{"id":265918,"date":"2008-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-shankarappa-vs-m-g-balaji-on-5-august-2008"},"modified":"2016-08-20T18:51:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T13:21:35","slug":"b-shankarappa-vs-m-g-balaji-on-5-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-shankarappa-vs-m-g-balaji-on-5-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"B Shankarappa vs M G Balaji on 5 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
B Shankarappa vs M G Balaji on 5 August, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: V.Gopalagowda & Nagaraj<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT \n\nDATED rms THE 5th DAY or AUGUST 2\n\nPRESENT\n\nma: HoN*nL1: MR.JUS'1\"ICE V_.\ufb01O2AL\u00a7 \"   %  R\n\nAND\n\nTHE I-ION'BLE nm.JUsI*:mIi:. Amati  5\nmsc.Fmstr APPEAL No.3; 3 2065 1 \n\ns\/0 \n\nAGED ABOUT;4\u00ab5__    \n\nOCC:NIL % A M   \n\nR\/AT VIJAYANAG'  ..S'U}3BANNA GARDEN\nBEHIND B\"I'S\"B.US \n\nBAEIGALORE' ~  \n\n N 'W\/O sHAN\u00a7{A;?.APPA\nAGED \"ABOL\ufb01r'42 YEARS\nR\/AT V:\u00a3JA'\u00a7;'ANAGAR SUBBANNA GARDEN\n--V BE1%111<:':.} BTS BUS GARAGE\n BANGA,\u00a3;ORE '\n\n%  3 7 8:318-URESH\n\n\/0' S PA\nAGED ABOUT 26 YEARS\n\n%   R\/AT VIJAYANAGAR SUBBANNA GARDEN\n\nBEHIND BTS BUS GARAGE\nBANGALORE\na,_~('"\\'"'\\._._..\u00ab\n\n\n\nint\n\n4 B VEERESH\nS f O S PA\nAGED ABOUT 25 YEARS\n\nR\/AT VIJAYANAGAR SUBBANNA GARDEN  " \n\nBEHIND BTS BUS GARAGE\nBANGALORE\n\n%   \n(BySmt:MCUMADEVAA\/IMA,ADV';.V"" %  1 \n\n1 MGBALAJI V   *   \nNO 62\u00bb 1, 3RD CROS:-5..%"DOD\u00a3;ANr~\u00a3z; EXTENSION\n7TH MAIN, SUBBALAH FALYA   \nBANGALORE-43   ~  " . \n\n2 \nORIENTAL &c :m;>\nRESII3EN.CY ROAD   \nBANGALORE     \n\n% a A   '  RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
H {?:_3_V3\/”.AS 1.:.r.1″!:;V: aAR3\ufb011smvANANDA FOR R2 )<\/p>\n
 -min ‘V’FbfL;EI3\u00a7;;.”\u00a3J’\/S 173(1) 01:’ MV ACT AGAINST THE<\/p>\n
1   AWARD DATED: 19.10.2004 PASSED IN<\/p>\n
 MVC NT0.4%190\/2003 ON THE FILE OF THE 13TH’<\/p>\n
‘”-‘-.’i.*’AI_.f)};’}L.JUI\u00a7!.3E, MACT–4, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES,
\n:  Six?-JGAL.ORE {S-SCH No.4), PARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAEM
\n PE}’i’ITIO1\u00a7 F012 COMPENSATION AND SEEKING
\n”  E’NHA\u00a7NCEMEN’I’ OF COMPENSATION WITH INTEREST AT
\nT “\/\u00e9..P.A.\n<\/p>\n
THXS AFFEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING “H1113 DAY,<\/p>\n
  ARALI IEQGARAJ, J. DELIVERED THE FQLLOWING:<\/p>\n
(\u00bb~.C’~””\\,,-\n<\/p>\n
\n
3. The ‘I’ribunaI has taken the axmuai income qf the<\/p>\n
deceased at the rate of Rs.15,000i- only i.e., at the<\/p>\n
Rs.5()\/- per day on the ground that as on   *<\/p>\n
accident the deceased was still a student :and nee: e\u00e9i1′:;i11g: V’<\/p>\n
anymixxg. This approach of the  _<\/p>\n
Even in respect; of the claim’  I\u00a73-A_”ef “Meter  V<\/p>\n
Vehicles Act, wheiein the pot  to
\nplead and prove the Ixegligelexeejoii    driver of the<\/p>\n
vehieie causing the ‘a(:_c:ide3f._t1t,\u00a7  iI1C()I1′,l\u20ac of the<\/p>\n
deceased weuid  Ie\u00a7te’et’V}\u00a32s.3,0OO\/ – per momll.
