{"id":228876,"date":"2010-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-sri-m-e-swamy-on-29-january-2010"},"modified":"2017-09-30T16:03:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T10:33:07","slug":"the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-sri-m-e-swamy-on-29-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-sri-m-e-swamy-on-29-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Sri M E Swamy on 29 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Sri M E Swamy on 29 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: A.N.Venugopala Gowda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT \n\nDATED THIS THE 29\"' DAY or: JANUAR\\_';;\"2\u00a31';\u00a7,'~;C5_.:   _\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.ril;.VEi:i$iUG'OPi\u00a5,lgA..:GQWEAEL'\n\nMISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL\"i\\ioo.654'?g2'o\"o8'_] \n\n    \nMISCELLANEOUS FIRST AP\"iT..Ei_',\u00e9._LNo.65\"<e,\nMission Roadi, _Ba'n_ga!Oi"e}'~ 27.\n\n:APPELLANT\n(Common in Both)\n\n iV;.--.!$:i'arayanappa, Adv.)\n\nV V . 1. ES'ri."--!\\:4..E.'\u00a7wamy, S\/o. Eregowda,\n\nAg"ed_ 'about 47 years,\n\n " riYiata'sagara Viiiage,\n-- _ x __S"akieshpur Taiuk,\n Hassan District.\n\n\n\nto\n\n2. Srl. E.N. Shlvanna,\nS\/0. Nirvane Gowda,\nMajor, Eshwarahally,\nSakieshpur Taluk.  .. _._ \n\n:RESPONDEN*T'S  \n\nMFA NO.6vS{i7_\/2'OA_084_ 0 0\n\n'(By Sri. A. Hanumanthappa, Adv:i'Jtdr"R'1._;   '\n\nR2 -- served)\n\nAND'\n\nI\n..__........._..\n\n1. Sri. M.B. Harish, Sit). Basappag \nAged about 42 yea'~rs;; _   w  = \nBage Village, Sakleshpur ":"--aiLs'k,  \nHassan DISti'J_Ct.    '  \n\n2. Srl.     " \nS\/0.     \nMajor, j:'Eshii\/v'.:\u00ab;1rahaliy,"5f ..  \nSa_k--!eshp"u,r T\u00e9ittk.    \n\n:RESPONDENTS IN<\/pre>\n
MFA NO.6549\/2008<\/p>\n
  (Bv;?.j’a:”sri:\u00bb,~-Liar.~Hanurnan’thappa, Adv. for R1;
\n0 ‘P_2 ~ sveryed)’~..V _<\/p>\n
  MEA”i\u20ac\u00a7.V3\u00a317\/2008 is filed under Section 173(1) of MV
\nAct”against” the Judgment and Award dated 25.01.2008<\/p>\n
 passediri; MVC No.193\/2007 on the file of Civil ludge (Sr.
\nv  \ufb01n.) &” MACT, Sakleshpur, awarding compensation of
\n “C’RS_.3”,’_1.7,100\/– with interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of
\n0  “petition till realisation.\n<\/p>\n
MFA 6549\/2008 is filed under Section 173(1) of MV
\nAct against the Judgment and Award dated 25.012008
\npassed in MVC No.192\/2007 on the file of Civil 3′:;d_’g.e”‘{,Sr.
\nDn.) & MACT, Sakleshpur, awarding comp.e_n’satiojn “of<\/p>\n
Rs.3,08,000\/– with interest @ 6% p.a. from:the”-\u00e9ij’a-telofg<\/p>\n
petition till realisation.\n<\/p>\n
These appeals coming on forAbVad’m.is7s_io-n
\nCourt delivered the f0H0wlng:~ ‘    ‘  <\/p>\n
Juocil’ ‘-“.NT <\/p>\n
r”‘l<\/p>\n
15’ respondentjiii ‘  had “filed MVC
\nNo.193\/2007 under S, of Act, 1988,
\nagainst theth4eP\ufb01l”””respondent, claiming
\nsustained in a road traffic
\naccide,nt.__v  was contested by the appellant.
