{"id":145103,"date":"2009-08-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-munirathnam-vs-asmath-on-7-august-2009"},"modified":"2019-04-12T07:29:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T01:59:14","slug":"p-munirathnam-vs-asmath-on-7-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-munirathnam-vs-asmath-on-7-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"P Munirathnam vs Asmath on 7 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
P Munirathnam vs Asmath on 7 August, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: A.N.Venugopala Gowda<\/div>\n
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H1\u00e9zz~.c'e,'\u00e9t is nsf i\u00e9\"a.bE\u00e9:[.:\n\nIt was canterzded that, the acc\u00e9derzt was ran}: an\n\nto pay any compensat%or's.\n\n4.\n\nKeeping in v\u00e9aw thaAV;2\u00ab!%%\u00e9}3:i_Eri'\u00a7LAofh\ufb01t\u00e9ayyzar\ufb01es, the\n\ntribamai framed fe\u00a7\u00a7ow%n\u00a7'5*$_su\u00e9-5;;f\u00a7. }\n\n\n\n _.Sag\u00a7epa_\u00a7i'i4;\u00a5.BV;Crc\u00bbss\n\n  ._\u00a7:$*:--::\u00ab*;\";'i_'*I:\u00a7<;=r1\u00ab:..~*\u00a7'\u00e9?VVV\ufb01re*sies that 0;": 8.4.2804\n"-_a7<i:4_abmt~T4-.4fS. gihe sir\u00e9ver cf the gecds tampo\n\n\u00a7'a_aring '  1912 has \ufb01river\u00e9 it an\n\nRoad, near\n\nMa:\n\n a,," %y<ravesh:#$'a'r\u00e9 Temp\u00e9e, Sn high speed, in a rash\n\n iihegligent manner and abruptiy stepped that\n\n'\ufb01e-t:ii;;\u00a7\u00e9'. witheut g\u00e9virag any signai, 36 \u00a3313\n\n,__*;;:=,\u00e9i.iitA\u00a7ener dashed his mater cyc\u00e9e bearmg P~ie.%te\u00a7i'iiI'ri-ed*~*T*\n\nDrzsuresii Boots of Mints Hospitai asiA\u00bbP\\A{2.    in\n\nwere marked. Respondents did riot  \u00e9ny\" \n\neither orai or docun\"ientarY.\"V,.\u00a2:K*'!fter'Aaopreeieitiio\u00e9fvof \nevidence on record with;__feferen_cje\"to 'the iii.\\ka'ii--\u00a7t.9\u00a5ii:Vi.%ntior:s;\nMotor Accident Ciaims i:~h_e accident has\ntaken piace on $_.ii~._2804;\"iiiegiigence on\npart of the   07 1912 and as\na resuit,_t3fieV_;3eti'tie.;:}:eVt n;=;dii:\u00a7i3iiries over his body and\nthere  It-'quantified the loss caused\n\nto the ap';;e_iEeot,\"'*botV\u00a71 arid nonmoecuniary, at\n\n Rs.1',$%9;GA22\/- \"aa.V_d;V:V'eae::sed the award to pay the same\n\n eioo\ufb01 wiViti\u00a7_Erit'erest at 6% p.a. from the date of petition tiii\n\nAda_pt:i.sit.\"\"4:\"\"_~\u00e9ee\u00a7\u00a7o'\ufb01den't~2 was directed to deposit the\n\n _ amoiiiet, respondents 1 and 2 jointiy and ses.re:\"eiiy\n\n'4  .ti'ia.%3\u00a5e tooey the compensation amount?\n\n  Learned counsel for the petitioner whiie taking\n\nT   through the record of Motor Accident Ciaims Tribunai\n\nit contended that, the Court beiow has not correctiy\n\n\/:.\n\n\n\n13\n\n3) What: is the jasst ccmpensaticn the \u00a7 e;tit%'\u00e9\u00a7;\u00e9_: ?_V'72::-; _\n\ner:tit\u00a3eci to, if any?\n\nRe. 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He has\n\n acimi,t'\u00a7*i\u00a7e\ufb01 athat  Vine: take treatment in Narayana\n\n \u00a7\u00a7\u00a7et\u00a7:_f'a3a_\ufb01ji\ufb01\u00e9\u00bb_ :\u00bb.