\nSince the   22 years and was student
\neextair\ufb02y he in his life and he could have
\ne\u00e9ifiied  RhsV .V4’,’i3<)()\/\u00bb to R-$5,000\/– per month soon<\/p>\n
 eduea\ufb01on. Therefore, we feet that the<\/p>\n
 "*e'I;1ds of  be met with if the loss of dependency is<\/p>\n
" 'V'V\u00a3:'5v\u00a717ixIVXi\u00a7}.AtCd bfzffaidxlg the inceme of the deceased at the rate of<\/p>\n
 per 113.onth. Since the deceased was a bachelor<\/p>\n
  this income is to be deducted towards his personal<\/p>\n
I} 'nexpexlses. Therefcre, his contribution to the family of the<\/p>\n
\u00e9ppeuants could be Rs.2,00G\/– per Inomil Le., Rs.24,00{}\/–<\/p>\n
4:':\/v~,2yLum..–\n<\/p>\n
per ma\ufb01a.\n<\/p>\n
f–.r\\.—-d—v*<\/p>\n
4. Since the clairnants are parents and elder brothers of<\/p>\n
the: deceased the age of the younger parents is’ .1<\/p>\n
considered for c:stimati11g the loss of deperadexxcy\ufb02   <\/p>\n
age caf the appellant-ciajxnarlt: No.2   <\/p>\n
of the deceased was 40 years’ as on 901′   .  J<\/p>\n
proper ml\ufb02tiplitl’ to be adopteabc.  “tikjt I1et’ <\/p>\n
annual 1033 of dependencggof  ia ‘ixiuli\u00e9iplicd by
\nthis maul\ufb01plicr ‘:4’ the ma ms  a\u00a7a\u00bbaacncy, which the<\/p>\n
claimants shall  ‘ \ufb02to  would come to<\/p>\n
Rs.3,36,OO\u00a7}]3’    the same to the<\/p>\n
6. iflivlii  \u00e9aalmitted an error in awarciing a\n<\/p>\n
  – tawards funeral and other<\/p>\n
iI’1(\u00a7i{1<:'n'_\u00a3aiaA and Rs.5,00(}\/- towards loss of estate.<\/p>\n
 We f1aref_\u00a73I  these sums to Rs.10,000\/- under each<\/p>\n
' "   the Tribunal has not awarded any axnount of<\/p>\n
  caaip\u00e9xzsation towards loss of love and affection and we<\/p>\n
 award Rs.10,000\/- in favour of each of the appellant-<\/p>\n
 Nos. 1 to 4 under this head. Thus the total amount<\/p>\n
of compensation which the clajx11ant–appc\ufb01a11t Neal to 4<\/p>\n
together shail be entitled to would be Rs.3,96,000\/- with<\/p>\n
(..""'r-\\\\""\\…–~<\/p>\n
interest thereon at the same rate as awarded by the 'I'1'ibunal.
\ni.e., 6% per annum, fI'0II1 the date of petition till  of<\/p>\n
payment.\n<\/p>\n
7. For the zeasons af01*esaid,,..,\u00a3he p_1’eSez17Lj  is <\/p>\n
ailowed in part with costs. The _ 34<\/p>\n
together shall be enti\ufb02ed  total  of. L’<\/p>\n
Rs.3,96,000\/- as againsft. Rs.V1e,\\?u\u00a2O;Q0@..{~ hawardeei by the
\nTribunal, with interest thue\u00a3e_0n’*  of 6% per<\/p>\n
annum from the  of   da;\ufb01:e’ef myment. The<\/p>\n
award sixaflbe  bf this judgment. The urder<\/p>\n
of the   to app-ortionmeixt of the<\/p>\n
  a\ufb01ioizgzst’ the appellant-claJ’.ma1’1ts and<\/p>\n
 e la  of the respective shares of the<\/p>\n
  Mtge \ufb01xed deposit accmmt is left. undisturbed.<\/p>\n
 I*espor1 \u00a7ieI1t~JI1surance Company shall deposit into the<\/p>\n
 enhanced compensation with interest theieon<\/p>\n
‘.   six weeks from today. i
\n  e sd\/–\n<\/p>\n
Tudge<\/p>\n
Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
Tudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court B Shankarappa vs M G Balaji on 5 August, 2008 Author: V.Gopalagowda & Nagaraj IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DATED rms THE 5th DAY or AUGUST 2 PRESENT ma: HoN*nL1: MR.JUS’1″ICE V_.\ufb01O2AL\u00a7 ” % R AND THE I-ION’BLE nm.JUsI*:mIi:. Amati 5 msc.Fmstr APPEAL No.3; 3 2065 1 s\/0 AGED ABOUT;4\u00ab5__ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-265918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nB Shankarappa vs M G Balaji on 5 August, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/b-shankarappa-vs-m-g-balaji-on-5-august-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"B Shankarappa vs M G Balaji on 5 August, 2008 - 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