{"id":236132,"date":"2008-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/arun-karoth-vs-the-united-insurance-co-ltd-on-25-august-2008"},"modified":"2015-01-26T18:43:06","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T13:13:06","slug":"arun-karoth-vs-the-united-insurance-co-ltd-on-25-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/arun-karoth-vs-the-united-insurance-co-ltd-on-25-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"Arun Karoth vs The United Insurance Co. Ltd on 25 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Arun Karoth vs The United Insurance Co. Ltd on 25 August, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nMACA.No. 1924 of 2007()\n\n\n1. ARUN KAROTH, S\/O. GOPI,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE UNITED INSURANCE CO. LTD.,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.SAMSUDIN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.T.J.LAKSHMANAN IYER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.N.KRISHNAN\n\n Dated :25\/08\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                          M.N.KRISHNAN, J.\n                          --------------------------\n                     M.A.C.A. No. 1924 OF 2007\n                            ---------------------\n               Dated this the 25thday of August, 2008\n\n                              JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>             This appeal is preferred against the award passed by the<\/p>\n<p>Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Manjeri, in OP(MV) 1123\/01. The<\/p>\n<p>claimant, claiming to be a carpenter by profession, sustained injuries<\/p>\n<p>in a road accident. The Tribunal awarded him a compensation of<\/p>\n<p>Rs.30,920\/- and directed the 3rd respondent Insurance Company to<\/p>\n<p>pay the amount. It is against that decision, the present appeal is<\/p>\n<p>preferred.\n<\/p>\n<p>            2. Heard the counsel for both sides. A perusal of the<\/p>\n<p>award would reveal that the claimant had sustained fracture of the<\/p>\n<p>right clavicle and was treated as inpatient for two days. The Tribunal<\/p>\n<p>has accepted the disability at 4% on the basis of the disability<\/p>\n<p>certificate issued by the Medical Board. Considering the factum that<\/p>\n<p>he is a carpenter by profession, I feel that a minimum amount of<\/p>\n<p>Rs.2,000\/- has to be taken as his income. When it is so, towards<\/p>\n<p>permanent disability compensation, the claimant will be entitled to<\/p>\n<p>Rs.960\/- as loss of earning per annum which when multiplied by 17<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">MACA No. 1924\/07                    2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>would come to Rs.16,320\/-. On deducting Rs.10,880\/- he will be<\/p>\n<p>entitled to an additional compensation of Rs.5,440\/-. Nothing is seen<\/p>\n<p>given for actual loss of earning. He would have been prevented from<\/p>\n<p>doing any work atleast for a period of six weeks. Therefore, I award<\/p>\n<p>a sum of Rs.3,000\/- under that head. Similarly for a young man who<\/p>\n<p>had sustained fracture of clavicle would have caused him loss of<\/p>\n<p>amenities and enjoyment in life for sometime. I award a sum of<\/p>\n<p>Rs.2,000\/- under that head. Therefore, the claimant will be entitled to<\/p>\n<p>an additional compensation of Rs.10,440\/-.\n<\/p>\n<p>            In the result, the MACA is partly allowed and the claimant<\/p>\n<p>is awarded an additional compensation of Rs.10,440\/- with 6%<\/p>\n<p>interest on the said sum from the date of petition till 13.12.05 and at<\/p>\n<p>the same rate from 16.10.07 till realisation. The Insurance company<\/p>\n<p>is directed to deposit the amount within a period of 60 days from the<\/p>\n<p>date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                             M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE<br \/>\nvps<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">MACA No. 1924\/07    3<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Arun Karoth vs The United Insurance Co. Ltd on 25 August, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM MACA.No. 1924 of 2007() 1. ARUN KAROTH, S\/O. GOPI, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE UNITED INSURANCE CO. LTD., &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.P.SAMSUDIN For Respondent :SRI.T.J.LAKSHMANAN IYER The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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