{"id":230506,"date":"2008-03-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/north-west-karnataka-road-vs-laxmibai-on-12-march-2008"},"modified":"2016-04-11T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T11:07:17","slug":"north-west-karnataka-road-vs-laxmibai-on-12-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/north-west-karnataka-road-vs-laxmibai-on-12-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"North West Karnataka Road … vs Laxmibai on 12 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
North West Karnataka Road … vs Laxmibai on 12 March, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Chidananda Ullal Gowda<\/div>\n
T  m%  maxi  or  - %\n\n% \" % % -n.+.1'!E!_! 13.;\n\n\"n-b.m\"nT=%h-.-it Ii-\" ._  ' '\nr n-arr-1H.\" 9 \n\n Ii ' il'\ufb01Li3-iil\"i..Jii'_f'i\"\"\"_f'\u00a7i?ii1')i;ii{L3iE'\u00a7.i-  %  _\n\nmm I-!\u00a2l:l'_BL.E   \n\n \n\ngnu!\n\n% 1i!tJR'1'H--w1;S1'----K_ARr\u00a7A'mKA 1209.0 'I'RA1NSPOR'-1.' %\nCdR'POR&fF.1ON\"\"   .  ~ ' y: .  \n\n~    \n\n% % % cH1.%KK{>i.k;m_ PPS IDIVESIQNAL c:QN*rROLLER; % \" % %\n\n  av I'r&3*:;H1I_\u00a2B*TIT;;A;2a; \u00a3>E*F1c;L+:'R % L ~\n\n% %   'r;e,4ugE\u00e9;R'r CLORPN % . ~\nIN'I'.E1?NAL.liiS(}R*A\"NCE P'UN-Eh %  % %\nQQKUL ROAD,\" sauau .. j -  -T -\n--BYJTS DEF'-'1-'\u00a3':'\ufb01GE_NERAL MANAGER =\n ITS CHIEF L--.a._t.z.I QE'F!C-E-iii ~\n\n_no- .\n\nM    _-.'LAXM1'B'A'1f' .\n\n \n\n'w:o_raHAI~ii?sPFfx t\"r*_~_\"i\"-ii-, L\n\n'AGED 'ABO_1JT_'26'_YEAR'S__ %\n_ % TR~;.io%Gi\u20acYTT'UR. -FGS7'i\"HE_\"B1iL' %\n~ TALUK--.H_UKKE_RI-  ~\n\nr 2% .Kl:JMA_I2.W\\DHU$U\u00a2D1-IAN\n\n \n\n1 :'SffO' D'HAm\\_PPA' FA_'T'ii_- %\n\n\n\nhi\n\nAGED ABOUT 11 YEARS  ,V   .\nwe c-ryrrua, ms'? 1-{E2-.?\"!.'.1.Al.-.'!'.*\\..I..1..!.'*\u00a3  ~ .. % %   \nLzamuca MINOR REP THROUGH we we  \"\nPE'!'!'I'!0NE!73 NO 1 -  \n\nIDV um. DDA zmsiu vm I nrnn\n[I-In unto I Iwlltrlwll I Mun, nu Viol\n\n'FEES APPEAL is - LE  'o\"}:'if.-7'.\".i.'iGi':I_\"_3.'.?'.';'~T:,#_1i   M.-\"i'\nAGAINST' THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DA'i'ED:19.'7;04 pass:-31:: IN\nhave NG.331;\"0'.E on THE I-~:Lt~::-\"eF'THE.LAcrv1L.J'un-cm iSR.'