{"id":172066,"date":"2007-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/varghese-vs-mustaffa-age-not-known-on-5-december-2007-2"},"modified":"2018-04-24T12:36:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T07:06:32","slug":"varghese-vs-mustaffa-age-not-known-on-5-december-2007-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/varghese-vs-mustaffa-age-not-known-on-5-december-2007-2","title":{"rendered":"Varghese vs Mustaffa Age Not Known on 5 December, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Varghese vs Mustaffa Age Not Known on 5 December, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nMFA No. 163 of 2002()\n\n\n1. VARGHESE S\/O.LQTE KURIAKOSE, AGED 70\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. MUSTAFFA AGE NOT KNOWN S\/O.ABOOBACKER,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. K.MOHAMMED AGE NOT KONWN S\/O.BAPPU HAJI,\n\n3. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD.,KALPETTA\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.N.J.ANTONY\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.MURALEEDHARAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.PADMANABHAN NAIR\n\n Dated :05\/12\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                           K. PADMANABHAN NAIR ,J.\n                       -------------------------------------------------\n                                 M.F.A.No.163 of 2002\n                       -------------------------------------------------\n                     Dated, this the 5th day of December, 2007\n                                      JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>        The petitioner in O.P.(MV) No.424\/1994 on the file of the Motor Accidents<\/p>\n<p>Claims Tribunal, Kalpetta is the appellant. Appellant who is a 77 year old man<\/p>\n<p>sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident on 29.4.1994. He filed Original<\/p>\n<p>Petition claiming compensation impleading the owner, driver and insurer of the<\/p>\n<p>vehicle. Tribunal found that the accident occurred due to the negligence of the<\/p>\n<p>driver of the vehicle.        It also found that the appellant is entitled to get<\/p>\n<p>compensation and awarded Rs.4,650\/- as compensation.                     Alleging that the<\/p>\n<p>compensation awarded is inadequate the petitioner himself has filed this appeal.<\/p>\n<p>        2.     The finding of the Tribunal that the accident occurred due to the<\/p>\n<p>negligence of the driver of the bus, the appellant is entitled to get compensation<\/p>\n<p>and the insurer is liable to indemnify the insured have become final and<\/p>\n<p>conclusive. So the only question arising for consideration is whether the appellant<\/p>\n<p>is entitled to get any amount as additional compensation.<\/p>\n<p>        3.     The wound certificate produced by the appellant before the Tribunal<\/p>\n<p>shows that he sustained fracture of the left mandible and he was treated as<\/p>\n<p>inpatient for nine days in hospital. Tribunal took a view that he did not sustain<\/p>\n<p>any disability and awarded Rs.4,000\/- only for pain and suffering. According to<\/p>\n<p>me the amount of compensation awarded for pain and suffering is low and the<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">MFA No.163\/2002                        -: 2 :-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tribunal ought to have awarded a reasonable amount for discomfort and injury<\/p>\n<p>sustained by the appellant. So I am of the view that the appellant is entitled to get<\/p>\n<p>an additional compensation of Rs.10,000\/- which will carry interest at the rate of<\/p>\n<p>6% per annum.\n<\/p>\n<p>      In the result, appeal is allowed in part. An award is passed in favour of the<\/p>\n<p>appellant allowing him to recover an amount of Rs.10,000\/- more with 6% interest<\/p>\n<p>per annum from the date of accident till the date of realisation. Third respondent<\/p>\n<p>insurer is directed to deposit the additional compensation also. On deposit the<\/p>\n<p>appellant can withdraw the entire amount.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                   K. PADMANABHAN NAIR,<br \/>\n                                                              JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>\ncks<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">MFA No.163\/2002    -: 3 :-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                           K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>                           M.F.A.No.163 of 2002<\/p>\n<p>                           JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>                           5th December, 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Varghese vs Mustaffa Age Not Known on 5 December, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM MFA No. 163 of 2002() 1. VARGHESE S\/O.LQTE KURIAKOSE, AGED 70 &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. MUSTAFFA AGE NOT KNOWN S\/O.ABOOBACKER, &#8230; Respondent 2. K.MOHAMMED AGE NOT KONWN S\/O.BAPPU HAJI, 3. 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