{"id":232961,"date":"2008-08-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/pushpa-vs-k-a-prakash-on-6-august-2008"},"modified":"2017-08-08T19:07:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T13:37:28","slug":"pushpa-vs-k-a-prakash-on-6-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/pushpa-vs-k-a-prakash-on-6-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"Pushpa vs K A Prakash on 6 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Pushpa vs K A Prakash on 6 August, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Manjula Chellur K.N.Keshavanarayana<\/div>\n
BETWEEN:\n\n1.\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD\n\nDATED THIS THE 6TH DAY \u20ac)F_AU{}US'}_'.\" ;2've\u00e9'_~ ,  '\n\nPRESENT:\n\nHOWBLE MRS.Jusrzcta\u00bbTt\u00bb\u00abLzmJU'LA'i:!\u00a7EL:\u00a7i:'\u00a7\u00a7v ._  .\n\nAN13'\u00bb.._    \nH\u20acJN'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.N.KES1~iAVANARAYAN\u00a3\\\n\nM.F.A.Nc}.\u00a7f3g4--'{ 2903  _\n\nSMT.PUSBPAfV\u20acf;1;O;  L.Af1\"*--g \u00a7<Ri'sHm\u00a7}\u00a7'\u00a7iA1J .LA\ufb01'E'1{R'i\u00a7\u00a7_ie>1NA NAIR\nAGED. A3063 18~YEAi~2S\n\n. Pr\u00e9A9rH.iL:<A'%--s\/0  'KRISHNA NAIK,\nA \u00a7X*GED..ABQ{}'\u00a3'. 15 YEARS\n\n.' ~s\u00a7;;%r\u00ab.<\u00a77'0S,iv;3L:';;'B"};I,\n\n'W'; O LATE%'TE-\u00a7AVARYA NAIK,\n\nAGED ABGUT "23 YEARS. ...APPELLAN'I'S\n\nR  '\u20ac 3Y .-..SR:;Y".LAKs\u00a7-iM1KANT REDDY 35 SNfZ'.Y.MA\u00a7.ATHI\n\n  'm:a_9Y, ADVS.)\n\n'T  "AI'e'*15:\n\n"  " V1. I{.A.PRAI{ASHJ S\/O \u00a7{.A.BALAPPA\n\n}\n\nMAJOR, {)RIVER OF' METADOR,\nBEARING REG.NO.KA--35\/1946,\n\n\n\nR] 0 UTTANGI VILLAGE\nHADAGAEJ TALUK,\nBELLARY.\n\n2. KMALLAPPA W\/O KARI GIRIAPPA\nMAJOR, OWNER OF METADOR,\nBEARING REG. NCLKA-35\/1946,\nR\/O UTTANGI VILLAGE,\nHADAGALI TALL} K,\n\nBELLARY.\n\n3. M] 8. NEW INDIA AssIII1*AI\\IcE-tj(:.,LTI)'\u00a7,. ' --\nBY ITS DIVISIONAL MANAGER,  I ---  ;\nBEL.LARY-----583 101.   -.A.,_:I?E'tZ':.PC}NDEiNTS\n\n(BY SRI.V.R.DA'I'AR, ADV. 15034:; R\u00a7':':Ij& --\u00a7:E:RvEI3)\n\nTI~I;:s M;F.::I., IS 933233 {:13 173(1) op M.V. ACT\nAGA:Ns'r1.frI~I--I:;' IEUDCE-ME-N'1"a_A'ND -AWARD DATED 4.9.2003\nPASSEE} Ii'; Ivivc: ,I~I'QI'.~4'69.;29I;--0 ON THE? FILE OF THE\nMEMBER,  I; 3I3L;--..Ai:\u00e9Y, PARTLY ALLOWING THE\nCLAIM .PE.'r1':'I0N' v\u00a7f<\u00a7R"v_c;ttiMPENsATIoN AND SEEKING\n\n V ENHAMCEMENT G~E'_\u00a3OMPENSATION.\n\n  '?I"*:4\u00a7I';<a:I:1EI\u00a7'F..;\u00a7.'---coM;NG ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY,\nMr;I_m;I,A'vC'II,,_ELILjU'R, ..1., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
   ‘I!-f\u00e9ard the learned counsei for the appellant and 39<\/p>\n
  Sri. V.R.I)ata.r, learned cotmsei for resgondent No.3.<\/p>\n
2\/<\/p>\n
2. The appeal is \ufb01led seeking   <\/p>\n
comgaensatien awarded by the ‘I’r’2_\u00a5m11a1 ii: i~e’s\u00a7e;::%’:;r  e;iea1:h” ” . <\/p>\n
of one Krishna Naik Whe died 31:1 ;’z:4\u00a3ar;eemr’~aeci\u00e9ie1<1i:"*\u00e9.s;1<\/p>\n
29.4.2000 at about 1.45   —a  !'\u00a7'.o\u00e9i<:i.–, '<\/p>\n
The undisputed facteemre  children
\nand mother of the  As on the date
\nof the aecide:;t,v__ saifi"  working as a
\nSelection 1..     ' 'Eeonemies at GVVP
\nGovem.me'\ufb01t:iFii;e;1\u00a7_  Hagari Bemmanahalli.
