{"id":32502,"date":"2008-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-vs-balappa-laxman-mutnal-on-25-september-2008"},"modified":"2015-02-05T21:50:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:20:13","slug":"ms-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-vs-balappa-laxman-mutnal-on-25-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-vs-balappa-laxman-mutnal-on-25-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"M\/S United India Insurance Co Ltd vs Balappa Laxman Mutnal on 25 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
M\/S United India Insurance Co Ltd vs Balappa Laxman Mutnal on 25 September, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: K.Ramanna<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\n\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD\n\nDATED THIS THE mam DAY or 7    \n\nBEFORE   \n\nTHE HoN'BLE MR..;Us'r1cE if\"  \n\n \n\n1 M\/S UNETED 1rJ_DIMxsu\u00bbRAz\u00a7cE CQ.._Lf\u00a7'D\nCHITRADURGATTVHRQUGHITS _\nDNISIONA--L'OFF'\u00a3CE._  'V  '\n\nMARU'I'HIGALLi-   \nBELGAUM\u00bb, -   _  APPELLANT\n\n(By srizsmgc : s1sHi\u00a7Ie:g;A1'LA, AW. A M VENKATESH, ADV.)\n  V '. V  . . . . . \n\n1   L\u00a7.mf.APPz=.._ MUTNAL\n'AGED ABO_!J_*_I'  \"YRS\nocc' NOW NIL \nR\/AT NI..\u00a7~'F-'ANi\n 'i'Q cmxonx\n\n.:  .. Sta-T._B S\"P1JsHm1.A'r1-IA\n\n-- * wzo ;'3.S.CHIDANANDA REDDY\n '.xGE\"mAJoR\n%  V (1200 BUSIENSS\n\n\"  S-2\/AT sm TRAVELS\nHEAD ms?' omcaz ROAD\nCHITRADU-RGA \n\n\n\n3 THE MANAGER\nTATA MOTORS L:rD.,\nmu RSI! PURE BANGALORE ROAD\nNH 4 D1-IARWAD  \nowns:-2 OF eons MINI TRUCK '\n\nMH 12\/645\n\n4 THE NEW INDIA AssURANcECo--~1;rD \nBR FORT Muum V' \nTHROUGH 'r:s DIVISIONAL OFFICE _V V\nCLUB ROAD V    --    \nBELGAUM   --_  V . \" Rasvonmunsa\n\n(By Sri\/Smt : MAMATHA   ' %  \n\n=; it:#1|v.i.;-ii\",  \n\nTHIS MFA --I_S'\u00bb.F'\u00a7\u00a3.,ED U4\/s~v..'173{1) ca? MV ACT AGAINST THE\nJUDGMEN'I',.AND_ AWARE-Jw.DATED: 22--;4..'2oo5 PASSED 1!'? we NO.\n1945\/2005 on 'I'HE.Lj\u00a37'ILE3.OF.4'1\"HE ctvn. JUDGE (snow), MEMBER,\nADDL.MAc'r;.._ :HUKKs\u00a7\u00a72, \" .Aw.4;\\R-pine A COMPENSATION OF\nRs.6,14,2oo\/4.-. wrm ~1N'FER_EST6% ma. FROM THE DATE ore'\nPE'I'}'I'ION 'r11.z, REALISA\"I'lON. .-- V  \n\n1 .M',*.s\u00abUNr;%_E.1_3 '\u00a7NDiA INSURANCE co LTD\nCHITRADURGA\nTHROUGH\" yrs DWISIONAL omen\n MARiJ'I'I--'~;I GALLI\n\" .BELaAL:M  APPELLANT\n\nA   : S.SHRISHAILA, ADVFOR SR1 A M VEHKATESH, ADV.)\n' ' '  . ,  SANJAY mama: JADI-{AV\n\nAGED ABOUT 26 YRS \n\n\n\/' K\n\n\n\nR \/ ONIPPANI, TALK} K Ci-IIKODi\nD\u00a7STRiC'\u00a5' BELGAUM, NOW AT I-IUKKER!\n\n2 SM'? 8 S PUSHPALATHA\nW\/O B S CHINANANDA REDDY\nMAJOR OCC E3US!NESS\nR\/0 SRE TRAVELS, HEAD POST\nOFFECE ROAD, CHITRADURGA\n\n3 THE MANAGER  \nTATA MOTORS LTD\"  *\nABU RSII PURE BANGALORE Roxuq\u00bb\nNI-I4 DI-IARWAD %   \nOWNER OF GOODS Mrmraucx \"  } \nMI-\u00a312\/645    % '\n\n4 THE NEW ENDEA ASSURNCE Go 1:11) \" \nBRBOI?I'MUMEiAi-. '   \nTHROUGH  D21it31oNAL%o*PF1cg   \nCLUB RoAp;E~En:;.A;5M      RESPONDEN'I'{S)\n\n(By Sri\/Smtvxi' N \"suRi2ri1\u00a7:\u00e9;m%VKU\u00a7&A \u00a7 JF'C.