{"id":148957,"date":"2011-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/h-shivakumar-vs-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-9-june-2011"},"modified":"2014-11-19T20:39:58","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T15:09:58","slug":"h-shivakumar-vs-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-9-june-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/h-shivakumar-vs-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-9-june-2011","title":{"rendered":"H Shivakumar vs New India Assurance Co Ltd on 9 June, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
H Shivakumar vs New India Assurance Co Ltd on 9 June, 2011<\/div>\n
Author: K.L.Manjunath And H.S.Kempanna<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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IN THE mam COURT OF KARNATAKA AT <\/p>\n
DATED THIS THE <::9'm my GP'  2,<:.:j7  E.  A'<\/p>\n
PRESENfi'""' M A _
\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUs'riCE 'E}.NA*i'-13$
\nTHE HONBLE Ix\/IR.JUS:'I'I_C:jL?.VH.S;KE:MPANNA
\nM.E.A;Ef0,5'iE8E\ufb02\u00e9'GEoE (My1<\/p>\n
BETWEEN    . <\/p>\n
H.sHIvAEL:MAR:’EE’E’E  .\n<\/p>\n
S\/O HUCIi{IRA’PP}'{“~.._b   V.\n<\/p>\n
AGED ABOUT~?.<3.YEA}\u00a3:S,"Y ~ '
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3RD CROSS, KzEM.ALANAGAEz\\,.'
\nBANGALORE E' "   "  APPELLANT<\/p>\n
(BY sRI.\u00e9H.E:EA1j -V s:HA.\u00e9*rR1 8: KS. BHAT –~ ADVS.)<\/p>\n
'  NBZXZX\/V'EN:'DELii.ASSURANCE3 CO. LTD,<\/p>\n
 R;'O..\u00bbV2'5,\u00bb' UNITY BUILDING ANNEX,<\/p>\n
' '– A 'MISSIGN EOAD,<\/p>\n
\u00bb..EAN.GALjQRE \u00bb 560 0227.\n<\/p>\n
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\nR\/A NOB\/101, MUSAPET,
\nMAHABUBNAGARA,
\nANDHRAPRADESH.  RESPONDEN”\u00a7’:E3<\/p>\n
{BY SRI.D’S.SRIDHAR – ADV. FOR R~L
\nNOTICE TO R-2 DISPENSED ‘WITH VXO D,\u00e9’:TED:26g 1 E E09 )<\/p>\n
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JUDGE, MEMBER, MACT, CQURT OF SMALL
\n‘Bx\/EETROPOLIT.\/3d\\E AREA, BANGALORE {SCCH~\u00a3O.};. PARTLY<\/p>\n
ALLOWING THE {ZLAEM PETETEON FOR COMPE}N\u00a73A7\u00a7ICN<\/p>\n
AND SEEKING ENHANCEMENT or C:QMPEN.$fz;T1Q’N;vrj”‘  1 ~<\/p>\n
THIS APPEAL COMING ON E*Q.R_F:Ngxi;”Hriz\u00a7RiI~s::-Tr::S”\u00bb <\/p>\n
DAY, MANJUNATH J., DELIvE:R:\u00a7:D  r<'QL;Q.wt.NQ:;;'  ;
\nHeard the counsel for   '\n<\/p>\n
2. The  aphgtieialthvvheing not
\nsatisfied with the   by the MACT,
\nBangalore   5:  in MVC<\/p>\n
No.1354\/.2VOQ:4f;_’V.v.ht” r  <\/p>\n
  5.30 a.m. the claimant<\/p>\n
was sleeping in thevfiutoriekshaw near Shivananda<\/p>\n
 ‘_ Cij:  __?I?5:ir1ga\u00bb1t)’I’e.t.._.._.At that point of time, a lorry bearing<\/p>\n
 ‘  dashed against the autorickshaw in<\/p>\n
izzhieh ‘j_et\u00e9.1mant was sleeping. As a result Qt which,<\/p>\n
 he etxettzgihed the following injuries :~<\/p>\n
   i} Left eye lid abrasierr<\/p>\n
ii} Fracture anterior rnaciiai & leteral Wail of
\nmagzi\ufb01ary sinus<\/p>\n
