{"id":36773,"date":"2008-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/anantha-vs-the-deputy-director-on-4-april-2008"},"modified":"2014-01-15T04:27:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T22:57:53","slug":"anantha-vs-the-deputy-director-on-4-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/anantha-vs-the-deputy-director-on-4-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"Anantha vs The Deputy Director on 4 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Anantha vs The Deputy Director on 4 April, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: B.S.Patil<\/div>\n
Mfa9240.{)6\n1\n\nIN THE HIGH coum' or !{.ARNATAI{A. AT _\n\nDATED nus THE 4th DAY on  7     '-\n\nBEFORE;  \n\n1'!-IE HOWBLE MR_JUs?i?IG1\u00a7\"B\u00a7s.i'a\u00a7T!?:?'  \n\n \n\nMISCELLANEOUS mm? 1\u00a2d.a24a;\"1g_1;_g___<\u00a7_Mgrgm%\nBETWEEN:  'V '  V\n\n\ufb01nantha,\n\nAged 21 years,   \n\nS\/0 Lakshmaiah,_  V\n\nR\/oA:rdu:rpurav,,  ._  V    ' \n\nGa\ufb02jalgud P03? T;\u00a7:~' V .    _V   \n\nArkalgud       \n\nHassan DiSi3.fiC\ufb02__   ' _  \u00a2_   :A.PPELLAN'l'\n\n(By  _ \nAND:\n\n1. ; The Deputy Dvirecior,\n._"  Gcvammcnt Insurance\n. V  D\u00e9parmnent,\n   Vccdhi,\n [13.=xtxg\u00a7iiofra:.E$60 O0 1.\n\n2f  'I'hc~$i1ip\u00e9rintcndent of Police,\nMeier 'Traaspoxt Organisa\ufb01on,\nBagugalorc---56O O01. : RESPONDENTS\n\n  "--V'(h:Ey._'8f\u00a7!i.h\u00a7.Narayanappa, AGA)\n\nThis appeal is \ufb01led 11\/s 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles; Act\n\n  the Judgment and Award dated 17.03.2006 passed in\n* MVC No.8264\/ 2004 on the fiki of the XIX Add}. S(H, Member,\n\nMACT, Metropolitan Anea, Bangalore (SCCI-I-17), partly\nallowing the claim pciiiion for compcnsaiion and seeking\nenhancement of compensatiozx.\n\n\n\nMfa9524G.O6\n2\n\nThis Appeal coming on for hearing, this day,' "t1ie.._T(39u1't\ndelivered the following;  4' e ,   " ..\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
1. This is an appeal by    ‘<\/p>\n
enhancement of con1pensatio1:1.–.___<\/p>\n
2. In an accide11t,\u00ab fhat  q\u00a7;;”‘o7.12ii2oo4, the
\nclaimant suffered    when a jeep driven
\nin a rash   the ciajma\ufb01t
\nwhile he   Maixa Road at
\n shi\ufb01ed to Sanjay
\nGandhi -‘an inpatient for nearly 21 days
\nfrom   He had su\ufb01ered fracture of<\/p>\n
shasft femur ice’  ‘% %’<\/p>\n
I     claimed compensation by \ufb01lmg a claim<\/p>\n
 166 of the Motor Vehicles. Act before the Motor<\/p>\n
 Aceidenie’ CIam1′ s Tribunai, Bangalore. The clam’ ant<\/p>\n
  himself as PW-1. I)r.Pra.kashappa was examined as<\/p>\n
 Exs.P.1 to 5 were pmduced and marked. The<\/p>\n
zespondent contested the claim and examined one Witness.<\/p>\n
6″\n<\/p>\n
Mfa9240kO6
\n3<\/span><\/p>\n
4. The claimant contended that he was working..fra;’ber<\/p>\n
and was eam:;;:1g Rs.150]\u00bb per day. However,__as <\/p>\n
did not produce any acceptable _exzidenee_–,’ “the: va1:;as\u00bb 1 <\/p>\n
taken his monthly salary at Rs.2,\u00a3;’j”-{)0\/f’f.s ..  d<\/p>\n
by the claimant as PW-2 sta’?”ed–.._t;1atV
\npermanent disability. The  2 Eopixled that
\nwhen he examined  he found that the
\nclaimant had   ‘alas limping whiie
\nwalking and   and \ufb02exioa of
\nheft knee   assessed the permanent
\ndisab:\u00a7\u00a71;’t\u00a7dVas”  at 18.6%. However, the
\nTribuaalyhas amcaonaz disability at 12% and<\/p>\n
keeping  \ufb01le ef the injmed ciaimant at the time of<\/p>\n
  aeefde\ufb01t Iband ‘\u00a3e\u00bb”b’e’V18 years, multiplier of 18 was adopted<\/p>\n
    future earnings was arrived at Rs.6=4,8{)0\/\u00ab-<\/p>\n
.{;2,_’:;o><_1;2.'%?3%.{_,:~<:::x3;s~:12). The same is maaded of to Rs.65,000\/~.<\/p>\n
 An azaeaat of Rs.'7,500\/- is awarded towards loss of earnings<\/p>\n
