{"id":176268,"date":"2010-09-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-vani-suvarna-pandit-vs-the-managing-director-ms-on-29-september-2010"},"modified":"2015-03-28T06:47:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T01:17:33","slug":"smt-vani-suvarna-pandit-vs-the-managing-director-ms-on-29-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-vani-suvarna-pandit-vs-the-managing-director-ms-on-29-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"Smt Vani @ Suvarna Pandit vs The Managing Director M\/S &#8230; on 29 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Smt Vani @ Suvarna Pandit vs The Managing Director M\/S &#8230; on 29 September, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: N.K.Patil And H.S.Kempanna<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BAN\n\nDATED THIS THE 29TH DAY 01? SEPTEMBER. \n\n:PRESENT:\nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUsTt91; &gt;_1\\T.K.lE'}\\'i'\ufb01_f,~'t:   \u00ab\nAND , . u  \" .\nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUST'IQE    ll\nM.F.A. No.  \nBetween:   'A l   \n1. Smt. Vani @ StzvarnaAPar?1_dit VA   \nW\/ o. Late Satish'._G.Ifandit'3.: _ V _  \nAged about       V = \n\n2. Master . V  \u00ab_ \nS \/ 0. ,Late.ASa_tis1'i;:{}.._ Pandit, \"-\n\nAgecfl abot_\u00a3t'S_.yea3fs.  \n\n3. Sraja\ufb01a \"\n\nD \/ o. Late__Satish,  ; \nAged about  years.  \n\n Appeilan't-- No. 2 &amp;\"3'a1'e minors,\n. ' =Rep1.'_eseutedVby their mother as\n VNate1vro._l lG\u00e91ard.ian.\nAll are residing at Heera Bagh\nClompvouud,\n Barmanje Post,\nas Udupi'.\n\nV. . . . Appellants\n\nV\"   {fsy Sri. Dayananc1.S. P til' Advocate)\n\nax \u20ac,_;a\u00a73\n\n\n\nAnd:\n\n1. The Managing Director\n\nM \/ s. Thriveni Earth Movers\n\nPvt, Ltd..\n\nSea Bird Project Area,\n\nArgha,  ,\nKarwar,  \nU.K. District.\n\n2. United Endia insurance Co..*Ltd_..\nBy its Branch Manager, ' \nKarwar Branch,\nUttara Kannada District; 1\n\nit    .,  .~ Respondents<\/pre>\n<p>(By sn. O.Mahe.si&#8217;1:.:Advocate\u00bb i&#8217;oi~ <\/p>\n<p>Notice to R1 &#8216;d3ipsp\u00a7r1sedvV\u00a3IitI1_if\/0&#8217;_date&#8217;dV&#8217;l3&#8217;f08\/2009}<\/p>\n<p>     p<br \/>\n is&#8221;\ufb01_1e_d&#8221;&#8211;U;5s. 1&#8217;73.{.l}&#8217;of MV Act against the<br \/>\nJudgment and\ufb01wardoda-ted.f_ 12\/05\/2005 passed in MVC No.<br \/>\n1 193\/2G-O3&#8242; on the?&#8221;-file\u00bba,ofa.etl*1el District Judge and Member<br \/>\nMACT, *Udupi,&#8217; allowing the claim petition for<br \/>\ncompensation and Vseercingp enhancement of compensation.<\/p>\n<p>  coming on for Hearing this day,<\/p>\n<p> &#8221; &#8220;N.K;vtPA&#8217;rIL J, delivered the following:<\/p>\n<p>:JUDG MENT:\n<\/p>\n<p>it &#8216;  l  filed by the appellants is directed against<\/p>\n<p> impugned judgment and award dated 12\/05\/2005<\/p>\n<p>A ~TpaA,s\u00e9\u00e9a_. in MVC No. 1193\/2003 by the District Judge and<\/p>\n<p> Motor Ac%nts Claims Tribunal, Udupi,<\/p>\n<p>,2.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>(hereinafter referred to as &#8216; Tribunal&#8217; for short)_,___ for<\/p>\n<p>enhancement of compensation.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. The Tribunal by its judgment and  ~<\/p>\n<p>determined the Compensation of;   32,4\u00bb1&#8242;;9E}i)&#8217;\/+&#8217;V&#8221;&#8216;under.V4 it&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>different heads and awarded a sum{erajczszadaao\/\u00bb;larafter;<\/p>\n<p>deducting ?1,89,560\/&#8211; awarded~~&#8230;t0  by <\/p>\n<p>Commissioner of W0rkrnen&#8217;s gC.oVri1pensatior1,&#8211; rwitghiinterest<br \/>\nat 8% per annum frorn i&#8211;ol.&#8221;.  till realisation<br \/>\nwith cost against&#8217;*t_1f1e clairn   for a sum of<br \/>\n34,00,000\/-,___     it iofnithe deceased Sri.<\/p>\n<p>3:.\u00a5.