{"id":25341,"date":"2010-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/tata-aig-general-insurance-co-ltd-vs-s-ashwath-kumar-on-4-january-2010"},"modified":"2017-08-09T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T12:21:00","slug":"tata-aig-general-insurance-co-ltd-vs-s-ashwath-kumar-on-4-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/tata-aig-general-insurance-co-ltd-vs-s-ashwath-kumar-on-4-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"Tata Aig General Insurance Co Ltd vs S Ashwath Kumar on 4 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Tata Aig General Insurance Co Ltd vs S Ashwath Kumar on 4 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: N.K.Patil And Gowda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nTHE HOIWBLE MZRJUSTXCE B.\u00e9RiaE1'\\'rTIvAs1\u00e9 \n\ngm;\n\nI.)A'i'I.iI) THIS THE 4\"I'H DAY OF JAN UARY. 20 1 O \n\n: PRESPINT:\n\nTHE HON'BLE MRJUSTICE N.K.PAT_:iLV  \"  \"\n\nAN D\n\nM.F.A.No. 644'O: .C'F 2006 (Mai  \n\nB ETVV {*3 EN :\n\n\"I'A'i'A AIG Genera} 1n_s'L1ra--rI(::;% Cl_Q;'L..V1AL<:1..." r\nAhura Centre. 4"%.uF10_O':. ' _ "  L = \nMe1ha1ka1EE*Cz?wesRoad, Ar1dAh~:{\u20ac;--'i_, ' "\nML1111bz\u00a7._j--4{\u00a7G   V V A " V'\n\n\n'i'A'I"A A16 GEr';ei'a:1 'TiT':2,,\u00a7\u00a7}.~1"a1:1(\u00e9e C0.L!'d..\n\nKhanija I3'r3:.1\\}2'.1i.,. R';--3g:\u00e9= Cmarse Rodd.\nI}3211'1ga_i0're\u00a2 560  \n\n' 'By Ms \u00a3vza_nagc\u00bbr.\n\n...Appel1an'1,\n\n   Ad\\I0(?a!,e)\n\n.  1' S.Ashwai.h Kunlar.\n\nS\/0 late Sundar Raj.\nAged i7' y<-.%:--.1:*.='s,\n\nVishnu GEiI1\u20acf3h.\nS\/0 kale Sunder\nAged 8 years.\n\na}.\n\n\/\/\/\/A\n\n\n\nRespondents l and 2 are minors\nRepreselltecl by their gra11cll%.1t.her\nAlleged gL.1e11'dia:'1 K.Na1.z1raj2m\n\nS\/o NP. K.l\\\/l.l{a-111cl.';1s\\.vE.z111y Chelty\n\nAll R\/o No.24, Chalmelpani Iyer Street.\nVenk.21t.esl1a Colony. POl\u00a31(.'.l1i.\nCoimbalore [)ist_ri(*.t. Tztmil Nada.\n\n3. S. Gclhanjelli.   _\n\nW\/o late Sunder Rsj.\n\nMajor. \nR\/0 No.256. 12"' A Main.\n\n61"' Block. Raja1jEnag:?11".*--._V\nBangalorew5600lO. 0' \n\n...I\u00a7l\u00e9s1:)or1de111s\n\n{By Sn'.N.S.Bha1. Advo.486\/20Ori7[L).n the fil\u00e9ol' 14\"' Addl. Judge, Court of Small\nCaL:ses ;=.-ma llvEl\u00a7\u00e9n1l:u<:1"\u00a7l'--...Al\\ilAlC'l". Bangalore (SCCl~l.l\\?o. 1.0},\na1\\v2\u00ab11'dir1'g a <:ot11pt*:1j's.21t'.'i'o';i"of Rs.3.52.000\/-- with interest at\nthe rate (l)"i7.__\u20ac4'i'?r(:_1).i1._ l'I'01'I"E.ll_Tr\u20ac date of }:)e1.i1ion till deposit. and Lo\n faside this:-. s211'11r3f; 0' \n\n 'I_'liis M.l5fA...___(:_(;1miI1g on Eor lfoaring this clay. N.K.\n\n PZ'&'i'IL:"-. delivered the following:\n\n:JUDG MENT:\n\n 'll"i'1l's-..:1::ppee13 by the lr1su.z'anc\u20ac Company is\n\na119i':isir1;.g;'oui."loft.l1ej1.1dgInent and award dated 08.03.2006\n\n xp;1ss(.\u00a7c%V_.ill'"1 MVC No.486\/2004 on the File of XIV Adcll. dL.1<:ige.\n\n C_oo';'*t of Small Causes and \u00a7\\\/Eember. MACT. l3a1ng_\u00a7al0rc\n\n \n\n\n\n:\nQ4\n.\n<\/pre>\n