\nAfter trial, by’  the evidence on record, the<\/p>\n
 has lava-arded compensation of Rs.3,17,100\/~ with<\/p>\n
*1-iffe\u00e9pondent in MFA 6549\/O8 had filed Mvc<\/p>\n
 No.’192VTi’\/’2,0VO7 under S.166 of the Motor Vehicles Act<\/p>\n
A  against the appellant and the 2″” respondent, claiming<\/p>\n
‘  compensation for the injuries sustained in a road traffic<\/p>\n
2:\n<\/p>\n
accident. The said petition was contested by the appellant.<\/p>\n
After trial, by appreciating the evidence on record,”‘-,the<\/p>\n
MACT has awarded compensation of <\/p>\n
interest. Contending that, theamount”‘:\u00e91lva’rd’ed <\/p>\n
excessive, both the appeals h..ave_’irt5een_ii\ufb01yjiitihe<\/p>\n
Insurance Company.\n<\/p>\n
2. Sri  advocate
\nappearing for the   that, there is
\nmisreading ,~o’fH\u00ab_t,.i’-re  doctor who was
\nexamined”  sustained, treatment
\nadmin’i’stVeredV5.V_v  resulitalit effect. He further
\nconten’de’d\u00ab’.  awarded under the head pain<\/p>\n
andV_suffeir’ihg’s is; excessive and at any event, the total<\/p>\n
 amount auvardedV””i’s”Vfar in excess of just compensation<\/p>\n
  “l3:aT_ya.l3:l:e._;to”th.e”_;3′ respondent in each of these appeals.<\/p>\n
  “On the other hand, Sri A. Hanumanthappa,<\/p>\n
‘.lear_necl counsel appearing for the 15’ respondent –\u00bb~<\/p>\n
Vclaimants, by taking me through the evidence placed on<\/p>\n
if ” “record of the MACT, submitted that the income of the<\/p>\n
la.\n<\/p>\n
2%<\/p>\n
\/s<\/p>\n
documentary evidence on record. Doctor who treated the<\/p>\n
claimants has deposed. The appreciation of evitie_nc:e’.._by<\/p>\n
the Tribunal with regard to the injuries isgiin <\/p>\n
with record. Considering the naturreyof .i’nju”n”es’4sustained ‘<\/p>\n
by the claimants, the impugned awa”r*d  <\/p>\n
‘pain and sufferings’ though.i_s”‘margAi’nally on-,a side,’ ‘<\/p>\n
considering the fact that, thVAe…irn,pu’g-~n’ed .awavrds.’}under the
\nincidental expenses  conveyance
\nand attendantif-c’harge’s,”‘beiVng..V:’\\r..Q’n..V’- lower side, no
\ninterference\u00bb   v.iith’e to the amount<\/p>\n
awa rde__d__,u n’d.e”r’ ti.:e Vyhead  n– a grid} sufferings’.<\/p>\n
 l-Theywgfarnou-n,t”‘r\u00ab.spent towards obtaining of<\/p>\n
treatrnentis _bor.ne  the documentary evidence on<\/p>\n
 The Triibunal has awarded the actual medical<\/p>\n
  e’xpense..s:asi’evidenced from the documents and hence, the<\/p>\n
a’rn_ountV.awa,ided under the head ‘medical expenses’ does<\/p>\n
‘<._not ca:i___for any interference. Considering the evidence on<\/p>\n
'r'_r'eco'rd, the amount awarded under the head 'future<\/p>\n
 medical expenses' is also justified. So also the amount<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
\/,<\/p>\n
awarded under the head 'future unhappiness' and_.~'.l_oss of<\/p>\n
amenities', does not call for any interference.  <\/p>\n
7. The Tribunal by misreading th_e..e_y’ivdVen.ce4.ofthey <\/p>\n
doctor, has taken the disability at 3(1):?\/oj–.a”s>aga’inst.’1Qb\/eiyto<\/p>\n
the whole body. In that_vievii”;_o’f= thetyfnatter,<\/p>\n
assessing the loss of future  the Tribunal
\nhas made wrong calcvu:l”at_ionfanfd: a  amount.