__In  case are:\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">The appellantl  wife and appellant Nos. 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>and  are the  children of the deceased Sri. Satish G.<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;they  filed a claim petition before the<\/p>\n<p>1 section 163-A of M.V. Act, claiming<\/p>\n<p>it  con1pens_at&#8217;iQn?olf ?4,o0,o0o\/&#8211;, on account of the death of the<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;deceasedin the road traffic accident that occurred on<\/p>\n<p>i   at about 9.30 a.n&#8217;1., due to the rash and negligent<\/p>\n<p> of the driver of the Ternpo 407 bearing<\/p>\n<p>,-&#8220;X hww\ufb01wmww\ufb01wmd\ufb01<\/p>\n<p>N o.KA.30.5699 near Sea Bird Area, Argha, Karavara. It is the<\/p>\n<p>further ease of the appellants that, the deceased uzaaaged<\/p>\n<p>about 38 years, hale and healthy, working as  ~<\/p>\n<p>L 81 T Company, High Chip Bird Jointl\/e&#8217;nturr3,V  &#8221; &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>earning ?&#8217;3,000\/&#8211; per month and 1ookin:g&#8217;a.tter&#8217;\u00bbth&#8217;e  <\/p>\n<p>the family and due to his unt&#8217;ii:1e_iy death the\u00a7f&#8221;st1.&#8217;i&#8217;:1&#8242;.eHred&#8217;3 lot<br \/>\nas they have lost the earninghieoiber of The<br \/>\nsaid Claim petition had    before the<br \/>\nTribunal. The Tribtgnal,  the oral<br \/>\nand documentairyi     &#8216; &#8216;raaterial available<br \/>\non \ufb01ie, has   petition in part,<br \/>\ndetermined  of ?2,41,900\/- under<\/p>\n<p>different &#8216;heads &#8216;a&#8217;nVd&#8221;&#8221;.awar&#8211;die&#8217;d&#8217; a sum of $2,340\/-. after<\/p>\n<p> deducgtiiag  awarded to the appeliants by<\/p>\n<p> the._,ConZ1rnis&#8217;sioner of Workmerfs Compensation, with<\/p>\n<p>:ree14ee,t &#8220;a\u00a3&#8221;&#8221;_~vs\u00e9xeVfjper annurn from the date of petition till<\/p>\n<p>V _ realisation.&#8217; &#8216;Not being satisfied with the compensation<\/p>\n<p> the Tribunal, the appellants have presented<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; [j_-thisiiailipeal, for enhancement of compensation.<\/p>\n<p>ff&#8221; mM<br \/>\n;\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>4. We have heard the learned counsel appearing<\/p>\n<p>for the appellants and learned counsel for <\/p>\n<p>respondent~Insurance Company.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. The learned counsel appe&#8217;ari&#8211;ng for <\/p>\n<p>Sri. O. Mahesh, at the outset  that_A.th,e\u00ab.<\/p>\n<p>petition filed by the appellants&#8221;&#8216;iindehr&#8217;sectio&#8217;nlVl&#8221;i:\u00e93\u00a5A of it<\/p>\n<p>the M.V. Act, is not m&#8217;aintaii1&#8217;able&#8217;iaridzit islvliable to be<br \/>\nrejected at threshold on  appellants<br \/>\nherein have    under the<br \/>\nWorkrnen&#8217;s  there is a total bar to<br \/>\n not referred in the<br \/>\nsaid petitioii received the compensation<\/p>\n<p>under-the \\?l7orl:I&#8217;nen&#8217;s&#8221;-Cornpensation Act. Therefore, he<\/p>\n<p>. lllsiibniltted that entertaining this appeal and enhancing<\/p>\n<p>lt&#8211;hle..quia.ntu.n1 of compensation does not arise.<\/p>\n<p> against this, learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>ll.'&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8211;.nappellants has supported the impugned. judgment and<\/p>\n<p>  passed by the Tribunal. Further he submitted<\/p>\n<p>  -that, before the Tribunal the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>appellants has admitted that they have received<\/p>\n<p>compensation under the Workmerfs Compensatiazt<\/p>\n<p>and contended that the petition \ufb01led under  .