{"id":249,"date":"2009-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kiran-kumar-kodi-vs-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-26-february-2009-2"},"modified":"2015-08-10T22:09:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T16:39:44","slug":"kiran-kumar-kodi-vs-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-26-february-2009-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kiran-kumar-kodi-vs-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-26-february-2009-2","title":{"rendered":"Kiran Kumar Kodi vs New India Assurance Co Ltd on 26 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Kiran Kumar Kodi vs New India Assurance Co Ltd on 26 February, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: B.V.Nagarathna<\/div>\n
\"'-\"If ,.'.-\"V_~A'V'\\' VI nnnli\ufb02lnnn rilurl Luulu Ur l\\AKnlAEA1U-I HIGH GUURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH'\n\n..1..\n\nIN THE HIGH cmm GP' KARHATAILA M' BAHas..:\u00a7c::22E  \n\nDATED THIS THE '26*** BAY cm FEBRUA\u00a7\u00a7;Y'{2;C\u00a7'{\u00a7I9'V4  \n\n \n\nBETWEEN':-\n\nKIRANKUMARKODI\n\n510 K.8.NAVA.DA    \nAGED ABOUT 28 _-- \nR;A*rm.1444, 13?, \nmaapmamcx % _  A \n   '\nsnmauzptxnw T' - ,1;  \nBAHc.a.LmE.:;:1. ._ %\n\n-- I ...APPELum'r\n\n(BY;   $121  v:._SI~:AsTR1, wv.,)\n\n1.<\/pre>\n
  1’3′-mm’  co. LTD.\n<\/p>\n
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\n. Anxmc\ufb02. MI$3=_l’i3N mm<\/p>\n
  ‘-.m::. ms mmvmammm mm L”I’IJ.,<\/p>\n
_ ‘JFFICE, vim! KAR.NHi’AKA<\/p>\n
  CIRCUIT HOUSE RGAI}
\n  DISTRICT –\n<\/p>\n
‘V V     …RE3PC3NI}ENT8<\/p>\n
–run ‘urban: 7\u00bb air’:-n-r-I-a-I-nu:-3 1<\/p>\n
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THIS MFA FILED ms 1273(1) OF 1\u00bbs\\,*llllac:r
\ngamer TI-E JUIDGMENT ANIJ A’WARD..~\u00ab~~.I3g%”IE\u00a5D_”
\n3.5.5200? PASSED at MVC No.3394;20m ,
\nOF Tim ADDL. JUDGE, CGIJRT OF sMAI\u00e9L’.”gA1JV$Es,”‘ _
\nMEMBER, MACT-V, I~mI’R<}PQLrrAH \u00a2      L
\nBANGALORE, (scar-:.r:o.53 PAR?I'LY.,, Alznawmell  5
\ncum PE'I'ITIDH ma C(3IaIPENE':..I%.'I'If\u00a3)\u00a5I mm 'E'aEf.I\u00a3I{;TlV1'\u00a73"'–..<\/p>\n
ENHANCEMENT 0? coxumtsagna\ufb01, <\/p>\n
THIS ma come on  my
\nTI-IE coum DELIVERVEEQTHE  <\/p>\n
J U   <\/p>\n
This     claimant
\n l\ufb01a\ufb01fmpiilnsation, being dis-
\nauatia\ufb01a\ufb02.  made' by MAUI', at<\/p>\n
Ba11ge..1ore   O6 d.ate~d:8.6.0'7.<\/p>\n
 '  ..2A.–v.Th\u00a2\u00abv.Vlfelcvant facts of the case are that an<\/p>\n
 8.00 p.m., when the claim' ant<\/p>\n
  his Kir1etic*- Honda on Railway parallel
\n4'    Bangalsre, at that time, a<\/p>\n
 '11' lorry bearing registration No.KA;:.25-6154 wa\ufb01<\/p>\n
\/'<\/p>\n
nu-nun ruwn I-ilullllll vr nnnnninnn Hwin HOUR'! "Ur'li'Al(NATAl(A HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH"!<\/p>\n
=<I-II?-Inriu Iuwvlni TI nurlliliiilrnill\ufb01"-I'II'lIII  'WT'<\/p>\n
-3-<\/span><\/p>\n
driven in a rash and negligent manner and
\nagainst the c1a.1man’ t, as a result, he fail
\nsustained injuries. He was shift-531 <\/p>\n
side hospital and a\ufb01er \ufb01rst aid, ‘ <\/p>\n
Mallige Medical Centre for  iiet’  <\/p>\n
patient and toek fellanw   that<\/p>\n
he su\ufb01ered permanent   of the
\ninjury sustaitlad in the   <\/p>\n
petiticm seelnrg’     <\/p>\n
8. On rewipt  the
\nres-pon&nts  “‘a,I1Vd S  reapective .
