{"id":250859,"date":"2010-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-managing-director-bmtc-vs-shanthi-meri-on-8-february-2010"},"modified":"2016-11-11T07:16:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T01:46:03","slug":"the-managing-director-bmtc-vs-shanthi-meri-on-8-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-managing-director-bmtc-vs-shanthi-meri-on-8-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"The Managing Director Bmtc vs Shanthi Meri on 8 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The Managing Director Bmtc vs Shanthi Meri on 8 February, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: N.K.Patil And Gowda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BAN\n\nDATED Tms THE am DAY or FEBRUARY..\u00ab2~0:'1--{\u00a7u\n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTIGEN.    \n\nAND\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTI'f3_E..13.SiIEf3NIV;\u00a7 SE'GQWDA  \"\n\nM.F'.A. N0. 5289 }5\u00a32o.Q6 (ivm  E\n\nM.F.A. N'oT92 :4  2eosj}u.m\n\nIn M.F.A. No.5239\/2003 1}' V\n\nBE'I'WEEN:__   4' if: ~ 1\n\nThe M;1f:\u00e9{gin\u00a7i,5Di\u00a3\u00e9':\u00a7fof;Q\" _\nBMTC, ':.Ce:1tra1V\"O'ffi__c'es,   '  --. '\nShanthinagar, Double 'F!._Qad~,\"\n\nBangalore'---.u27,, \" e\n\nRepres.ented\"'o.y 153- CAhie'f' I,aw Officer.\n. .. ,_{By\"'S;'if-F. s,,pab\u00e9i'i';\"Adv.)\n\n A N 'A13:  V'\n\nShanth1*Me1?i, \n\n_  ',_W\/0. Late Joseph Mathew,\n\" \"   _ Ageec1 about 37 years.\n\n  M Hinxah Vele,\n\" D;\/0. Joseph Mathew,\n\nVT  \"Aged about 19 years.\n\n%a__,\/\n\nAppellant\n\n\n\nM)\n\nJan Bhaskar,\nS\/o. Joseph Mathew.\nAged about 16 years.\n\nJarine, D\/o. Joseph Mathew,\nAged about 13 years.\n\nRespondent No.3 and 4 are Zrriinorsl, <\/pre>\n
Represented by their mother’a__n”d_
\nM\/G. Respondent No.3;  ‘ 0<\/span><\/p>\n
Mangalarnrna,   .._p
\nW\/o. Late Rayas1in_daram,”  :4
\nAged about 67 ye’ars._A  ‘  ”\n<\/p>\n
(Since respondent'”N’o_.5 is d’e_ad..V’_ \u00abV ” 0′ A<\/p>\n
the respgorr\u00e9ieiit 1\\i’=o.s;1 -to 4 are ..
\nLRS of.-deri.agJlF’atil, Adv. for R1.<\/p>\n
 and R4 Represented by R. 1,<\/p>\n
,4.\/\u00ab<\/p>\n
2′<\/p>\n
Respondents<\/p>\n
0′    Served, R l. to R 4 are L.Rs of deceased R 5]<\/p>\n
_  This MFA is \ufb01led U\/s. 173(1) of MV Act<\/a> against the<\/p>\n
 ‘Judgmengt and award dated 21.01.2006 passed in MVC<\/p>\n
 _No.,23’7 1″\/2004, on the \ufb01le of VI Addl. SCJ, Member,<\/p>\n
 “~.MAC’l_7, Metropolitan Area, Bangalore (SCCH-2}, awarding<\/p>\n
 __  Campensation of Rs.4,57,2(){)\/~ with costs and interest at
\n   7% p.a. from the date of petition till its deposit.<\/p>\n
In M.F.A. No.92 14\/2006<\/p>\n
BETWEEN:\n<\/p>\n
1.<\/p>\n
Shanthi Merl,
\nW\/o. Late Joseph Mathew,
\nAged about 35 years.\n<\/p>\n
Jan Bhaskar,
\nAged about 14 years.  –\n<\/p>\n
Jarine,
\nAged about 11 ye”ars.\n<\/p>\n
Appellants No.2 andI.3 mamr  V.
\nHence, they. are 1fepres’eri’l:ed_ by”_f.hei;r A
\nNatural mcather and. M..\/G44Ap’pe1la1’j11: No. 1)<\/p>\n
   .  _  _   .  Appellants
\n(By si-1. tiagdish. .Pafil, ‘”Ar.1:v. fQr=R.1}<\/p>\n
A N 9.-,4<\/p>\n
The
\nBMTC, D\ufb01pot. Sharithinagar.<\/p>\n
{Double Road,” Bangalore — 27.