\ufb01I~i\u00a7 A\ufb01\ufb01\nMEMBER ADDL. MAs:'._:P,~.. HUKKERi-\u00ab._V:\\WAfRDlNG COMPENSATION\nGF-RS.4,\".2o,00'0\/'- 'u'\\Fi\"i\"n\"'EIv'TEREST\ufb01:1\"\ufb01%,P.\u00a3i_. F\":'-E\ufb01itvi  \ufb01\ufb01\"i\"I': 03-'-\nPETITION TILL REALISATION.  ' *  I\n\nThis   for judgincrlt and\ncoming  :;day_\u00a7 ___fU3f pronouncement, VENUGOPALA\n\n991.995. Jij yzuzsmnz-:.,.:! alga ii.-1!-.2'.-.':.-.:g:\n\n   \n\n R;:LS}.ItVr_i1\u00a2lgV:1v:--1l.Az5*.'~._i1'v'z*.-'1\"\u00bb9V\u00a2:iI_1 had \ufb01led claim jyu\ufb01\ufb01uln unden-\n\n   166 'Molar Vehicles Act, 1988-[for slxurl. 'the\n\n'   um appellant claiming compensation on\n\nA new\n\n.r._..........J...... ., .... ..... .. .... ..\n\nI 11' \":)f [11 . \u00a2_l_a-1.1111 t ' I Ln, .\n\n vci\ufb01ci\u00e9\u00e9 accidt:n'L which took piact: on_ i5.3.'2(ii)\ufb01%i11voivi11g A\n\n v  bearing rt:gisl.I'alion No.KA-22\/F-135 [tn-:longiI1g to the\n\n appellant. The 'l'1'ibuual has alluwud U16 claim petition\n\nawarding colnpensalion of Rs.4,\u00a325,000\/-_wiLl1 i1.1w1'<:aL at\n\n\/'\n\n\/V\n\n\n\n8% per annum. Being aggrieved, \n\npreferred this appeal.\n\n Heard S1111.  Re11uka;".iea1'11eti.\u20ac3m1Iisei; ii;:'U,1e\n\nappellant. end Sri V' for the\nrespondents and  unetlltehaedl by the<\/pre>\n
 ‘V    Counsel for the
\n tire impugned judgment and
\nawartl  .  and unreasonable. She<\/p>\n
eejjteztded T1-ibunal   in hei_i_ug l_._1_t. l._l1_.<\/p>\n
‘ …’..-.:.l}.:.. .”……. ….. ……………. …l’ 1… ……..I.. ..-.-.I ..-.-.-I:…._. _-_…-_-..
\nu-\\.\u00bb1ut:-‘1’2.’wg a u u art. 1 t..uI.’:-Luau emu 1 q5,u5cui.uuv1ug<\/p>\n
T  ._  its dliver, that it has erred in not Ilulieixtg<\/p>\n
tile   L.-outributoty negligence on the part of the<\/p>\n
 ” Vdeeeveeed, that the Tribunal has erred in considering the<\/p>\n
Iii:  the  htiiars f””TliiE-hi\ufb01d in the  petition<\/p>\n
with regard to the avucation and income of the deceased.<\/p>\n
R\/\u00ab<\/p>\n
\/ ‘1<\/p>\n
J\u00bb<\/p>\n
She l’u1’l.l.ter conlxsnded that loss of <\/p>\n
by the Tribunal as well as the amount.  <\/p>\n
:_;1_,:;_n_ e 1lin1;___l l; at . jg .3; I\ufb02s\ufb01l\ufb01tj s_i_i;ti_\u00a2;i’;1′()}l1  <\/p>\n
