{"id":189977,"date":"2008-11-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/abdulla-m-vs-the-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-on-18-november-2008"},"modified":"2018-08-28T14:47:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T09:17:49","slug":"abdulla-m-vs-the-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-on-18-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/abdulla-m-vs-the-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-on-18-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"Abdulla M vs The United India Insurance Co Ltd on 18 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Abdulla M vs The United India Insurance Co Ltd on 18 November, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Deepak Verma K.Ramanna<\/div>\n<pre>us 1-um man mum or mnnaruu In VA\nDATED mm THE 18\" mm or ll0VEHBl\u00a7_Ei\"%\u00a7)$\u00a7:    _\nms uownm me. Jus\ufb02cm Dmraai   V\n\n11-rm Hownm am. JtIs1'I\u00a2E__  'I    I  \numcmnurmotrs 19-ms?  H0;55\u00a7a._Q\u00a7 \nBE'I''\u20ac_VEEN: * J  % \n\nABDULLAM\ns\/o LATE MOHAMMED,\n\nAGE: 34 YEARS, -. \n\nR\/0 MORLA HOUSE,  \nNARINCuANAV*ILIAGEI_   I   \nTi-IAVDUGGLIPOSE',    _  ' \n\n(By Sd.P.\ufb01ARUl\u00a73KAR,'AD\u00a7,'} I   \n: V . . I .   .,::'_  '.  \n\nTHE UNITED INDIA INSU'RANCE__C0\"LTD\nBRANCH OFFTCE4, - V \" ; ~ _ \nCAME-\"C0 TOWERS, BUN_D:ER;_ \nMANGAL(;)RE,,  .. _\n\n,4.-3V..I{.D1sfI'IisIcfIf,\n\n I\u00a7EI=&gt;;\u00a33.Y ITS Bf  MANAGER. .. nzsromur.\n\n  :(I3yvsdv1s:'NAR\u00a7;Y.5nA MURTHY, ADV.)\n\ni__i_i_i,,i_i_\u00a7\n\n'IA'l'-HS M913 SIS FILED U\/S 173(1) OF Mv ACT AGAINST THE\n\n JLYDGMEPYR 'AND AWARD DATED 21.01.2004 PASSED IN me\n\n~ .\u00ab.1'\u00a7;\u00a2o.'962\/20o2V'_DN THE FILE OF THE I ADDITEONAL DIS'I*RI(\":'!' JUDGE\n\n_  ANDVVMEMBER, MAC\"?-II, MANGALORE, PAm*LY ALLOWING THE CLAIM\n\n,  I-?I::'I'I'2*1sC&gt;_N\"'B'OR COMPENSATION AHD SEEKING ENHANCEMENT OF\n\"  ' CGMPENSATION.\n\n  \"j  .....?i*Hzs MISCELLANEOUS F!RS'I' APPEAL comma. on FOR FINAL\n HEARING THIS DAY, nsnmx vunnu J, DELIVERED THE\n\n'D * f\" ' FQLLOWING:\n\n7,5\n\n\n\nJIIDGHEHT\n\nSnP. , learned oounsci appeared  H  \nSri.S.Narayana Mutthy, learn\" od 0011I18C3;8,.\"'pe4 \u00ab 31%!\"  2 ' j z\n\n2. With consent, arguments hcani.   '~ VV  \n\n3. Feeling aggxieved and  win;  Agca\u00a7:\u00a7:i dated\n21.01.2004 passed in   \u00a7i2.,962\/'$3002 by MAC1',\nBangalore, ciaimant is in   Sa'*s:_t}f.9'tix\u00a3.'J;1'bb__1_'7}'3(1) of the Motor\nVehicles Act,    u  and adequate\ncompensation  him in a motor mad\n\n. mt  \"\"\"   ._ _ ._ ._ 1\n\n4. An   on 21.02.2002 at about 11.30\na.m., when  on his Motor Cycle bearing\n\nl\u00a7o.KA-  10 on the left side of the mad in a slow\n\n  %  'er. At that \ufb01me a bus bearm g 1%' trat1on'\n\n  by M.Ibrah1m' and ddvc\ufb01 by its dnvm\" ,\n o&lt;\u00e9{ertooV  ?;i1;i:Aa.;V[Jxpellant&#039;s Mator Cych: and latched Re.heman1ya&#039;\n   and driver of the bus, suddenly stopped &#039;E,\n\nI\u00bb    any indimtion or signal thereof. The appellant who\n\n &#039;T   g the bus, in ahscncc of any s1gnal&#039; or guinea&#039; &#039; tion was\n\n&quot;E\n\n \n\n\n\nnot able to oontnol his Motor Cycke and dashed H39:\nportion ofthe bus. &quot; &quot;    V\n\n5. On a report being lodged, cr;m=__ m&#039; alg  \n\nagainst the driver of the bus.   \ninjuxies in the said accident.     Hospital,\nand was heated by  According to\nappellant, he 11%     medical\nIreattncnt and 013..  su\ufb01red by him,\nhis business   badly affected. It has aiso\nbeen contended  &quot;i?e.10,000\/- per month has\nbeen subste,u\ufb01e\ufb02y  therefore oonsuained to \ufb01le a\nClaim Peeuos;&#039;-claiming isis1s1&quot;&#039;smoust of Rs.10,00,000\/~ against\n\n msyqdnqggtg\u00e9f A  ,  ..... &lt;4 .