{"id":52174,"date":"2009-11-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-gowramma-wo-late-ravikumar-vs-bangalore-metropolitan-on-18-november-2009"},"modified":"2018-03-15T05:58:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T00:28:00","slug":"smt-gowramma-wo-late-ravikumar-vs-bangalore-metropolitan-on-18-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-gowramma-wo-late-ravikumar-vs-bangalore-metropolitan-on-18-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"Smt Gowramma W\/O Late Ravikumar vs Bangalore Metropolitan &#8230; on 18 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Smt Gowramma W\/O Late Ravikumar vs Bangalore Metropolitan &#8230; on 18 November, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: N.K.Patil And Gowda<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS TH 12 28:\" 1.);-xv OP' Nov\u00a3;:M131;1'2 \n: 1-&gt;RI+:sI:\u00ab::\\1T: ' V } .\nTHE I-ION'BLE MR. JUS'I'\u00a7QE N. fs';;\"I~'T?$L*I_f.1{1\"4\u00ab.:::  _  u\nAND  44 1'  4 \n\nTHE I-ION'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. $R$EN\ufb02*ASEv\u00a73QW3DA\n\nM.F;2$.;'-No.2'27V\/\"2'OQ_6,fMV}\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nI.\n\nw\/0; LATfE\u00bbVfiLiX'fIKU.\u00a7yEAR-T  \nA(}\u00a7~;D 'AB'Oi:_Ij1f 2L'~__YI?_ARS, M \n\nMr. 1-&gt;R1T1 =E\"\\,V'\u00a3~I\u00a7A~J  \" _ .\nS'\/Q.' LATE I{4WIKvL}.Ni-.!\\I1'1-,\nAGED AH0u'1\"'0z~;s YEARS.\nMINOR, RISE' BY'~MO~fn~11+:I'2 ;\n\n; 'AP}?E:1.LA-N__T'N0. 12G0wRAMMA.\n\n Kim. SOWJANYA\n .1)\u00bb,\/V0~.T I,\u00a2x\"1*:a_ RAVIKUMAR.\n M..rN~QI&lt;,f1~2.E:.~P13Y MO&#039;I&#039;HER :\n&quot;~APP{~:3;1..Am&#039; NO. IWGOWRAIVIIVIA.\n\n syn: .(\u00a7AYAT1-{R1\nw&lt;\/0. LATE RAVIKUEVEAR\n\n&quot; &#039; .._AG[ID ABOUT 23 YEARS.\n\n&quot;RUM. RAMYA\nD\/O. LATE RAVIKUMAR.\nAGED ABOUT 05 YEARS.\n\n\n\nMINOR. REP BY I\\\/I.OT}&quot;IER.\nAPI.3ELLAI\\\u00a7T N04 : GAYATI*{RI.\n\n1}. Mr. SOMASIHZKAR s\/0. LATI3 RAVIKU]\\\/I.AR,_\nAGED ABOUT 04 YEAR5, .1\nMINOR. REP I-3Y MOTHER.\n\nAP}7&#039;EI,,LJ\\1\\&#039;T NO.4--GAYA&#039;I&#039;H R1.\n\nALL ARE RESIDENTS OF 1_\\1o}.520.--. fr 1&#039;\n4&quot;&quot;! MAIN. 1\\\/1.12.1. I\u00a53X&#039;I&#039;ENSIOE\\.T.[ \nBANGALORE.  . &quot;\n\n[By smt-. K.  JAYALAKSHMI 2${D\\}*o(;\/111:&#039; -09 &#039; &#039;\nMYLARAIAH ASSOCIATES) .1  . .1  -- \n\nAND\n\n1.<\/pre>\n<p> BANGALORE_1v113&#8243;1f&#8217;Ro&#8217;13QLIiA111,_ Z<br \/>\n&#8216;FRANSPOR;T?,COF{P0RATION,V  *1<br \/>\nK. 11. _R&#8211;O&#8217;ADiIj_Si%~IANfT{-iiiNAGAR; .\n<\/p>\n<p>BANG..AL(;Rg,     <\/p>\n<p>SR1 K.&#8221;v,?.1\u00e9A&#8217;1&#8217;1&#8242;:10RS5;&#8217; S\/O. 1:. V. VA1zG11111:s1?..<br \/>\nR:__\/A&#8217;1_&#8217; ROSE&#8217;, ~1-.&gt;A121&lt;;&#039;-NO&#8211;._.2o,-\n<\/p>\n<p>DEFENCE. COLONY.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>1&#8211;11\u00a7sARAG1~IA&#8217;r&#8221;&#8216;1&#8217;.A RGAE).\n<\/p>\n<p>BANG1?\\,LORI\u00a3.-._ r <\/p>\n<p>I~.J<\/p>\n<p>  3. A11; CEN.E%Z..PJ\\.L INSURANCE co. 1111)..\n<\/p>\n<p>_  CORPORATE} OFFICE.\n<\/p>\n<p> .. VA1LI,UzA.,C1:1_\\1&#8243;mE, 411% FLOOR.\n<\/p>\n<p> N032&#8242;, MAHAKALI C\/WES ROAD.\n<\/p>\n<p>-A &#8220;-.1ANDI?{&#8216;E:RE [EAS&#8217;I&#8217;)._ &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p> M11~:\u00bb113z211-400 093. BY {&#8217;18 EVIANAGER.