\nOn titze 'aeeiaent; he was proceeding on his two
\nE-8414 when a metader van<\/p>\n
bee\ufb01ng No.RA:V3V5–1\u00a7.!%6 driven in a rash and negligent<\/p>\n
\u00bb  to have dashe\u00e9 against the meter cycle. Se<\/p>\n
 2 :\ufb01'ere'a"S'  'eje\ufb01onable negligence of the driver of matador<\/p>\n
vex},  '\ufb01ibunai has censidered issue No.2 at length, and<\/p>\n
" has errived at the conclusion that the driver of the<\/p>\n
A7-V\u00e9n\u00e9\u00e9itador van alone was i'E\u00a7Sp0I1Sib1\u20ac for the accident.<\/p>\n
 Apparently, 3:10 appeal is \ufb01led eha\ufb02engixzg this; \ufb01nding of<\/p>\n
the Tribunal.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
3. Regarding actionabie negligence of the driver, we<\/p>\n
held that there is no necessity to pmcee\ufb01 fur\ufb021er..jj:1t,e~.the<\/p>\n
said aspect of the matter, as the \ufb01ngiing of  <\/p>\n
that e\ufb01ect has 110%: been cha\ufb02engegipy   .4  <\/p>\n
4. Sril\ufb01atar, learned, eoun\u00e9se-.Ai for f\u20ac$\u00a7i0f1denf’=–\u00a2<\/p>\n
sought $.13 justify the  of end as <\/p>\n
such, yrays for dismiesa_1 of<\/p>\n
  \u20ache”vvq-uiantum of compensation,
\nappafen\ufb01ljg, ‘ ” \ufb02ied fer enhancement of
\ncempeneatien. {X3 16 — salary certi\ufb01cate, which<\/p>\n
 se.\u00bb1′.\u00e9i1e3.r…c).f.’i:he deceased was Rs.16,92G\/- which<\/p>\n
~ j,i\u00a7m:1;;d.,\u00a25se i_:1*1e””I)A 21′: 38% on Rs.1:2,{}0O\/~. Though, we do<\/p>\n
“:1.y t1.ie’1e\u00e91::\u00a7e\u00a71VV’eei111s\u00a7e1 for” V<\/p>\n
the appellant. Relevany pares’  i’26’.and”i2.?\u00bb.’eve\u00a71ve with a
\nnew methodeiog of ttaie\u00e9  eeh;i1e.assessin,g 10235 of<\/p>\n
d.epe:1denc\u00a7;’__ce_se ief s’a1a1’ieci.fp_e1’eo;n..:\u00a7 where there was<\/p>\n
de\ufb01nite c;?e”e.\ufb01eee~. promotions and posts he<\/p>\n
wouie.  eeezythjxxg was uneventfui.\n<\/p>\n
Apparentig ‘exeeijt  “ea1ar},-* Certificate Ex.P.16, no<\/p>\n
ey\ufb01deiuce ei’-\u00bb:n_i\u00a7*”‘ot\u00a7ier..’ sort is preduced before us to the<\/p>\n
‘V ‘A  deeeeeseci would have become Vice Prineipai<\/p>\n
 ._  the Ceilege at the time of his retirement and<\/p>\n
iirhat.__’\u00a7ve\u20ac.$ie1 have been his salary at the time of retirement.<\/p>\n
 .. Veifherefere, we are not foliewing the methodologr<\/p>\n
V ‘;}e{shuben’s case.\n<\/p>\n
6. We alee cannot ioee sight of the fact that his<\/p>\n
saiary Woulgi me’: have been Rs.16,92(}\/~ for the next 1′?<\/p>\n
years of service. With the minimum  .\n<\/p>\n
and other bene\ufb01ts avaiiabie to _\ufb021e,__:ieceeee(‘1: ‘_e\\}Ven ‘af’i,ef ” ”<\/p>\n
dedueiing 20\u00b0z’o towards incoxne  v\u00e9fe ~eaIi*.safe1y <\/p>\n
iuceme as Rs.’2(),000\/~. Thei=:.=,.fore,A’vae ::I?1’*:eArA1sA;ie.’..}.Vh33z <\/p>\n
iearned counsel for the  wyo \\ea’sT.fejrVAVeneugh to
\nsay that his saiary  20,009] ~ atleast,