iii) Fracture inferior, medial and left etzperier wail of
\nQrbit<\/p>\n
iv) Fraeture {)f8.f1’I.E:Y\u00a70I’ cranial {C882},
\n5%\u00bb<\/p>\n
V) Fracture of nasal ‘Genes and frental process if
\nmaxilla H<\/p>\n
vi) Fracture of left zygomatie arch”<\/p>\n
4. To Show that he sustained ” ihjurie_\u00e9’–jt1eV”relied<\/p>\n
upan the evidence of <\/p>\n
Considering the nature Of”i’gi.1’1_\u00a7tiri\u20acSV”~S1iS’iaiIlt:d by the<\/p>\n
claimant the  suhilefdv%90,000\/–
\nunder the head   368,000\/–\n<\/p>\n
towards   * v….:?;5,O0O\/~ towards
\neonveyangee,  it  attendant eharges,
\n%’9,0C.l(5    Df_’Hdir1Vc0me during treatment
\n of amenities in life. Thus,<\/p>\n
in all it a\\xxrard_edl’ at gm of 32,03,000\/~ with interest at<\/p>\n
 \u00abE555\/”5   the date of the petition till realisation.<\/p>\n
  s:!9_”tl”s;fied with the Compensation awarded by<\/p>\n
the trihtiizal, the present appeal is filed.<\/p>\n
 .3′ We have heard the learned Ceunsel for the<\/p>\n
   gjarties. T he main eontehtioris Of the appellants are :–<\/p>\n
The Tribunal did net eensider the income of the<\/p>\n
Claimant whe was a paitnter  \u00a3’)rOf\u20acSS\u00a7Qf1i The Tribunal<\/p>\n
did not awarci compensation under the head future less<\/p>\n
of income. Therefore, he requests this “euu:r–:Kte<\/p>\n
recurrsider the entire evidence and  ‘h the <\/p>\n
<:0rnper1satiorL<\/p>\n
6. Per contra, the 1e.arned_z eourrsei <\/p>\n
Insurance Company eonterzds.thatfherCorripensation<\/p>\n
awarded by the Tri’r\u00a7u.r1a1 .”it’se}.f;is–\u00bb.’s’en thehigher side.
\nTherefore, he requests this  1302 the appeal.<\/p>\n
entitleei’ to g1a::\ufb01’~\u00e9:gr\u00a7”p.;\u00a7r;\u00abs;1tion under the head future<\/p>\n
loss; 0}’ _ir1Ce1r:e,”‘since the injuries caused to his nasal<\/p>\n
  proeess of maxilla and left zygornatie arch<\/p>\n
:3″\n<\/p>\n
~;\n<\/p>\n
 due tu~W>h\u00a7eh’vthere is disfigurement Q\u00e9ihis face and an<\/p>\n
ae\u00e9’eur3,_t hofthe disfigurement, there Carma: be any loss<\/p>\n
, efar__ihe{i\u00abme or reduction in his earning capacity.<\/p>\n
“?herefor*e, the first point has to be negatived.<\/p>\n
8. However, having regard to the Compensation
\nawarded by the Trihunah it is rzotieed that it did net<\/p>\n
\/,<\/p>\n
consider the deformi’r.y caused to the ctiaimaet on<\/p>\n
account of the injuries who was aged 26 yeerre :1 :r\u00e9ivr.t};at<\/p>\n
he was unmarried. On account of the __’me’;v~.\u00a7ve “J.I:’\u20ac <\/p>\n
inclined to award \u20ac25,000\/~ asferiehaneed e<errip.e3:s'ai:i0i':r..<\/p>\n
Accordingly, this appeal, is  i\u00e9::11:<')'w.ed <\/p>\n
appellant is entitled re 'er1ihaneed"._eGn\u00a7per;;serrion of'<\/p>\n
\u20ac25,000\/– with intevrieesg at_\u00ab'AV.6'%VA  trie eiate of the
\npetition till realisatiore   L 9
\nOn  ef itiie  increase in the<\/p>\n
e0n1pens\u00e9;tVi0–r_1';;.V_we" 'd._ire(;r ih'e  1"r'\u00a3buna1 to release the<\/p>\n
 _____   ,,<\/p>\n
5f'.\u00a7
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