{SCCH.N.10). (he1*ei11aft\u00a3:;’ 1’ef\u20ac1’1*ec1 to as ‘ Tribunal’ for
\nshort].\n<\/p>\n
2. By its j1.1c1gnie11t. and award._ the ‘l”1’ib1..1,.i’1a_l\u00b0has<\/p>\n
awzwded .21 Sum of Rs.3’52.000\/# with i11i255_r\u00e9’Sii’\u00bbV.’Eta?’8%’<\/p>\n
p.a.. from the date of petition till ghe\u00e9 dam”c:–f:’_’d\u20ac\u00a7})(:)’sait_ ”<\/p>\n
21gai11st’ the claim made by the “c1ai1rr;::1i1t.s._  :i”:\u00a7’u.;~\ufb01~::,<)'i"<\/p>\n
Rs.8._50.000\/–. Being agg}_it.–yed  it31.e_ s_\u00a7f;i'i<\u00a7\u00a7._'j–L1.dg;h1eAni;.ii'<\/p>\n
and award. the appfillallt'II[1.S@1-I'?,1Ii'C_C Co'rr1\u00ab;.).aHny_:\u00a7 has filed
\nthis appeal<\/p>\n
3. The _b1ii_ef f’21{ifs* ‘off t1ie.:t:.21se’\u00bb 2136*;<\/p>\n
Th\u00e9”‘ei5z1vin1i\u00a71~}1\u00a7il= ‘i’1*ibLn’1al, under sect.ior1163-A of M.V. Act.<\/p>\n
 AAc7i2z.i1r1ing Compensation of Rs.8.50.000\/- on account of<\/p>\n
 VI:.]:’1.FL’..”‘C1C?’c1t’.}1 of the cimeased Sri. Sundar Raj. in the<\/p>\n
.\u00ab~i1(TCid(3DT,. ctontcnding t.hat,, on 24.5.2003 at. about 1.15<\/p>\n
a.m.. the decc-gdsed S: 1ciar Raj was moving in a car<\/p>\n
V\/\/\/\/K\/4<\/p>\n
be2:11’i1’1g N0. KA.O2.P.859i on Ba1igal()re-Chitt.1,.11′ Road
\nand when he came near ‘i’11at.hikallu, at that time. the<\/p>\n
trar met with an aeeideiit. and due to which. ‘decreased<\/p>\n
Sllstlailititd injuries over his body and sL1ec_ttft-ftibe\u00e9’jtof  <\/p>\n
same. The said claim pet.iti().1A1_ h’c1d–‘.V”(‘.7E”:”}”~i:1_’,tV'”v1,t1L>, \ufb01ler”<\/p>\n
C01″:side1’atior1 before the ‘I’rib1.i:i:1:-,1]Lfwhiei2.’ intL1r1jV’;r—..a}t’,.e:r<\/p>\n
1’1ea.ring both sides and a’\u00a3’:.’er, c:o11As~ideri11gv th_e~-material\u00bb.’<\/p>\n
available on fiie. has ailowed :t’he”s,aid e1aiI_1f1 Vp-3et,it:i011 in<\/p>\n
part, treating the sarrie s*e1s*t_i’ifi.:e&.’1 section 163–A of<\/p>\n
1VI.V. Act.  1:;<S\u00ab.E::24V';'52,OO0\/' under<\/p>\n
 \\'i}?\u20acivt'1'i_'i'11tei'est_"\u00e9it.V6% p.21. from the date of
\nthe petition till'  its dept):-;it. and aiso directed
\nthe.I.,nsur\u00e9t;'1ee'.C011i.p2ihy to satisfy the award. Being<\/p>\n
 A;-1ggi*ic%–ved"t* by t.he" said jticigmerit. and award, the<\/p>\n
' "I.i_3st2r,:._i1ri_t7e vC.Qi,.i1pa.ny has presented this appeai on the<\/p>\n
ggr-t)1.:11v_r1~  the 'I'ribunal has erred in t.reat:ing the<\/p>\n
 A})t3t.i'(zi(.).t"t; filed by the <:1aimar1ts is under section 163~A<\/p>\n
' '-. ()f1\\r'A[.V.AC.t arid in assessing the income of the deceased<\/p>\n
set: Rs.7.000\/~ per month.\n<\/p>\n
A(‘.’A
\nlc=.=2:11″nc?d c01.11i1sel for the appellant has submitteci that.