\n\n   1.1_-   driver and owner had not \ufb01led any reply to I\n\n--  &quot;&#039;&quot;the   filed by appe\ufb01ant. It was only insurmwe\n\n., jv\u00bb-VS-Qmpany, &#039;wsiss had \ufb02ied its written statement It had denied the\n\n aveeipepf\u00e9&#039; made by the appcilant in Claim Petition in tote. It\n\nVt   took the plea that accklcnt had taken place on account of\n\n  and negligent riding of the Motor Cycle by appellant, who lost\n\n&quot;ES\n\n \n\n\n\ncontrol and dashed against the bus due to \n\nplea of non-joinder of proper parties, i.c.,  \n\nMotor Cycle having been not joined, t1v:e&quot;C1m&#039;;n1f&#039;.  \n\nbe dismixed. However, it has not  \n\nCompany that the o\ufb01&#039;cndzng&#039; bus; g1:t&quot;t,1_1e  \n\ninsumd with the respondent  in  accident,<\/pre>\n<p>appellant had sustained    liability to pay the<br \/>\namount of compensation is&#8217;  of the <\/p>\n<p>7&#8242;. 011 of  on record, Tribunal<br \/>\nworked out  payable to appellant at<br \/>\nRs.1,79,2-4i;2[&#8211;&#8216;&#8211;ae 1306&#8242; the impugned award, since<br \/>\nappellant   for causing the accident to the<\/p>\n<p>extent ot&#8217;_\u00a7St}&#8217;%, the been reduced by 50% and he has<\/p>\n<p>   receive in all \ufb02ora the respondent a sum of<\/p>\n<p>Rst39,5}&#8217;?,_I]With interest at the rain of 6% per annum<\/p>\n<p>T&#8217;  mmae.+&#8217;\u00a2\u00a7.\u00a2i:c petition 151: it is actually pm&#8217; .<\/p>\n<p> A   counsel for appellant has raised primarily two<br \/>\n er amok in this appeal. Firstly, Tribunal oonrnaittod a<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;f V _    in working out eonttibutoxy neglii of driving of the<br \/>\n Cycle by appcnam: to the extent orso% and secondly while<\/p>\n<p>working out Ease of teaming on account of  of<\/p>\n<p>Rs.25,000\/- has been awarded, whemas as<br \/>\nDoctor, P.W.f2 and other doctors, it  well   T. n <\/p>\n<p>pezmancnt  to the whole  the  <\/p>\n<p>9. Per contra. learned   leusuranoc<br \/>\nCompany contended     ef veont1&#8217;R)utoIy<br \/>\nnegligence of the appellant   by him not<br \/>\nonly in his     cvidmcc. Thus<br \/>\nin the light of  by &#8216;I&#8217;n&#8217;bunal cannot<br \/>\nbe fauitedg &#8220;&#8221;     that just, proper and<br \/>\nMequate  hbecn awarded, no case for<br \/>\nenhancement   <\/p>\n<p> _1&#8242;:1&#8217;:t1ia\u00bb5{e1igh:_: of the rival contentions, we have heazd mo<\/p>\n<p>   and critica\ufb01y examined the docuea<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; V &#8216;*~= &#8216; &#8216;  on;\n<\/p>\n<p>V \u00e9  &#8220;The gooosis of the Climinal Case is the FIR dated<br \/>\n  lodged by appeliant h1&#8217;xnse\u00a7&#8217;soon after the accident. In<\/p>\n<p>_ VT  and in a\ufb01 other subsequent documents eating from<br \/>\n{lie FIR, appellant has categorically mentioned and deposed befom<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8221;73<\/p>\n<p>the police that he was going on the Motor Cyck <\/p>\n<p>the road, on National Highway No.17 at a L&#8221;<br \/>\ntime, the o\ufb01ending bus came \ufb01nm     AV <\/p>\n<p>thereby appe\ufb01ant was folbwing the<br \/>\ngiving any indicatisan or signal,  $1.1&#8242;:<br \/>\n3!} of a sudden, near  Vaatn   the bus<br \/>\nstopped abruptly and the ag\u00a7j3ana\u00a71t  the said bus, he<br \/>\ndashed against the rear  bi&#8217;1*s .&#8217;  he fell<br \/>\ndown and   taken to<br \/>\nhospital.    A    e     e<\/p>\n<p>12. The   gaanchamma also indicate that<br \/>\naccident   the left side of the road near<\/p>\n<p>   had come up before the &#8216;l&#8217;n&#8217;hunal<\/p>\n<p>V. by  with the aforesaid speci\ufb01c case and had<\/p>\n<p>led  in consonance with the pleaiings. FIR was<\/p>\n<p> \u00bbfh_e   which was recorded by the polhe, soon after<\/p>\n<p>H  :'&#8221;t4he.vL.ee\u00ab:iti_ent'&#8221;a\u00a2t the instance of the appellant. Appelhnfs czmduct<\/p>\n<p> that he hw come forward night \ufb01om the very<\/p>\n<p>  withat:meandeorsectfacts,w1nch&#8217; ledtotheaocaden&#8217; t.