\nConsidering the  to the
\nwhole body   earning capacity
\nworks outito   per annum.\n<\/p>\n
In tervm\ufb02sufofii  ‘_”_3’3.,;”IV!\\VlilcA VERMA & OTHERS Vs.
\nDELHI:V”‘Ti?#ANVSPf\ufb01VV’ltfjV’C’O*i\u00a7l3C3RATION & ANOTHER” reported<\/p>\n
in 2009 1_?;9i8.,.V’*thAe- rriultiplier applicable is 14. When so<\/p>\n
-‘W,._apip.l’i’eci,.A-anizl_assess\u00e9’d,V the loss of future earning capacity<\/p>\n
::o.i:,it..4″to:V”_{2s.75,600\/~ which the claimant in MVC<\/p>\n
!\\lot__i%93\/v{J.7_:i’i\u00a7gs’entitled to. Thus, there is an excess award<\/p>\n
‘*.,to the extent of Rs.29,700\/– in MVC Nol193\/07 which is<\/p>\n
..,lf”tl*1e_’..\u00a7A’L:bject matter for consideration in MFA 6547\/O8.<\/p>\n
K\/<\/p>\n
1<\/span><\/p>\n
8. Even in the case of the claimant in MVC<\/p>\n
No.192\/O7, except the amount awarded under’jth:eL:’–_head<\/p>\n
‘loss of future earning capacity’, the amounts.,award_ed\u00b0\u00bb<\/p>\n
under all other heads are justified.~~~O_nly to thew’<\/p>\n
loss of future earning capacity ‘is c:o_An’c*ern’er_lV ,’ –t,here.:”i’s.v”a’n<\/p>\n
excess award to the extento:f”~Rs.37;8QU,\/.5Vi’;.e,”;..;Va’s’adainst’<\/p>\n
the entitlement of Rs.75,600\/ef-_R31,13}4’O0\/Chas been<\/p>\n
awarded and to that  merit.\n<\/p>\n
In the re’s’z”;.jlt{,’ I passthie iol:lowi’ng~::<\/p>\n
 foRo.r\u00a7R
\n 6S47[V2t):O\u00a3i’is…a’l’l’o’wed in part.<\/p>\n
__In rno”dificat.i’on”-of’Tthe judgment and award passed<\/p>\n
:,.T.riUunal,Hit”i’s”held that, the claimant is entitled to<\/p>\n
 Rs.2,87,384\/– “as against Rs.3,17,100\/-<\/p>\n
awairded.tlhe Tribunal.” The award of Rs.2,87,384\/~<\/p>\n
‘gshall carry Interest at 6% p.a. from the date of claim<\/p>\n
   till the date of deposit. K<\/p>\n
A ,\/<\/p>\n
,-s<\/p>\n
MFA 6549\/2008 is afiowed in part.\n<\/p>\n
In modification of the judgment and awas\u20acd’–s’;’j”assved<\/p>\n
by the Tribunal, it is held that, the ciaimant_.’-is  <\/p>\n
compensation of Rs.2,7O,183\/3} (ro_a’n’d”eti’_’:.’V”offK. to”<\/p>\n
Rs.2,70,200\/–) “as against Rs.3,Q:8,ODO\/I\u00bbuAay\\ia.tded”bt3{&tiue<\/p>\n
Tribunai.” The award of Rs,2,.7_.0,2O’O,\/_\u00a5”shaiiz@fa’.ri~y,_Vjnt.erestdo”<\/p>\n
at 6% p.a. from the date of petition:ti’ii:  date of
\ndeposit. V. Q i V
\nThe amount in vA.de,oo’sit’-:’ivthe appeals, is<\/p>\n
ordered to be 1f::f)u;l–l’l’.fZ4)4v’.i:i71\u00e9’i’ftj’i’HtIHSbUfS\u20acFT}\u20acnt.<\/p>\n
sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
JUDGE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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