A f_"  the pexiod of txeatment. Another sum of Rs. 12,000] — is<\/p>\n
Vdawarded towards medical expenses and other incidental<\/p>\n
"charges. Towards pain and su\ufb02ering, an amount of<\/p>\n
Rs.30,0(}\u20ac}\/- is awarded. Thus, in all a sum of Rs.}.,14,500\/-<\/p>\n
is awarded. Aggr\u00e9eved by the inadequate compensation<\/p>\n
E5"\n<\/p>\n
Mfa92’40.06
\n4<\/span><\/p>\n
awarded, the ciagimant has \ufb01led this appcaft  .j\u00a7s;a\u00a7:’:z:ng<\/p>\n
enhancement.\n<\/p>\n
5. I have heanzl ktarned counselfof  pa rt}  <\/p>\n
the evidence on record.\n<\/p>\n
6. A1t11ougl:1 learned Cotitends that
\nthe disability ought to  1_)ee11 ’18__.6% oo deposed by
\nthe doctor, I do not fmdAAan$f  ‘opproach adopted
\nby the    disability at 12%.\n<\/p>\n
The    had suffered \ufb01acttlm
\nof shaft  of the doctor was on the
\nhigher eide  ‘So :\u00a71s\u00bbti:e_:’pe1*centage of disability compamd to<\/p>\n
the Whole body_VisVr;\u20ac:noe:1t\u00e9ti. Therefore, the Tribunal was right<\/p>\n
   it down to 12%. However, as regards<\/p>\n
 Tribun.aJ. ought to have taken Rs.3,(}OO\/– as<\/p>\n
  as the claimant was a young boy aged 18<\/p>\n
 years  v\u00e9as engaged as a barber working at Bangalore. If<\/p>\n
A ftf”t1:1e”o.a1eu1ai:ion of loss of \ufb01lture earnings is made taking the<\/p>\n
 irigonthly income at Rs.3,0()O\/- the same will Work Q1111 to<\/p>\n
” ‘”1\u00e9s.77,76o\/–.\n<\/p>\n
16\/<\/p>\n
Mfa9C240 .06
\n5<\/span><\/p>\n
‘7. The Txibunal has not awaxtieci any amount ‘loss<\/p>\n
of future amenities. The evidence of the <\/p>\n
discloses that the c1a1m’ ant had  physagcaiii \u00bb ,4 <\/p>\n
as there was xestxiction of movement fof.  iieft<\/p>\n
knee. Therefore, towards losso–f_VaJneni1:iesVdue’\u00a3o ‘d_e;;riSIatiozi ”<\/p>\n
of enjoyment of life, a sum 1 ‘deserves to be
\nawarded.\n<\/p>\n
8. The  has   evidence that implants
\ninserted  a sum of Rs.8,000\/- is
\nrequimd  to  ‘iz\ufb01at\ufb02 of the matter, I am. inclined<\/p>\n
to  Rs. medical expenses.\n<\/p>\n
9. _ .TowaiiisV_:ioss.’–oi”eef1iings during the laid up period, the<\/p>\n
 has  only Rs.’7,50()\/–. At the rate of<\/p>\n
  if the loss of earaings for three months is<\/p>\n
 eomes to Rs.9,000\/ – instead of Rs.7,500\/ -.<\/p>\n
  3.0,,” In “all other respects, the amount awarded by the<\/p>\n
 , i  is gust and reasonable and does not require any<\/p>\n
 ‘ V. …_iizteIference.\n<\/p>\n
11. In the result, the appeal is ailowed in part. The total<\/p>\n
compensation to which the claimant is entitied is determined<\/p>\n
6″\n<\/p>\n
Mfa9240. 06
\n6<\/span><\/p>\n
and fixed at Rs.1,56,’?60\/- rounded of to Rs.1,56,?;3g):;;e.. The
\nchaimant is entitled for interest at 6% pa. on
\namount from the date of petition till the datepf
\nenhanced amount shall be deposf\u00a7e&V  ai ‘ b T
\nweeks from the date of receipt. 91′ a
\nclaimant is also entitled for Vc’C5:’;’;: :t;’sr.of   eum <\/p>\n
Rs.3,000\/-.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Anantha vs The Deputy Director on 4 April, 2008 Author: B.S.Patil Mfa9240.{)6 1 IN THE HIGH coum’ or !{.ARNATAI{A. AT _ DATED nus THE 4th DAY on 7 ‘- BEFORE; 1′!-IE HOWBLE MR_JUs?i?IG1\u00a7”B\u00a7s.i’a\u00a7T!?:?’ MISCELLANEOUS mm? 1\u00a2d.a24a;”1g_1;_g___<\u00a7_Mgrgm% BETWEEN: 'V ' V \ufb01nantha, Aged 21 years, S\/0 Lakshmaiah,_ V R\/oA:rdu:rpurav,, ._ V ' Ga\ufb02jalgud […]<\/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-36773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nAnantha vs The Deputy Director on 4 April, 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\/anantha-vs-the-deputy-director-on-4-april-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anantha vs The Deputy Director on 4 April, 2008 - 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