\nwe accept the?-_:Vsaid  account that
\nwith 3.11    bene\ufb01ts, he would
\nhave   saiary. Further, While
\n  ‘tincertainities of life and 21150
\nthe job’ i’:~:._’_4’\u00a7al:eV1;i  “ee’eeieera\ufb01on and therefore, there is<\/p>\n
igeijieed ton’  further amount from Rs.’20,()0O\/–<\/p>\n
‘ _e:i(:ept’pereenai expenses; of the deeease\u00e9.<\/p>\n
ff;  learned. eounsei for the appellant submits<\/p>\n
 AA  ‘flee method of deduction of units towards personal<\/p>\n
 V-,,V”eXf\u00a7e:1ses ought to be applied in this case as they are Wife,<\/p>\n
 three children and mother as the dependents. Since the<\/p>\n
appeiiants were not in large number as found by the<\/p>\n
Supreme Court in the case of U.P.Tr\u00a2mspart Corporation<\/p>\n
 ‘E5 ,~. fg\ufb01efai\ufb01r. ing:idenf\u00e91’C’harges<\/p>\n
xx” ;,  AA  1;:\n<\/p>\n
Vs. Trllak Chandra reported in ILR 1995 KAR _.2:-32′?’f,” .\u00e95\u00a7%eT  A.
\nare of the opinion that dedzzc\ufb01on of .:\u00bb,lv3?’?   <\/p>\n
courts would be just reas0nabie. ‘g fair. 4as. ‘ <\/p>\n
conventional heads are cozzcern\u00e9c\ufb01-the fdHow’\u00a7ng1\u00bbva\ufb01’;\u00a7\u00a7)’u:1t
\ncomputed as compensation pgagr\u00e9ibig to 1:216 –a_;3p\u00e911a:ats<\/p>\n
irxciuding the amount awaid\ufb01ed   <\/p>\n
1. loss of depeI1\u00e9eii{;}\u00a7”    u ..R\u00a7\u00a7.20,80,000–O0
\n(1,60,{)0O ;;~1:\u00ab;}__ ,.  ‘ 4- Jr .\n<\/p>\n
2. loss ofVVr:<,\\;\u00bb:;..s_'_ Liz}:  Rs. i0,000\u00ab0O\n<\/p>\n
3. loss ofiviove   .0 il\ufb01dren.\n<\/p>\n
and moihei’ % Rs. 1{),0O0~()0<\/p>\n
4. iossef estatie ggf me; deceased Rs. 10900-00<\/p>\n
Rs. 10,00G~0O<\/p>\n
Totai R532 1 , 20,000~()0<\/p>\n
     one Iakhs and twenty theusand only]<\/p>\n
 V}\u00a7<:<.:V<$rdix1g}y, the appeal is alioweci in part<\/p>\n
 the compensating to Rs.21,2\u20ac),00{)–O0 (Rupees
\n one lakhs and twenty thousand cmly) as against<\/p>\n
 awarci of Rs.11,99,4GO\/\u00ab [Rupees eleven lakhs<\/p>\n
njntynizze theusand and {cur hundred only} awarded by<\/p>\n
the Tribunal The enhanced compensatian
\ninterest at the rate of 6% per annum from  _
\npetition til} the date of deposit. V}a\u00a7\u00a2s13ondc;1A% :'fN\u00a7"A;~E3 is  '
\ndirected to d\u00e9posit the said'
\nwith intaerest and costs within:\n<\/p>\n
receipt sf copy of the order.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
 >     Iudgg\n\n$51\/5\nIadgj-3'\n\nRs}? \n\n \n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Pushpa vs K A Prakash on 6 August, 2008 Author: Manjula Chellur K.N.Keshavanarayana BETWEEN: 1. IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY \u20ac)F_AU{}US’}_’.” ;2’ve\u00e9’_~ , ‘ PRESENT: HOWBLE MRS.Jusrzcta\u00bbTt\u00bb\u00abLzmJU’LA’i:!\u00a7EL:\u00a7i:’\u00a7\u00a7v ._ . AN13’\u00bb.._ H\u20acJN’BLE MR. 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