>R R3 3\n \" V' V' \" v \u00a5_:}'ittn\n\nTwig  MFA 1sV\"p*:2L.\u00a7;p__':J\/3 173m OF MV ACT AGASNSI' THE\n\n\"J11a9 \naward passed by the learned M.A.C.'I'.  in%%\u00a7avc.m\u00a7;194s%\n\nand 1972 of 2005, oonsequent1y,'--v._a':\"*~.gt1n1V\"cf  \n\nRs.6,10,300]- has been avwazxxded\ufb01a   in both\nthese appeals and direcmd  in pay the said\namount together    date of Em of\nthe claim peti\u00a3:\u00a7or4:\u00a7\"\u00bbvt\u00a71i::_:\u00e9{L1\u00a7_\u00a2    Assasang the said\norder, mc;%;a;pg5\u00a21ia%i;:;   up with these two appeaaa\non the  s1ia:':--  capacity taken as 30% am\n\nboth m;M\u00a2ases%--sg%ass\u00a2s$~V m::%'mmm loss of emnings Tu tnta\ufb02y\n\n   ought to have taken the ma d'\n\n _  in respect of 1\" mspondmt in\n\n   at 50% but not at 30%. \u00ae \n\n  head 'pa1n' and su\ufb01bnng\" is also on the tuner'\n\n'   V? A , it is argued that the Clam' 8 Tribtmal has awarded\n\n   under the. hem 'future loss of wing' by\n\nH '  A\u00bb  Hla\ufb01ng into oons\ufb01 creation that he su\ufb01crs 80% of loss of earnmg'\n\nmpmity, which is inoormct. Hence, thcsc appeals.\n\n\n\n2. Heard the arguments of the    \u00bb \n\nthe appellant] insumr. Nam xeprmcntsvlfgr  ::ff\n\n3. Afber hearing' the  of .em'n3'V  vfor %'\n\nthc appellmt, the subsiantifal  for my\nconsiieramn and dacision  _  DA   9\n\na) Whether thc,  the 'l'ribt:nai 'n1\nMFA.9e$a']\u00e9\u00ae\u00a7  is jusmmd?\n\nb)    of Rs.4,60,80o\/-\n   and also towanis pain and\n justi\ufb01ed'?\n\n4.   not disputed about the injuries\n\n by; the iixespomenz in both the appeals. 1-t\n\n Iti-gt: appeals have susta'med injinim in kg and\n\n 7'Ex.P.s is a mdioo legal eeni\ufb01me issued by\n\ncxfshantha Nursing Home-, caoamk. Ex.P.7 is the\n\n  which discloses about the injuries susw\u00e9ncd by\n\n   injz-mad. Subsequently, whik: undergoing treamcmt,\n\n\n\nGokak and to that amt Ex.P.3 came to be issued by the said\n\n\/ \n5 \n . _'\n\n\n\nmmsing home. The photographs havepeexz   \n\nhis right leg below the kncc hm bce1i,A:an1'p;:iA.%iat'\u00a3:t\u00a7..:  to ii\n\nthe contents of Ex.P.8,-- 1\"   \ndisability of right lower limb.   \u00e9bngigdexutaion the\naverage life span ofthc   hes to su\ufb01cr\nfor another 40 ycgzs  has to depend on\nothers for each   awazded tmdcr\nmanned af  mm of Rs.75,00G\/- is just\nand      any reduction or\n\n _As   113%:  awarded towmris future loss\n\n \"er wrmngf   'tyV, it\"is cm that he mt right leg below the me\n\n\u00abon  of the fmily members like wi\ufb01 and ch\ufb01xvcn\n\n 11;  to face the diaicumes in neadmg 1.-cmjmvma life.