\nV V. All\/Ialflgalajnmavg AAAA\n<\/p>\n
  -. o. Late._Rayasundararn,
\n Age’d._ab’ou.t 65 years.\n<\/p>\n
 I\\I3′.;n’an””Ve1e,<\/p>\n
Aged about 20 years.\n<\/p>\n
A A “All are residing at Bharabana Halli,<\/p>\n
A ‘ “l-lesaraghatta Hobli,<\/p>\n
Bangalore North,
\nBangalore W 560 089.\n<\/p>\n
%~\/<\/p>\n
documentary evidence and other relevant Vrngaterial<\/p>\n
available on the file has awarded a sum of<\/p>\n
with interest at 7% p.a. from the date of <\/p>\n
date of deposit after deducting 10\u00b0\/5″tow-‘ard’s.Acontributory it.<\/p>\n
negligence on the part of the deceasetlgp’ ‘fro:l1~;.4l”‘i:o’talg<\/p>\n
Compensation of  Aggrieved?  the
\nCorporation has preselsted  the\ufb02glround that
\nthe Corporation bus   accident and
\nthe  and it is required
\nto be  elairnants presented the
\nappealdlolriv   Contributory negligence
\n\ufb01xed dii  the “is not justifiable and the<\/p>\n
Compensation ._awarded  the Tribunal is also inadequate<\/p>\n
‘l V. “a:j1d”‘it\u20ac’is–.”1’eqiuired  enhanced.<\/p>\n
41$’ heard the learned Counsel appearing on<\/p>\n
  ‘ both sidtes for considerable length of time.<\/p>\n
%”_,__y___,_….\u00ab-\u00bb–*”””<\/p>\n
I
\ni<\/p>\n
E0<\/p>\n
award Rs.10,000\/– towards loss of consortium,
\nRs.I0,000\/~\u00ab towards loss of estate,
\nloss of love and affection and <\/p>\n
transportation of dead body and f1i:”1er:-1l’_   ‘  <\/p>\n
9. Having regard to the  ‘stated’
\nabove, the instant appeal  allowed
\nin part. The impugned’  award dated
\n21.01.2006 pa:3.s’ed_   on the \ufb01le of
\nVI Addl.   :iC auses, Member, MACT,
\n  is hereby modified.\n<\/p>\n
The        n\n<\/p>\n
1)  ieeea dependency Rs.5,67,000\/-
\n3:2]  Towardsioss of consortium Rs. 10,000 \/-
\n,  A] loss of estate Rs. 10,000 \/-
\ndd ‘   . owards loss of love and affection Rs. 15,000\/–
\n5] 7- Towards transportation of dead body and
\nL Funerai expenses Rs. 15,000\/–<\/p>\n
Total Rs. 617,000\/–\n<\/p>\n
\n
:7W,_c1aimant. is entitfieda1’to withdraw periodicai interest on the<\/p>\n
The claimants are entitied for a total compensation
\nof Rs.6,l7,000\/-, out of which 10% Le.  is
\ndeducted towards contributory negligence
\nthe deceased. The claimants ;1r\u00a7g~\u00bb..’
\ncompensation of Rs.5,55,300\/-
\nawarded by the Tribunal xzsrif\ufb01i-~f\u00ab’–te1~:(\u00e9:stt:_?\u00ab-% r’3St\u00e9%tArLa;i~rrro:m <\/p>\n
date of petition till thefdate of \u00ab\u00abrea1isation.’  —<\/p>\n
The enhanced oo111vpensati’on to Rs.98,100\/-
\nwith interest   __
\nOut  – with proportionate
\ninterest shall beinvesiiedi name of the first claimant<\/p>\n
in_.any nai{ion’alised’ “o-r_s__ohedu1ed bank for a period of 5<\/p>\n
years’ and rerlewable for another 5 years. The first<\/p>\n
i<\/p>\n
       JUDGE<\/p>\n
Remaining compensation of Rs.48,100\/_ with<\/p>\n
proportionate interest shall be released in faV’ot1′:;:”g:of’..;he<\/p>\n
first claimant immediately on deposit of the:’jjui1e’\u00bb <\/p>\n
Corporation.\n<\/p>\n
In View of allowing the._ap.pealA’f\u00a7.led <\/p>\n
the appeal \ufb01led by the;__Corpogration ‘s–tande”dispov:\u00a7;ed of.<\/p>\n
Statutory amouljxt dep’osite’d_   Corporation shall<\/p>\n
be transmittedgtdgjithejdriedietioriai  forthwith.<\/p>\n
Qf\ufb01e_e_Ai1S’t’dire_eted’\u00abto”dra,w the award accordingly.<\/p>\n
     Sd\/-‘
\n      JUDGE<\/p>\n
Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
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