\nwrtittcn   Athe*\u00ab\u00ab~~aven11cnta made in
\nthe claim  dismiasal ef the claim<\/p>\n
  above p1eadmgs’ , the<\/p>\n
I;   following 71381133 for its<\/p>\n
   the petitioner proves that, on
\n ::j’QD.3.2006 at about 3.00 p.m., on<\/p>\n
\/”\/’<\/p>\n
…—- —–u— -v- cu-uuunvruu-III!’<\/p>\n
_ 4 ..\n<\/p>\n
Railway paralal % road,___<\/p>\n
Subramanyanagar, Bangalore, he <\/p>\n
with an accidcnt 8: sustained inj_v.iiiri\u00a2Isu,._’._:”.j’
\nwas due to aotzicmahle neg\ufb01geni;\u00a2”iLri\u00a7ti::;{\ufb01 ‘
\nthe part of driver (if     A
\nRmisha\ufb01on H9.KA-25-;6s13.\u00a7 i\u00e9iw.  ii” \u00ab .  :7 A<\/p>\n
-2. ‘Whether the pe\ufb02\ufb01c\ufb01er is
\ncompensa\ufb01cn?’ If sic; a;i%ii\u00a2.ay mudh and<\/p>\n
from whom?  ‘<\/p>\n
3-  ‘
\n I’1’i$VWi:a.3ci the clajm’ ant<\/p>\n
examiniiiami Dr. vrr. V-cnkatcsh –<\/p>\n
PW-2;  wit\ufb01iiaa as PW-3 and got marked<\/p>\n
     the respozidents did not let in<\/p>\n
 the basis of the material on<\/p>\n
V   tribtmal awarded compensation of
\n. +i)00\/- with imcrcst at the rate of 6% p.a.
\n  “the date of claim pctiticin till realisation. Not<\/p>\n
 satis\ufb01izd with the said quantum of<\/p>\n
9y\u00bb-\n<\/p>\n
,~”ih\u00a2 <\/p>\n
I “V! -A \\g\\-fivni Ur Iv-\\IsIVlHIl-\\l\\l-I ruun LUUKE U!” KAKNAIAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH ‘<\/p>\n
-5-<\/span><\/p>\n
compensation, the claimant has preferred <\/p>\n
appeal<\/p>\n
5. I have heard 1ca.:’x1cd:=.__ ccuzzilscf Afcr “t’i2c <\/p>\n
appellant.\n<\/p>\n
6. It is eubmittcs:i:’_’.c_n ~–\u00a3.1’1c’ A
\nthat the
\n& abrasions   head injury,
\nfracture cf  Vccnlplctc tear of
\npatellar   ‘u the evidence of the<\/p>\n
Doctor,  ix;jurVi:Vcc5’4Vvfcru:\u00a7;’..’c’5g_rievcus in nature. That<\/p>\n
wasaa.an~pancnt in Malligc Medical<\/p>\n
 to 24.3.06 and that can account
\n  injuries, he was permanently
\n‘   the circumstances, the tribunal
\n   have awarded compcncaticn on the head
\n lji\ufb01cssi of future earning capacity” or in the altemativc<\/p>\n
 the head “disability”. In the instant case, no<\/p>\n
fr<\/p>\n
‘part c<\/p>\n
..w.-y_-u:.ynanu vi nruuu-|u’II\\l’| TIIIJI1 I.-\\lUKI Ur IHKNRIHKA HIGH        <\/p>\n
-5-<\/span><\/p>\n
oonlpensatien has been awarded on the said hgads<\/p>\n
and therefcere, he requests this Court to ~<\/p>\n
ccmpensation an the said heads.<\/p>\n
7. Having regard to the <\/p>\n
the counsel for the appe1E\u00e91m:h,V  <\/p>\n
arises far my cozxsicjzg-ra.b’c;11..VViis._   whetl\ufb01er the
\njudgment and await?   ‘the tribunal<\/p>\n
requires any :_’L;1tg\u00a7rferci 11c:#’\u00a7_:’V.\u00ab: – <\/p>\n
;:I;s;%e\u00a7*i;a1\u00ab.(\u00a7:1H_V.\u00e9’ecord, it is evident<\/p>\n
that mum \u00a2\u00a3:%;:–%i%%;sS,\u00a3jco\/+ has been awarded by
\n * _    ‘
\nthe tr-ibun”&I_’ on :.he%%ro;1ow~mg heads viz, ‘pain and<\/p>\n
 ._gu\ufb01:e;tEZng\u00a7R\u00a7.50’,’Ci0Q,f\u00ab+, “less of amenities cf life –<\/p>\n
\ufb01uiedjcizza and attendant charges —<\/p>\n
Rs.5Q,oo0_1%– k  ‘loss af carning for the laid up<\/p>\n
   “-R’s.15,o9o\/-,2 H\/*<\/p>\n
-unuu swan: vu nouns’:-nu-any-| nlwri 1.9!-uflunl I.lI”‘ nnnununnn I’!ll’l”‘I HUUKI UP IHKIVRIAKA HIGH CQURT OF       I<\/p>\n
-7-<\/span><\/p>\n
-On perusal of the judgment
\nseen that far two injuries, the award   3
\n‘pain and suffering” in on the highattfsick-.._.:<\/p>\n
though medical e::pense$”TV__v{:-ii  V<\/p>\n
proved, compensation. ..  “’13. J%Rsi5o,kQDo;.