<\/p>\n<p>Y5<\/p>\n<p>13. Owner of the bus was joined as one of the  but<\/p>\n<p>had not \ufb01led any objections to the said Claim <\/p>\n<p>were \ufb01led only by the Insmanoe~&#8221;&#8216;Compa\u00a7:;y,_:.&#8221;\u00a7\u00a7i\u00a7g;{\u00a7  of <\/p>\n<p>contributory negligence of appellant    . It<br \/>\ndisputed that am: of the busln\ufb01syha\u00e9e &#8220;the: oontiiol<br \/>\nof the owner of the bus, but he \ufb01le Court nor<br \/>\ngave evidence or   what circumstances,<br \/>\naccident had  did not take any<br \/>\nsuch plea. Tlae.  able to pmducc any<br \/>\nevidence in    tlxe appellant that accident<br \/>\nma   negligent driving ofthc bus<br \/>\nby its dz-ivvex-.,_  It  common lmowbdgc that while<br \/>\ndriving&#8217;     stop the vehicles all of a sudden<\/p>\n<p>   which indeed causes a gmat hardship<\/p>\n<p> the. &#8216;V  vl\u00e9ho an: fol1owmg_ &#8216; it. in somewhat mm&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;    bus was suddenly stopped on a highway, after<br \/>\n_. j;v&#8217;..&lt;_)!vertakin&#039;g,,t!ie appellant&#039;s vehicle. if any indication would have<\/p>\n<p>  that has is going to be stopped near Masjisd, appe\ufb01ant<\/p>\n<p>  have taken su\ufb01ciaent came and caution to saw or slow down<\/p>\n<p>   Motor Cycle. Thus, we am of the consiademd opinion that no<\/p>\n<p>&#039;E<\/p>\n<p>ncgligenm can be attributed to appciiant for <\/p>\n<p>accident. Thus this issue stands answered in <\/p>\n<p>and the \ufb01nding of the Tribunal  &quot;T. <\/p>\n<p>quashed.\n<\/p>\n<pre>14. Now coming to the next    has of\nfuture earning capacity as    We are\n<\/pre>\n<p>of the opinion that the  this head is on<br \/>\nlower side. As pcfthe  V&#8217;  his pexmamznt<br \/>\ndisability to a  of 35%, thereby for<\/p>\n<p>whoie  &#8216;eat   12%. His income has been<br \/>\nassessed a t.R:s._3,()O(}f.;&#8217;:_e:per&#8217; equivalent to Rs.36,000[- per<br \/>\nanmim.   disability for whole body at 12%,<\/p>\n<p>:_.-iose of  would be reduced to Rs.4,320\/- per<\/p>\n<p> to the age of the appellant, pmper multiplier<\/p>\n<p> V app\ufb01eble    woukd be 16, which comes to Rs.69,120\/&#8211;.<\/p>\n<p> Thus  .V 4&#8242; 18, sub-para 6, which deals with&#8217; loss ofem&#8217;n1ng&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   disability, the amount of Rs.25,000\/- as awarded is<\/p>\n<p>  to Rs.69,120\/ -. Thus tom} amount of campmsation<\/p>\n<p> VT   by respondents jointly and severally, would now come to<\/p>\n<p>R<\/p>\n<p>Rs.2,23,362\/ -. No other ground it): enhancement of pf<\/p>\n<p>compcnsauion as awarded by the Tribunal has   _  <\/p>\n<p>15. Tim aforesaid amount of Rs.2,2s,35,2.,1}  <\/p>\n<p>at the rate of 6% per annum from {he    <\/p>\n<p>actually pad&#8217; . The amount   wouiii&#8217;  atijusmd.\n<\/p>\n<p>16. In view of the abov\u00e9,&#8217;  to thc wove<\/p>\n<p>extent. impugned   <\/p>\n<p>Respond\u00e9\ufb01t$;.&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;.   of litigation thmughout.\n<\/p>\n<pre>Cot.1nse1's     .\n\n3d\/'9\nJudgg\n\nSd\/*3.\nJ'udg'\u00a7\n\n AG?\u00bb\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Abdulla M vs The United India Insurance Co Ltd on 18 November, 2008 Author: Deepak Verma K.Ramanna us 1-um man mum or mnnaruu In VA DATED mm THE 18&#8243; mm or ll0VEHBl\u00a7_Ei&#8221;%\u00a7)$\u00a7: _ ms uownm me. Jus\ufb02cm Dmraai V 11-rm Hownm am. JtIs1&#8217;I\u00a2E__ &#8216;I I umcmnurmotrs 19-ms? 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