Czounsci \u00ab.:oni.emied IE1 _i.i_1e i*ai:.~;  iiii.B1i*iifl\u00a7’  by
\nthe Tribunal at 8% per a1ni’u1j1is excessive ajigl erlmmuus.<\/p>\n
4. Pc1\u00b0c:o1lln=1,   Counsel for the<\/p>\n
deceazm Vi’–n,\u00e9$\u00a7ua4\ufb01ii8i1\u00e9giV”before the “i”ri’uu11ai and
\nthat’, on alp1l21r;~:V-.(.:i_ailjo:4.x:(1l’ vvgnatazial csvidencca, the ‘l’1\u00b0.ibunal has
\nawal-Lixad\u00e9l I113-jna’L* e:;ii1sl”1’i:atso11able compensal.io_n and no<\/p>\n
cast: is nV1ad\u00a2”OutV’calli11g ilnterfemlxcc. LBl:I1’ll6(l counsel<\/p>\n
glnaidt-:.:;a_3!;: ._:i ‘$9119. in amp}.-u:’L 1.! !…I.: .-;…..rd Immwi Mr :11 –<\/p>\n
 * =5, Considen’ng_ Lhe rival contentious and the 1’\u00a2DO1’d<\/p>\n
 lbllliliilll\ufb01illed by the ‘Tribunal, the points that arise for<\/p>\n
l. Wl1eLhe1’ the ‘I’rfmu1ai was jusli\ufb01ed in holding
\n the accident in question was on account of
\ny<\/p>\n
1\\
\n,.\n<\/p>\n
the rash and neglige:11t._d1’iving   its<\/p>\n
driver or is there any cont1’ibL1:tiz>~ry.tVVI1 ” \u00abW611\u00bb:-.e<\/p>\n
I . ‘
\nen uae part :2! the dea-.e.e.”.J?. ~ .<\/p>\n
2. Whether the    isat I<\/p>\n
excessive or? -.._exorb*it:\u00e9ntV   for<\/p>\n
-:-u u I 1.1.-uuI”n.;~t-A1,;-r nag?
\nillllil I-W-AI I11-Illa I<\/p>\n
Ramrdinn Pom: Kati; __ <\/p>\n
AC ‘I.’I’?1l’.\n<\/p>\n
. .-r 1. ………..;.1I ‘1″… …\u00ab.’\n<\/p>\n
0. Wm: 1 ‘ ‘<\/p>\n
.. .1- ‘V ‘ = ”\n<\/p>\n
L: U u  ll-:’.\u00a7\ufb01a._ n.’_\u00a7 T v<\/p>\n
1. PW   VF;’eIit:’Iiie.evide1111:, it 1 “ti be<\/p>\n
eeelt     Scene of t.he.aeciden~l.. He
\n in: which the accident has taken<\/p>\n
1:! .e,    the driver or the -bus, drove the<\/p>\n
…’l. ,……………..I 3-. i.. (I<\/p>\n
Ems in a  iiiaiiiier enu iuuu mu niuu we<\/p>\n
‘ l”i:1ui.e_I”\u00a2:”t;Ie,_,awhicl1 the deceased was riding, on account 0]’<\/p>\n
H ”  cycle and the deceased were draggetl to a<\/p>\n
little\ufb02jietxeltcne, the deceased fell down, sustained injuariee<\/p>\n
– . =<\/p>\n
L  1  Vl…t.e-.2′ sue-;-.u;tL\u00bb.ee.t  P 1 is the ma  2 is the<\/p>\n
‘ITI. . “I”! I”\n<\/p>\n
 scene of o\ufb01euee 1′ paiichaiiainsi, M. r 6 is   ef the<\/p>\n
Motor Vehicle Inspector and Ex. P 4 is’_p\u00ab.>_stmu1’te1Ine}xu’t.