\npresumably because na\ufb01  has been
\nmade on the  of  which
\nalso does   as such. As
\nfar as    “loss of incemc<\/p>\n
during’  C\u20ac)1’1CCI’11Cd, though it<\/p>\n
xhaa bggzx _v;:c2:;’.”1 i:\u00a2:~;zv’1_\u00a71’c=;-:.t”:I  ‘.i;:3c1e appellant that he waa
\n   Engixleer at Infosys and
\n  F3s.25,(}G0\/- p.m., the salary
\n  is produced which is in respect of
\n there is I16 evidence on reward ta shcw
\n  \ufb01\ufb01 account 91’ the injuries austainad in the
\n  .u_4\u00a7;c*.H<v'.;.ident, there was no deductions or non~payment<\/p>\n
V ofaa_1a.ry, even than the tribunal has awarded a. sum<\/p>\n
\/2"'<\/p>\n
' """""' V' "-1-" 'H-'I-'H III!-7!"- -I-_-\\.funI vr nnnnvnlnnn I'!l\\Ji"I LUUIU Ur IKAKNAIAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH 1<\/p>\n
,3-\n<\/p>\n
of Ra.15,000f- under the said head. As far as;
\ncompensation on the head “loss of
\ncapacity’ is concerned, a1thoug.h””the A   <\/p>\n
examined as PW-3 and he has  <\/p>\n
was whole body disability  tile in
\nnot award any {!{)II1]iZIa!’1;::34\u00a7137El’llif”\u00a7ii’:_   ‘iicad,
\nbecause cf the fact ircated the
\nappellant wan:   Doctor
\nwaa   that reliance
\ncould noi:.._ be  irtiicience \u00abof PW-3 as to<\/p>\n
the disab\ufb02i{\u00a7*\u00ab…_aa3i\u00a7:a$:’\u00e9\u00a71”   Moreover, EVBII as<\/p>\n
par Pii;\u00a7\u00a7i1,i?%ii:\u00a2 f1;\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9itur\u00a2\u00ab’Wa3 united and he could fold
\n   iig\ufb01ifuld sit. In View of clear admisaion<\/p>\n
   of   held that there was no ‘loss cf\n<\/p>\n
—   capacity” and thereby did net award
\nK  ciiiitupensation on the aaid heads. Hcswwever,
\n note of the evidence of PW}. and PW-3-the<\/p>\n
 the tribunal awarded compensation Of<\/p>\n
\/9′<\/p>\n
…-p- -uwwa-nu tn II:-urn-up-nu;-nu’.-g [1<\/p>\n
-wII \\,-_.-V-(‘Uni Ur nnnlvnlnnn rllllrl EAJUIII Ul’ IAKNAIAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH ‘<\/p>\n
-9-<\/span><\/p>\n
Rs.70,00l3\/- can the he-.ad “loss of amenities”
\nawarded total conzpsnsation sf
\n‘I’ak1ng’ in overall View of the mati\u00e9f;”I\u00ab   V’<\/p>\n
award of compaenaation on   <\/p>\n
au\ufb01ering’ i.:::., to an extent \ufb01n
\nthe head of “lama of’ :\u00ab  of
\nR.-$70,000\/– are Aon  reasons
\nhave been  ta why no
\n  head “futune
\nearning    the absence of any<\/p>\n
material    #1033 of income during<\/p>\n
&——–aum af Rs.15,000j– hag been<\/p>\n
 the fact that the<\/p>\n
–    the head ‘pain and su\ufb01bring” and<\/p>\n
. ‘  ‘–“1V~V”.xu”ag pf aini\u00e9ni\ufb01es” are rather disprcaportionatc and a<\/p>\n
   %;\u00a7}\u00a2m\u00a3%%ies.15,ooa;- has been awarded towards “losa
\n  during treatment periacf” and censidaaring<\/p>\n
 nature of injuries suffered by the appellant, I<\/p>\n
%\/’4”<\/p>\n
-s-an -“‘\\g\\-awn! ur nnawanannn ruurl L.UUI(i OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIG<\/p>\n
_. 10-\n<\/p>\n
find that the award made by the _t.rih_z_;na.\u00a7 Hd\ufb01esfv a’1{:\u00bbf.:4_’   ‘V<\/p>\n
call for any interference in thfa  ” <\/p>\n
For the, afar’-ssnaici reasons;  \ufb01g ‘r’c,\u00a7\u00a2:’tedf;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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