\n\n  the doctor who has issued Ex.P.8 wmmxi certi\ufb01cate\n\n.'   js\ufb02that he} su\ufb01crs 80% of permanent dual)' ility. since' it is a\n\n\" injury, the amputairb n behw knee with' stump\n\n' exceeding 12.70 czas as per Hm No.21 ofthe Schedule-I Part-H of\n\n ,,,... A', \n\n.5511-I-\"'\n\n\n\nthe Woxkw\ufb01: Compensation Act, L9235_  \u00bb \n\ncxpocm to ibllow the schedule injm'iea:;._ms3' \nof earning capacity as it is a   V  \nloss of owning capacity taken by on the\nrespondent\/claimant is  4:9  under the head<\/pre>\n
‘loss of earning   the age, mi of
\nthe     R\u00a71.2,88,000]~ ‘ but not
\n   by the ‘l’1’.m’u:nal is
\nliable to   amount awanied and-<:r the<\/p>\n
other head;   ms! does not require any<\/p>\n
    Therefore, 1*' mspmmdcnt\/claimant is<\/p>\n
 to_  of only Rs.4,41,300I- as what<\/p>\n
  by the Tribunal and to that extent, the
\n appeal   bc anowed Em pea\u00bb: by  the award
\nshy  mum. m amount of intcrcst awarded is in<\/p>\n
  with law and does not require any inter\u00a3ez'enoc.<\/p>\n
M ' \u00bb-5. The pt msponzicnt\/claimantin MFA.No.9059\/2006 is<\/p>\n
  about 26 years and he slat? sustained s1m\ufb02ar' type injunes' .<\/p>\n
\/ff<\/p>\n
-J
\n_ . \/,
\ncg.-~”‘<\/p>\n
As per the evidence plmod on moord,  <\/p>\n
amputated above the ebhw. rm; No.52-.,of  *3 <\/p>\n
Workmnems Compensation Act,’ “1923    <\/p>\n
amputation bekaw shoulder with     ems Ema
\ntip of acromion the   atAA8V\u20acA)% but the
\nComm1ss1o’ ‘ net has taken   it does not
\nmquim any    towanis loss of
\nmmmm.\n<\/p>\n
‘7.  11% not awarded my
\ncompensatien ” fcf  expenms. If the 1″
\nzespondeagt in    had \ufb01led appeal  ‘ the<\/p>\n
 hy the Tribuma, this Court<\/p>\n
 the same but since tmy have not \ufb01led any<\/p>\n
 ,____appeai’  A  clann’ mg’ h1ghe’ r compc21satt\u00a2m- ‘ , tibme\ufb01me,
\n appc\u00e9i .m\ufb01A.\u00a7os9\/2096 is liable to be dmfmaa as them b no<\/p>\n
 s\ufb01batgnagl qticstion oflaw invoived in this appeal.<\/p>\n
   ,8; bar the foregoing masons, m’A.xo.9emmooa is allowed<\/p>\n
  The jucigment and awaui pmsed by the lmmd Addl.<\/p>\n
x\u00a7Acr.Hukken’, in Mvc.No.1945\/zoos is hereby mecmw . m<\/p>\n
E. ,3
\n‘   im.\n<\/p>\n
compensation awarded by the   \u00b0’is ‘<\/p>\n
reduced to na.4,41,aoo\/- together   =<\/p>\n
the date of\ufb01iing ofthe ciaim pcti\ufb01zm    =<\/p>\n
HFA.llo.9059I2006   insurer is
\nhereby    ‘    ‘ _ V A  A H<\/p>\n
The appc\ufb02ant[insurer._ii1_   dizected to deposit
\nthe entire     anocmed Fmtemst till
\nthe date of   today. The statutory
\namount    Veappellantlinsumr, shall be
\n    for payment. The excess
\namount if -Vde912o:siteA:i–._stiy”‘;1:1Ie appenam in MFA.No.9058\/2006<\/p>\n
‘V    ….. .. ”\n<\/p>\n
Sd\/-I
\nJudge<\/p>\n
-. f’MvsV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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