\nAIS’ against. the evidence of Pwe 1 Bild ‘2, (il’iVt1I’ of “the<\/p>\n
\\n\/
\n\/\u00abI<\/p>\n
011′:-allding vehicle has deposed as RW 1.  1<\/p>\n
cun\ufb01dcm:\u00a2~:. C’onsit.ieriug the \u00e9zyidqzxim: ‘”91”:    if<\/p>\n
documentaly evidenot: i.\u00a2-:\u00bb.’,
\nof RW 1, the Tribunal has  it ‘v1-‘.zVV{1$Tt11c’c::’fg(11’ivc-:1- or the
\nbus who drove. the  a;;;VAjii;*s1L;v.L’ lmg\ufb01gmnt nnmmer,
\nha-I’ iuuxuiuu ‘ V A ‘ ‘V V
\nriding  has ixeid that meat:\n<\/p>\n
  of the deceaaed, 11101.01.\n<\/p>\n
cycli\u00a73L.–. ‘ Evita’;-.,’1~::\u00a2:1:\u00e91sidc1uum1, in our view, the<\/p>\n
‘l’1’ibu1\u00e91″al__”Ai.~V3V in holding mm the accident in<\/p>\n
* “ii aum’-emit “3” this i”um'”‘i anti<\/p>\n
iiiij\ufb01\ufb01ili\ufb01ii ham. \u00ab’u1nf”‘ij:’7ii <\/p>\n
*A  ‘I;\u00a2g!.igAi:i1!.A.VihiVh1g of the bus by its driver bclonging to the<\/p>\n
H *  men: was no <:unl:z'ibu'lory negligence by<\/p>\n
tin-_*,  who was riding the lIi0l.0l' cycle. We do not<\/p>\n
.1 1 lug H (:u1;l_J'&.i_I.'y View Illan the one<\/p>\n
against the appellams. 3\/.\n<\/p>\n
  ~  A
\n‘.7 .123 ‘.’.’:’:!.:-..-.na’. 113.3 held that LE:a*.~-43?’ “*”*%’\u00abi  <\/p>\n
watrcimxan in ‘T’uucl1sl.u11t: = ‘I<\/p>\n
to his death and was
\nl.ht_:1t:I’1’on1 and was also  an income
\nt.heru\ufb01*o1n at Rs.3;(\u00a7!fii)_\/5   ._i:n I.olaJ_ Rs.4,70(),l-<\/p>\n
C’.\n<\/p>\n
53<\/span><\/p>\n
\nE.\n<\/p>\n
In
\nE.’-\n<\/p>\n
hi
\nE
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\nP”:\n<\/p>\n
‘1
\n1<\/span>
\nhi
\n7-‘.\n<\/p>\n
E<\/p>\n
11usba11g1.a=J–a;s  month has taken the
\ni11ooV1ng_:_  VI:5{s.3,000\/~ per month i.c.
\n 5 Culzsidelilxg the age ul’ the<\/p>\n
dwea&e:l__ “EIL   lmldilgg that this un_a1iiph’._.1′<\/p>\n
-; _. l __l” 41….\n<\/p>\n
 i=s’~.\u00bb1\u00a7”‘\u00a7_,___’:.?i\u00a2::iut:i.iiig iii”: \u00ab.3 me: iixcrumc inwauias<\/p>\n
\u00bbA  ‘;\u00bb_\\g:1*emL _1VIsai\u00ab living e\ufb01pcnacts of the deceased, 2\/3″‘ has<\/p>\n
 ‘~  loss of depulxdcmcy i.e., Rs.36,000\/- x 15 =-<\/p>\n
I\u00e9\u00e9s.;’>; 4O;{“).V()0\/~. In uddiLiou to l.l1c_ ‘same it has awarded<\/p>\n
 A ‘I9?;5,:20 ODD\/– \u00ab:_t_:!;, I_I.w.!+_2:’ L11: !.,._u-1-I-1!.-:-, 11% 9!.’ cI_::.-…..=z’1iI….nrI-.,<\/p>\n
 ioss (if have and ai’:”ec:ii011 ami  in iile eaiaie. Aipu1″Li’mm<\/p>\n
‘ the same Rs.5,000\/– has been awarded under the head<\/p>\n
transportation of dead budy and I’uncral.cxpe:nses.<\/p>\n
\\\/
\n\/_…\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
3. .4   |..=.*.: *1.-:1_n.._.%,_1 has   619:<\/p>\n
.FI V
\n‘V 5 <\/p>\n
1:\n<\/p>\n
‘K!<\/p>\n
E:\n<\/p>\n
:\n<\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
income of the   R\u00a7i.3,uGuf’\u00e9.TT  ‘<\/p>\n
clailn petition med taefon; uge  f1’*j’3.bLu1:i.i;  f i;i  a__<\/p>\n
monthly income of  “d\u00a2*.\u00a7.(i,’:  shown as<\/p>\n
_Rs.1’T00_l- per 11$:-fijzu; ‘\ufb02ag au _\\V.\u00a7ralx:l11-uaxn and<\/p>\n
 – -E’Ut:i1′ iI’\u00a3_VVC4,)Ili11ii!__ 22(2) of -the claim. pelzilziun ii. -has
\nbee11″ss1au:d”m_s Iblluws:\n<\/p>\n
 ‘\ufb02’1ae dc’.:saw\\. ~.-4.9.5 1.-.._:.=.;% mzeij .!:r_.:4a._.lL!;y
\n. . ‘prior txfthe accident. He was also -an Ex.