\u00a5s'\u00ab.an inpatient. In the Dmdodi hospitai, he\n\n{$.95\ufb01t-T'3;2f\u00e93't:?\u00a73\u00e9_r;tV.T'\u00a7$" an outpatient.\n\n   Dr.Su;"esh Babu, werking as\n\n .' 4"'v.w\u00a3\u00a7\u00a7;:;\u00a72TtE3:_airi?\u00e9'\u00a7!egis*: in Mints hwp\u00e9tai at Baagaiore has stated\n\n"she is werking in the said h\u00e9spitai as an\n\nT  Gzihthaimciagist an\u00e9 Assistant Professsr cf Opfztha\ufb01ma\u00e9egy.\n\n: Se examined the petitioner" in the inpatient Dega\ufb01ment of\n\nE.\n\n \n\n\n\n15\n\nRagiar\u00e9ai institute of Qphthatmaiegy, Mints "\n\nHczsp\ufb01za\u00e9, \ufb01angaiere en 8.4.2304 Varwsz\u00e9d   V'\n\nNo.2?G3;92. Patient had been ref\u00e9:fre::\u00a7.A_Tffven'\u00a5"f$\u00a7c*a!.er.nr;;4\u00a7:\u00e9:\u00a7\u00e9A\u00a7T'i\n\nHespita\u00e9 at Bagepaiii. 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\n  6\/\u00a36 $46. 9
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2%. The tribuna\u00e9 has awarde\ufb01 Rs.10,090\/Q.21.;n\u00e9\u00e9- \u00a3i:\u00a7_'"'_4'T <\/p>\n
head canveyance and nourishme\ufb01.-I \ufb01pgeiiz-\u00a7..rit _s.ea:z\u00a7s\ufb02v;.rVr%<\u00a7"raeg'L'v–\n<\/p>\n
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\ninjuries, he had to be aittendant. He
\nmust have pa\u00a5_d. Afo._r_  per\u00e9o\u00e9 ef
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{ii} In modi\ufb01catien of the ju\u00e9gment and:
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\nRs.25,0GO;’- is awar\u00a2e\u00a2A,  v-}h”i’t;h  ‘
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(iii) ‘2″ res;i:\u00a7:\u00a7’:c3e_r:’\u00a7:V:;*’LIr:\u00a7_ss\u00bb;ifa\u00ab\ufb01vrL’\u00a7>”Comg\u00e9any shali<\/p>\n
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\nvV.~\u00a7nteA%:’esli’i;fi1::\u00a7a_ thj\u00e9’~i.\u20acr\u00a5$u*n\u00bba\u00a7.vv\u00a7vithin a peried ef
\n monfi\u00a7s’:’fr\u00a7:m. ‘<\/p>\n
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–R,.,eg..i:_vs’1\u00abryi:$’x:.\u00a5_\u00a7’re2c\u00a5:ed to draw mod\u00e9\ufb01ed award.\n<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court P Munirathnam vs Asmath on 7 August, 2009 Author: A.N.Venugopala Gowda petition. account 0? any actienabie neg\u00e9igence on the nar?: ~::V%Vf .;E_h\u00bbg driver 9? the vehicie KA–G7>~1912 and the aiieg_Az=;5\u00a7\u00a7..’\u00a7\u00a7:%i\u00a7T\ufb01:\u00e9\u00a7%…_ ~ was due tie the nagiigence of thg…..p\u00a7tEticr%\u00e9r’ contributcry rtegtigence on his pa:’E;. H1\u00e9zz~.c’e,’\u00e9t is nsf i\u00e9”a.bE\u00e9:[.: It was canterzded that, the […]<\/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-145103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nP Munirathnam vs Asmath on 7 August, 2009 - 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\/p-munirathnam-vs-asmath-on-7-august-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"P Munirathnam vs Asmath on 7 August, 2009 - 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