{"id":149715,"date":"2011-05-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/skekhar-kotary-vs-the-oriental-insurance-co-limited-on-27-may-2011"},"modified":"2017-10-29T10:01:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T04:31:22","slug":"skekhar-kotary-vs-the-oriental-insurance-co-limited-on-27-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/skekhar-kotary-vs-the-oriental-insurance-co-limited-on-27-may-2011","title":{"rendered":"Skekhar Kotary vs The Oriental Insurance Co Limited on 27 May, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Skekhar Kotary vs The Oriental Insurance Co Limited on 27 May, 2011<\/div>\n
Author: N.K.Patil<\/div>\n
to\n\nPeenya 21*\" Stagel\nBat1gal:3re-58.\n\n(By Sri.  Srinivas, Adveeate \u00a393:  W;  V _ .  \nNotice to R2 is dispensed w\"it.l'1 V\/0.'datIe_d O}\/\u00bb(\u00a7_;3\/201 l} \n    ' V'  \n\nThis MFA is filed U\/S l1Tv3_{1}_Vf M\"x7._Aet, against the\nJudgment and Award dated: 1-3;'~I.\u00a7Z--,f2'0,Q'? passed in MVC No.\n4071\/2006 on the file .QfthelII 'Ae_id\u00a7ti\u00abanal Judge, Court of\nSmall Causes, Member, ' ,' =._E3ar:gal0re (SCCH~4},\npartly allowing V the Cl\ufb01lif\ufb02~_p\u20ac\u00a7ll;:Ol'1\"'\"~fOl'fQO~\ufb021p\u20acI1SE1tlOI1 and\nseeking enhanfgement :0fee1np\u00bbensat\u00a7on-.  '\n\nThis MP'A  for ;Ad.i*m:ssiaon, this day, the Court\ndelivered the \u00a7o'llowi1'1g:'  l ' \" \n\nE;1;\u00a7DGMENT\nT1113' app.e.al:.d:V'E:>_t%\"'t_l:\"1e\u00ab\"elaimants is directed against\n\ntheA,-j1Ai'dg\ufb01..1eI1t and award dated 13\"!\n\nt\"*l Ded3nbev2OO7[\u00a7a\u00e9&aih1hLV\ufb01Clw14O7l\/20O5$bythe\n\n    Judge, Court of Small Causes, Member,\n\nM_\u00a2':\u00a2r  Claims 'Tribunal~IV, Bangalore (SCCH--\n\n4},  shaft, Tribunal') for enhancement ef\n\n2  xeempetzsatien an the greund that, the eompensatien of\n\nu\u00a7:\u00a7,56lCiQO\/~ awarded in favraur of the Claimants as\n\nx \" agatnet their elatra fer ?2(?\/\/EGG Lalszhse is inadequate.\n\n  \u00e9  H \"L\" 'f?\u00a7:s;5cr\u00a7der;t\u00e9 V' '\n\n\n\n3. It is the ease of the.'appe}Ia'ri't\u00e9f':.that,  \n\ndeceased was aged about 2iV=.A_ye;1Ars}? at,.Stzideiit-i._o\u00a3.;i!'i\n\nsemester in BE. in Civii -Engifieeiing ;ai:'gi._haIe; aiicit\";\n\nheaithy prior to the aeeidei\ufb01tgi' It farther case\nthat the deceased  e~.\u00a7;i.i:fe.e of Iitreiihood and\n\non account of his t\u00bbh'e._'.i'amiIy is under\ngreat mentai shook  ag;ony'\u00ab..at:d 'hz;1.\u00a7 lost the love and\n\naffection _..anTd_  the._'_:\u00e9.oeia'1 Land. firianeiai security in\n\ntheirvlifev   theywhave to be Compensated\nreascgnabi\ufb01  \n\n On  death of the deceased, the\n\nappeivianta\u00bb petition before the Tribunal,\n\n  ctompefieation against the respondents. The<\/pre>\n
V .eaidC1.ai’n1’*oe’tition had come 11 for consideration before<\/p>\n
 on 133″ December 2907. The Tribunal,<\/p>\n
aftei’..ooi1eidering the relevant materiai available or: file<\/p>\n
2  after appreciation of the orai and eloeurneritary<\/p>\n
evideriee, allowed the eiaim petition in part, awardingf a<\/p>\n
Wsuai of ?3,\u00a7\u00a7,\u00a7QG;’~ wider \u00a7ii’fei*e::t iieaeisg with \u00a7%<\/p>\n
 \ufb02y):\/\u00bbA,\u00ab<'\/"'<\/p>\n
:9<\/p>\n
interest per annum, from the date oftill <\/p>\n
date of deposit. Being dissatisfied\u00bb_\u00a7\u00a7\u00a21thgthe'c;n'a.1'3.tnnjrpf '<\/p>\n
Compensation awarded by  Trihunai, ether:appe}1e:'n.t\u00e9"tp<\/p>\n
are in appeal before this Coiirt,' seeking 'enhancement of<\/p>\n
compensation.  ._ _    _<\/p>\n
5. I have heard’ appellants and
\nlearned C0un’$:e1.__app’e%iring  reepondent Insurer,
