj@M_&r\u00a7\u00a3a”‘ 24 years, S;b’Pe.rtiin:\u00a7\u00a7_ ‘ _ Resident ofYa’\u00a7a\u00a23hag&ppa’ ” f ~ A’ TaVzarei~:eft: –H\u00e9bIi “f:.: }3anga:5t3re__Suui%\u00a7.V~.__ “a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nShivaraj @ Murugan vs Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 20 August, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shivaraj-murugan-vs-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-on-20-august-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shivaraj @ Murugan vs Oriental Insurance Co Ltd on 20 August, 2008 - 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