\n =,-‘.s%e’ni_icensa11. He was doing job work as a
\nA  x’ft:2t,cj,hInan in Touchstone Granitcs Pvt. Ltd.,
\n‘ .”.”;a1i\u00a21’was gt-suing the salary u\u00a3’R_s.1700\/- pan.
\n~ _a;,.—1’d alas was dcin-1’ .=9.g-ricult-..:m 1-.rm.1i: and out
\nor it he was earning Rs. 1000\/ -‘._p.m_. and by
\nthe said ilicome; he was maintai\ufb01i\ufb02g his
\nEmn\ufb02y smoothly.” ‘ ‘<\/p>\n
“PW 1 i11heral’lid_aviL evidence has s1at_:x1~l1_1al. her husband<\/p>\n
mtg- t_l,i_,Tg walx:lm1an job in Tuucllslblne Gl\ufb01ruiws Pvt. Ltd., %<\/p>\n
and  “ei”i1g  1’?’\u20ac.}{),”~ “-1’1::::’n\u00a3.l: $14.! ..c was m-.-.’1-zi:.I.g
\n\\&
\nI -If<\/p>\n
more than 1,500_\/– per Inblxlh by doing <\/p>\n
was ma1’11u=u’ui11g 1111: family. She   [5,7-<\/p>\n
salauy ccrl.il’ical.e dated
\nManager, Tuuczlnstoma   Ihat Mr.
\n‘1.~1_l.il    was drawing
\nRs. 1760 ‘- ‘Eij(i’ii.ii’.”    U\ufb01 tie”-s:a%d<\/p>\n
 peiiiiazy _____ __e:xi;rac’Le.ci supia, C’i)i1i\u00a7iii”\ufb01ii’g’ me<\/p>\n
‘ ;Vii*:3cLn3;1,t’t:1’;t;:\u00abs””e:LL_ Ex. 5 and 6 and the ilnlclestcd lssljluolxy of<\/p>\n
”   A  ‘}Lii_-_!$ ‘.VI’V1cld that the income of the decxzascd at<\/p>\n
– yer month, in our view, the ‘l’1\u00b0ibunal has<\/p>\n
.-.1’<\/p>\n
\u00a7tie\u00a2.:case.(i at RS.3,u0()i-  Jnoiiih, in  “f the <\/p>\n
admission of the claiuzams\/pclilio11c1’s in the claim<\/p>\n
petition. ‘I’l1t: incumc of the deceased 11:15 (0 be taken at<\/p>\n
\\A\/%<\/p>\n
\/\/o<\/p>\n
Rs.2,7’00\/– pcr1nonI.l1i.e. Ra.32,-400;- <\/p>\n
iiving cxpelmes of me dtzceaismi  :1 4]<\/p>\n
could be taken towards losapf
\nbeing 38 yuan; at the ‘V Ilse nnullipliel’<\/p>\n
applicable is 15 asvpe\u00e9i’ I,11\u00e9:d\u00a7a;i:\u00a7i2):a’A.(}f__U1is (;’.uurl. in Gulam<\/p>\n
‘I<\/p>\n
‘ ‘l|l.|tILrIIu :no1u.uV insavuu-rIi..:..~.I] “iv-ix\n<\/p>\n
-I LII!-Ila! B I..I\u00a21\u20ac!|..a.I.\\.p l.’\u00a2L\u00bb$.|.\u00bb.<\/p>\n
or dep\u00a2:I{tl\u00a2:\u00a7i.1g;:3A-:*::_3,Q4,0(f;)j M. x<\/p>\n