<\/p>\n<p>A of M.V. Act, is maintainable. si11ce.the cot4npfensatior1._V <\/p>\n<p>under the W.C. Act was paid    <\/p>\n<p>being any claim made by  Fuhftheighe stibtriitted &#8221; it<\/p>\n<p>that this specific contentio:1&#8243;&#8221;o.f&#8217;Vc_:&#8217;the..insn1&#8217;ert has been<br \/>\nduly considered by reliance on the<br \/>\njudgment of  of Dee-pa}<br \/>\nGirishbhai    India Insurance<br \/>\nCo..    and the decision of<br \/>\nthe    and Haryana High Court<\/p>\n<p>in the case&#8221; of ~Yas1A1*.PV\u00e9il&#8217;V Sharma Vs. Giridhari L31 and<\/p>\n<p>. d  &#8216;tot\ufb01ees fcapijrted  ACJ 1434 wherein, it is held that,<\/p>\n<p>1  &#8220;i:&#8217;_vs.rit11oi2.t triakitig a claim, the claimant is given any amount<\/p>\n<p>under  Compensation Act, there is nothing in<\/p>\n<p> Sectio11&#8221;::i67 which  diserititle him from preferring a<\/p>\n<p> under Motor Vehicle Act&#8217;-&#8216;I.;_ Therefore, he subrnitted<\/p>\n<p>Ln<\/p>\n<p>Z<\/p>\n<p>that the submission made by the learned counsel for___ the<\/p>\n<p>Insurer is liable to be rejected.\n<\/p>\n<p>7. in the light of the above submissions:.:l.mad\u00e9:&#8221;&#8217; .<\/p>\n<p>learned counsel for both the parties_ and&#8221;a&#8217;fter. cz&#8217;itica1.c,v <\/p>\n<p>evaluation of the material available, <\/p>\n<p>impugned judgement and awardagtassed.<br \/>\nemerges that, in fact, the aboveiglibiriission l.o-fivlthelfilearned<br \/>\ncounsel for the Insurer  been  by  Punjab<br \/>\nand Haryana High I Shanna<br \/>\nvs.  &#8216;in*i2003 ACJ 1434,<br \/>\nand at paras.     Bar of section 167 is<br \/>\nonly   to make claim either<br \/>\nunder l\\\/Ilotolr&#8217;Vlehic&#8217;les:&#8217;Act.:go&#8217;r\u00ablWorkmen&#8217;s Compensation Act:<\/p>\n<p>if without making  hclailmftlhe claimant is given any amount<\/p>\n<p>it I &#8220;und&#8217;erC&#8217;W..0rkmen&#8217;s Comlplensation Act, there is nothing in<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01etgtion  would disentitle him from preferring a<\/p>\n<p>claiqillundercillwotor Vehicles Act.&#8221; Further, it could be seen<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;7fI&#8217;O1&#8243;I1 theliirecords that, except making submission, learned<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;:i.coulns*el for the Insurer has not placed any authenticated<\/p>\n<p>  documents to show that cl\/jajmants herein have \ufb01led a claim<\/p>\n<p>.\u00ab\u00bb_\u00bb_M__M_W_c_,,<\/p>\n<p>petition under the Workmen&#8217;s Compensation Act and this<\/p>\n<p>fact has been specifically observed by the Tribunal&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>judgment and award. Therefore, we are of the__-r&#8217;onside:red&#8221;v&#8230;_ &#8216; .<\/p>\n<p>View that the Tribunal has rightly rejected  , <\/p>\n<p>taken by the Insurer. In View of  law  <\/p>\n<p>Apex Court and Punjab and i&#8217;IV_&amp;aryana&#8217;-High <\/p>\n<p>supra), there is no bar for thel&#8221;-a:ppVellant&#8217;s..V:to  claim<br \/>\npetition under section M;;_&#8217;tfV;.  theretore, we<br \/>\nare of the considered vieiir&#8230;tl4:.3:&#8217;~  i&#8217;s&#8221;vno&#8217;:Visgju1hstance in the<br \/>\nsubmission   the Insurer and<br \/>\nthe same    accordingly, it is<br \/>\nr6J&#8221;l:cted;.: tttt H l  it it  V\n<\/p>\n<p>8. has erred in assessing<\/p>\n<p>the income &#8216;of..,i;Aheh&#8221;&#8216; deceased at $1,800\/&#8211; per month for<\/p>\n<p> l  loss of detiendency and the same is on lower side<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;vdan:d\u00bb.thei*ei&#8217;o.re,lit-needs to be modified. It is the case of the<\/p>\n<p>  ap1:ie~Elants&#8217;  the deceased was aged about 38 years,<\/p>\n<p> Supervisor at L 8: T Company, High Chip<\/p>\n<p> a.&#8221;Sea&#8217;\u00bb-Bird Joint Venture, Karavara and earning ?3,000\/&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>  per month. Hating regard to the age, occupation and since<\/p>\n<p>the accident was occurred in the year 2002, we re&#8211;as_sess<\/p>\n<p>the income of the deceased at ?3,000\/- per mont_h&#8217;.