\nin p2.1ra~E3 of the W-‘1’l’f”IC’.l’l statement filed by before the<\/p>\n
‘l’1~i1:>u1-1211. lrisiirance Compaiiy has taken a1VV.S’g_\u00e9(til’i(:<\/p>\n
sieuul that the clairn petition filed under sc?.’Aif(.’c’1lI’](“?(i’.”‘”Ftl’i7I.h\u20acl’;’_ he”<\/p>\n
siubmiiied that, the ‘l’ribunal’\u00bb._ h.\u00e91s..–31’ailed. “”1’.() ‘:E\/'”‘I’._E’1’I’:”..’.aj’\u00a7\u20ac<\/p>\n
11ece~sse1i’y issue in this 1’eg;’ard_Vi’0r its cansiV\u00a7ti’e.ra.i.i()V1-1..3and-. L<\/p>\n
also failed to decide the i’a1c\u00a7i;”‘;a:s ‘tp Whetiligr iihe claim
\npf-3\u20acil’.iOI”i filed by clairri’aiii.s  1E33~A of ll\/I.,V.<\/p>\n
Act. is Inair1t_airiabl\u00a3:”‘0’1″iirnti’…fli’.hcrk;=f\u00a7j1*\u00bbs:\u00e9. he st.1bn1ii.i.ed<\/p>\n
that tilie iI”A1’1];\\.lIV’.\u00bb{g,5I1.(i’V”:VC4i’jLldg’f11eIlf \u00e9inci award passed by the
\nTl’ibL,ll”llc”t1 is liable”1..{)V.b\u20ace~~.$\u00e9t 2-isidc ai thmshold.<\/p>\n
 Aka->’airis’\u00a3’ .l’.h.iS. learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
<:l\u00e9ii":*rieiii'tsA..sL.1bmii:i'\u00e9d mat. the Tribunal on proper<\/p>\n
C01-1siLlv\u00e9I'=avtV1oi'i._.t)f the oral and documentary evidence<\/p>\n
:1\\.I\u00e9*i.il211:}_l'L=% .ofri 1*e<:o1'd. has awarcied just, ancl reeisonable<\/p>\n
.   C<iimp<2'nS21t.io11 and t'l1e1'ef0r<3. intierl'ere11(:e by this Court.<\/p>\n
 si.21g'e.. is not justifiable,<\/p>\n
7. After cai1’eful c0nside1″at:i011 of the submissions<\/p>\n
macie by l\u20ac\u20ac11’I’lt?.d courisel for both the partzies and aftel’<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
“3f”‘<\/p>\n
careful perusal of the material available on .’-‘;’C()I’d.<\/p>\n
itleluclirlg the original records, it en1e1’;ges t.’1.1a’t.”j~..t.Vt2.:\u00e9<\/p>\n
Tribunal has committed an error and f11iS5\u00e9_ ‘CarA:tjafje. ‘<\/p>\n
justiiee in deeming the matter :r..’o1″1tira;y:_t.(),the’.mat’eria’i.<\/p>\n
availabie on record. In tact. it (:(J.L__1l’d_ be *t’r%9n;3At.’he”.<\/p>\n
original record at” page   hr the
\nvehicle has taken   the claim
\npet;itioI1 filed under  Act. is not
\nI”\ufb02..’:1l’1]1.’c11’l1&1tC)If;’..~’    necessary
\nissues in  to decide the
\n  in View of not
\nct()11sidei;thg the taken by the owner of<\/p>\n
the xzehiele u\u00e91:1vct ‘det:ici’\u00e911g.f the matter by the Tribunal is<\/p>\n
\u00b0not’}L1st.’i’iiable and not permissible, in View of the well<\/p>\n
\u00bb}.\u00e9t%.zs.vr”Ia’t’d,dmv11 by the Apex Court and this Court.<\/p>\n
in “-h()s_ts’ of judgmemt. Therefore. we are of the<\/p>\n
‘  * –. V ‘”er,):’1_ysicic\u00e9red view that. the rrtatt:er requires<\/p>\n
” . retity:–1’s.ideration by the. ‘I’ribur1al afresh and it has to<\/p>\n
“~de,eide the matter after affording opport.um’t.y to the<\/p>\n
Ins1,.1ranee Company. owner of the vehicle and claimants<\/p>\n
and ii” any opinion is expresse<.l on merits and demerii:s
\nof the case. it would come in the way of the parties to<\/p>\n
substantiate their case. Therefore. liaving regard<\/p>\n
Iacts and eir(:1.1mst.anc.:es of the ease as stateci*.21bAoii\u00a3i;—iliiei *<\/p>\n
instant appeal \ufb01led by the…,appe'llaiit\u00a7llisiiraijee<\/p>\n
Company is allowed in part.\n<\/p>\n
The impugned jL2dg11l:eVriiI..V  award-V_   8″‘ ”<\/p>\n
March 2006 passed;_.l:)y the—-‘l:’i’?ibi1.r1al “i’r1vv..lVlei_,\\E\/.C. No.
\n486\/2004 is hereby  aside,  I<\/p>\n
l\\\/l.at1ie1- St”c\u00a7.lld’S  i.o’uiV.Vhe Tribuilal for
\nreconsiVClerat.i.on   appropriate orders.\n<\/p>\n
in sirieii  lVl.V. Act. after affmdiirig<\/p>\n
reasonablea’op_porI”.aaityVof hearing to the appellant and<\/p>\n
‘~.,c:lai;.1iari,’is “an<:1 dispose of the same. as expeditiously as<\/p>\n
 in Vi\u20ac3W that the matter is penciing<\/p>\n
adjL.1dica~i:ioii: since several <\/p>\n
Ovffi"ce is c.liree.ied to l'\u20ac'.{'1,l1'Il the original re(,*oi'cis to<\/p>\n
 _  _;'.t.:1*isdiei.ioI1al Tribunal fortl"iwii'h.<\/p>\n
M\/\/0,\u00bb.\n<\/p>\n
J).\n<\/p>\n
Fu1’tI1e1′ office’ is directed to refund the st;at.ut0_1_’y<\/p>\n
amount. deposited irnmediately to the a1p;3elEa1\ufb01ft:{‘~’–_<\/p>\n
Insurance Company.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
. . I _    u '\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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