\nfor quite    _ V ‘t  “” H<\/p>\n
 counsel for the parties,
\naftep1.:v(‘3g1rehr1’tpertieai’efthe judgment and award passed<\/p>\n
by the   going through the original<\/p>\n
reefords ma<i'e,_e\u00a3V\u00e91i1ab1e\u00a7 it is seen that the occurrence of<\/p>\n
't V.  – paeeiadeizt and the\ufb02reeultant death of the deceased are not<\/p>\n
V  "d,iSp_tiete';' The Tribunal, after assessing the oral and<\/p>\n
doetumeniemjz evidence and other relevant material<\/p>\n
asreilahtehven file, awarded a sum Gf \u20ac'3.,36,000f~– towards<\/p>\n
2 "Evens ezf dependency, assessing the income ef the<\/p>\n
""–rieeeased at \u20ac51,000\/\u00bb per month, \u00e9edueting 50%<\/p>\n
u ""tw”ar&$ the personal expenses of the deceased are he<\/p>\n
was a heeheiert enn\u00e9 adeptning rnnit\u00a7p};i.e1″ ef ‘I41 hearing<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
regard to the age of the younger parent, mo1:her,_bei::1g<\/p>\n
42 years. However, having regard to the <\/p>\n
circumstances of the ease, I am of the <\/p>\n
monthiy income assessed by _1fhe__Trihiiriaxa’_fi.s'”*oh. the’ <\/p>\n
lower side and has to be re~assesse’dd.*~’:T h’a$5i:1g<\/p>\n
regard to his age and the’\u00bbfaet..V_thaf”he “lverge-L’<\/p>\n
of completion of  Coupled
\nwith the year of aecideht;    [ deem it fit and
\nproper to refasse_ss  kt ?’5,000\/~ and
\ndeduct       expenses.\n<\/p>\n
ACeordi1’1vg1Sf;5V\u00bbd.’   towards loss of
\ndeperideirey V  . out to ?4,20,000\/~ (ie.<\/p>\n
?2, 500\/  “:~:,dd1 2  f__14~’,}” asbddagainst ?’3,3\u20ac>\u00a7OO0\/ – awarded by<\/p>\n
   \u00ab\u00ab\u00ab\u00ab\u00ab <\/p>\n
  the Tribunal has erred in not<\/p>\n
axafardirrg-‘i._ reasonable Compensation {awards the<\/p>\n
 eor1v’erii;id:’1a1 heads also. Therefere, having regard so<\/p>\n
  ‘roheffaets and circumstances of the ease and ihe number<\/p>\n
N hf deeendehrs, E deem ii fit {,0 award a sum of ?45\u00a7G(}\u00a7\/~<\/p>\n
{awards cerrverz\u00e9iohal heads, such as Loss of Eeve and<\/p>\n
:55
\ne 2?\n<\/p>\n
\u00ab.55
\n V<\/p>\n
;\/ <\/p>\n
,,..w~\u00b0’<\/p>\n
?1,09,000\/-, with interest thereon at 6% per axgnum,
\nwithin four weeks from the date of receipt of c:o.p3\u20ac’i:1E7A1e<\/p>\n
judgment and award.\n<\/p>\n
Immediately on such depeeey\ufb01  V’<\/p>\n
Company, a sum of ?E’>0,0{)(Z;3′;;{‘~ <\/p>\n
interest shall be depositedVin: Fi;::edA.Depoei;t’v_:t\ufb01ew\ufb01aroe of<\/p>\n
the second appellant.\/;.*nothAe’:*\u00ab  deeeaeewd: in any
\nNationa1ized\/ of five years,
\nrenewable fo1f_    reserved to
\nher to u.rith’d’r:\u00e9_w
\n~– with proportionate
\nintereei~_&sh;’_aII  favour of the appellants 1
\nand 2_,uin uetfuei  immediately.\n<\/p>\n
4.  jio of\u00e9iw””‘aiVard, accordingly.<\/p>\n
Sifef
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Karnataka High Court Skekhar Kotary vs The Oriental Insurance Co Limited on 27 May, 2011 Author: N.K.Patil to Peenya 21*” Stagel Bat1gal:3re-58. (By Sri. Srinivas, Adveeate \u00a393: W; V _ . Notice to R2 is dispensed w”it.l’1 V\/0.’datIe_d O}\/\u00bb(\u00a7_;3\/201 l} ‘ V’ This MFA is filed U\/S l1Tv3_{1}_Vf M”x7._Aet, against the Judgment and Award dated: […]<\/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-149715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSkekhar Kotary vs The Oriental Insurance Co Limited on 27 May, 2011 - 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\/skekhar-kotary-vs-the-oriental-insurance-co-limited-on-27-may-2011\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Skekhar Kotary vs The Oriental Insurance Co Limited on 27 May, 2011 - 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