&#8211;l<\/p>\n<p>per Schedule\u00bb II to Section 163&#8211;A of  &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>income of the deceased is taken at &#8216;?3-,O0O7:\/&#8211; nerlfr\u00e9norith, <\/p>\n<p>the appellants are entitled&#8217; for <\/p>\n<p>?&#8217;5,40,000\/&#8211; towards loss of&#8217;<br \/>\naged about 38 years. O*ut of  A\/3r{1\u00ab i\u00a7.,.&amp;(;duCted<br \/>\ntowards the personal   the net<br \/>\namount   of which, if<br \/>\n?1,89,560\/     &#8220;Commissioner of<br \/>\n  jiislllllvivdeducted, the net<br \/>\ncompens&#8217;atio&#8217;nV  of dependency comes to<\/p>\n<p>?&#8217;1,7O,{l4.()L\/&#8211;  accordingly, it is awarded.<\/p>\n<p>.  \\&#8217;  A:&#8217;9j&#8211;.&#8221;As&#8221; per thewsaid schedule, the appellants are<\/p>\n<p> &#8221;  of ?5,000\/- towards loss of<\/p>\n<p>l  cons&#8217;o.rtinvrr;,.vidalsurn of $2,500\/- towards loss of estate<\/p>\n<p> a&#8217;11.d_a  of \u20ac2,000\/&#8211; towards funeral expenses and<\/p>\n<p> .&#8217;acco1&#8217;d&#8217;\u00abing1y. it is awarded. In all, the appellants are<\/p>\n<p>it .:&#8217;_4&#8243;&#8216;e11&#8217;titled for a compensation of Rs.1,&#8221;\/9,940\/&#8211; with<\/p>\n<p>arm<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p> \ufb01e\/*3&#8217; corn;-cted v\/0.\n<\/p>\n<p>interest at 6% p.a., from the date of petition till its<\/p>\n<p>realisation.\n<\/p>\n<p>10. For the forgoing reasons, the  .\n<\/p>\n<p>appellants is allowed in part and the  ti&#8221;<br \/>\nand award passed by the Tribunal  l&#8221;(:&#8217;-&#8216;f&#8217;:&#8217;<br \/>\nhereby modified, awarding the&#8217;co_ignper1sation  .<br \/>\nunih_interest at 696 ;\u00bba.,1ionile{\u00a2 date or peiiion t\ufb02iits<br \/>\nrealisation.  Ah K t R A H<\/p>\n<p>The Insurer is dire::t.eiti~.Vtov&#8217;V_depo&#8217;s&#8217;it&#8217;   compensation<\/p>\n<p>H after. de-;iu&lt;:ti;ig_ brie-V_ ameent deposited by it.<br \/>\nwith interest,_;{t;}&#039;itlif;;3i&#039;a &quot;of  from the date of<br \/>\nreceipt of a   &#039;award.\n<\/p>\n<p>  oi&#8217; ?1,79,940\/-, a sum of<\/p>\n<p>?&#8217;50,O0O\/A?   shall be kept in Fixed<br \/>\nDepositing   or Scheduled Bank in the name<\/p>\n<p> it &#8216;of .  .appellantAvNos.2 and 3 till they attain majority.<br \/>\n is entitled to withdraw the interest<\/p>\n<p>aocrueci on  their welfare.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A sum&#8217; of ?&#8217;50,000\/- with proportionate interest shall<\/p>\n<p> iaieptvvin Fixed Deposit in the name of appellant No.1 in<\/p>\n<p>;\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7ttl$&#8217;li*2D10o g &#8220;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>any Nationalized or Scheduled Bank for a period of five years<\/p>\n<p>renewable for another five years with liberty to <\/p>\n<p>withdraw the interest accrued on it periodically.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining sum of ?&#8217;29.94(_)_y\/..&#8211;. with; l&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>interest shall be released in favouf\ufb01of  at3p\u20aclllE:l1;.ti<\/p>\n<p>immediately, on deposit by the_V:I&#8217;1a,surer. _ V<br \/>\nOf\ufb01ce is directed to draw.-tlievaward, laccordihgly.<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/-<\/p>\n<pre>\nIudge\n\n iiii        sa\/~..:\n           Iudcxe\n\ntsn*\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Smt Vani @ Suvarna Pandit vs The Managing Director M\/S &#8230; on 29 September, 2010 Author: N.K.Patil And H.S.Kempanna IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BAN DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY 01? 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