9. :’:._The .. our View has awarded tzxcetss
\na_11_;oI__1._1_1ft ”  Heads. Comside1’i1_1g, the<\/p>\n
.._I’;-d’v…nA, ..l’ .|lV ..-  .VI ………. ..:| ..-..l ‘l-:.- .’ ……… .. II… ……….._..I 11–.:
\nam’: tub u l..l1l.”3’~uvl,’ol.\u00bb’!’.\u00bb’-‘r’:.\ufb02JLl uuu um unuusuc, um u.LuIuu.uI. uiul.<\/p>\n
‘A  under {lie lnead\u00e9, loss (30I1S0!’lilllll, loss of<\/p>\n
H ”  ‘1uveV”  VA'[:=.1\u00a7.\ufb01’IE:(:l:io11 and loss to the estate shall at<\/p>\n
-, Rs. 10,000] – and Rs.5,000\/– mspec\ufb01vely. In<\/p>\n
 lliliiei’ the head i.i*ai1spui*i1aiit:i1 01″ dead ‘txx1″‘y and i’iijiai*ai<\/p>\n
expenses. Since the Tribunal has awarded excess<\/p>\n
‘\/.\n<\/p>\n
I’<\/p>\n
ll<\/p>\n
euuount, the same cannot. be sustained _.gi13z!.A’ _._tiwmd<\/p>\n
Iwnnniluul In has -Irnu\ufb02\ufb01ucl
\nnusluuuu -uu uu -I-Ill-l\\–Il-IIIJI-A1<\/p>\n
10. ‘Consideri.ug the factes .3116 Vcit\ufb01uutstaiap\ufb01g, nj) <\/p>\n
made out, to reduce the     <\/p>\n
I’! E
\nLu u<\/p>\n
judglueul…   It is held that the<\/p>\n
  2 herein, cm: e::ut.itled to<\/p>\n
cuuiyt:1–asatid:a’:a\u00a7i’fgliaatvvs: ‘ 7
\n .91’  Rs. 3,244,000,!-\n<\/p>\n
   }.t’},”‘-:”t’ ‘-\n<\/p>\n
 Lo’a$”ul_’ love and a[I’et:titm 10,000\/–<\/p>\n
  Lhe estate _ _ 5,000\/-\n<\/p>\n
.. *I’1hit1spo1’l.at:it:11 of dead budy _ _ ,
\n funeral cxpcnses 5,000] –\n<\/p>\n
   In substitutjult at’ the award made by the Tribunal, it is<\/p>\n
with i11ls:rcsL at 8% from the date of pelil:it)1;*i;i1l..’ ul’<\/p>\n
Appellants are dil\ufb02ill\ufb02d zle1x;;sit_:  aihu\ufb01int
\nawarded herein in the   of three
\nmonths from in day4.7E’l_;e”.V_a1ija\u00a7’iiI2_tvv\ufb01epuailtad in lhia Court<\/p>\n
I n 1′  4
\nat u’6 {$1316 in 1.I.I.u:s25′:. <\/p>\n
‘I’1’ibunaJ     :’1’~jit: Tribunal, uftsgl. the
\nanlomgj, is;  the saint: in haunts -211’<\/p>\n
its &ippL\u00a53’1301i\u00a7\u00a7i\u00a7:j:ii  ‘<\/p>\n
‘ ; ‘i:;VLt:1_11:s\u00ab.l_1\u00e91~\u00a2:ol2 . .- .<\/p>\n
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