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  &#8216;  I-{I\u00a72SPONDEN&#8217;I&#8217;S<\/p>\n<p>,, (&#8216;sm.1_: 151&#8243;&#8216; R REZNUKA. \/\\I.)&#8217;\\\/&#8217;OCA&#8217;I&#8217;E FOR R1;<br \/>\n&#8216;&#8211; _::31_~1 K. SURYANARAYANA RAD, ADVOCA&#8217;I&#8217;E FOR 113;<br \/>\n &lt;_R-2&quot;s1\u00ab:12v1::1)1<\/p>\n<p> ~. V.&#039;;v1A&#039;11\u00a73E1;1;AN&#039;FS&quot;\n<\/p>\n<p>*1&#8242;;&#8211;11.5 MFA IS m-1_\u00ab:1&#8242;&gt; U\/8.173(1) or  ACT AG_AENS&#8221;I&#8217;<br \/>\n&#8216;l&#8217;I-{IS JUI)G1\\\/IISNT AND i\\W&#8217;\/\\R!,) {\u00a7)ATEI&#8221;): 20\/Q9\/2005<br \/>\nPAss\u00a3::1:&gt; IN MVC NO} :32\/2004 PASSIEZIQ) ON &#8216;I&#8217;&amp;VI;&#8211;;.i.1_&#8217;;&#8221;}f?1&#8217;i,L:\u00a7;:.0Ff<\/p>\n<p>TI&#8211;iii LEZARNIZI.) 14?&#8221; \/\\I&#8221;)DI&#8230; JUDG I13. comm&#8217;:&#8211;0? &#8220;;\u00e9I&#8217;:vzAZ\u00a3;&#8217;:.\u00ab<br \/>\nCAUSES &amp; MECMBISR. MACT. M1\u00a3&#8217;rRo_z&gt;(3\u00bb:.;:.5IfAN&#8217;-_ m_2z:.A.&#8221; = V<\/p>\n<p>BANGALORE. [SCCH~ IO}. 1&gt;AR&#8217;I&#8217;1-t\u00bbf&#8217; AL&#8217;_1 ;ox;\\f1_1\\2(&lt;:&#039; {:1 <\/p>\n<p>PETI&#039;i&#039;ION FOR cOMP;\u00ab:NsA&#039;fi&#039;Q1\u00a7:&#8211;._ *&#039; AND..  &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>EN}&#8211;1ANc\u00a3\u00ab:ME;N&#8217;r 01? COE\\\/II-315:?-ITSP\u00ab.\ufb011.&#8217;IO:\\IL&#8217;~ V<\/p>\n<p>THIS MFA comma ON111-,m R&#8221;&#8221;:vr1NAi. al-&#8216;i{3ARi\u00a7NG THIS<br \/>\nDAY. N. K. PATEL J.. m\u00ab:ri;&#8217;;\\\/;&#8217;\u00ab:1R;\u00ab:;.;;3{%0LLOw1NG:<\/p>\n<pre>The    being aggrieved\nby  20\"' Sepiembe1' 2005\n<\/pre>\n<p>p21sseC:ig i:&#8217;1&#8211;_  (&#8216;)1&#8217;f the file of M()IIOI&#8217; Ac?C1&#8242;.den.r$<br \/>\nClaims &#8216;fr&#8217;:&#8217;.b 1Lz.r&#8217;:a I&#8217;  {&#8220;Fn&#8217;b1mal&#8217; for shun}.<\/p>\n<p>e1w&#8217;.2-Vu;f(iiV1&#8242;:g\u00a7 c:()111f)er_1\u00a7s21ti():&#8217;: of Rs.4._&#8217;}79,2OO\/M wnh ir1t.e1&#8217;e$I. at 6%<\/p>\n<p>21s&#8217;;\u00a21;;:,{a:i.::iL$~E:Vt}1c% clainl &lt;)1&#039;appeIIa11ts for Rs. i0.00.000\/~<\/p>\n<p>~.  &#039; &#039;T316 :;E&#039;ivpp\u20ac?HE1I11&#039;S I. arlci 4 c*1z;11&#039;r1&#039;n&#039;ng to be the wives<\/p>\n<p>a1*1d ap;3eIl\u00e91f1t.s 2. 34 5 and 6 are the n&#039;1ir1or cthildren of late<\/p>\n<p> I-2:-11&#039;J;&#039;k1,11V1&#039;i2u1 had filed a ciaim pe1.iE:1&#039;cm against&#039; the<\/p>\n<p>_&#039; &#039;1i_&lt;:\u00e9&#039;pc):nde:1t.s s&lt;?&lt;-:1&lt;;1&#039;.ng (*0mpe11sa1&#039;:&#039;m1 of Rs.I0.00.000\/# on<\/p>\n<p>&#039;.1cr(&#039;?(:)u111_ c.)\u00a3&#039;dez1Eh of R21\\&#039;EkL1111zu&#039; who was \\v0rki1h1g as :1 1m1sao:1<br \/>\nand eaxwling I-{$3.200\/&#8211; per day. On 15.01.2004 211_.~.__a}3()L.1\u00a3<\/p>\n<p>H.530 am. the dcwezised Sri Ravikumar was })r()(r&#039;\u00a2\u00a5\u20acdi&#039;i*1;;&quot;&#039;on<\/p>\n<p>the motor C}-&#039;(&#039;.]t&#039; l:)ea1&#039;ing Regg&#039;isi.1&#039;d1Ec)11 N0.KAvO._1_ \u00a7\\\/IE:3,&#8217;I&#8221;Ll1.Iv&#8221;1ai&#8221;&#8216; c.&#8217;a\u00a31- V<\/p>\n<p>bearing Registration I\\i&#8217;0.KA-O4\/PWi&#8217;:O8QA[&lt;:&#039;\u00e91nicain_e:1 <\/p>\n<p>r1eg1iger1:&#039;. n13,1&#039;1ner and da1sE1e:~ii_:1g_\u00a7;1i11st&quot;1he :11di..&lt;.)1&quot;vxgyczlej {gs  V<\/p>\n<p>resull of which. he Eb}! down Q_1_i&#039;-:&#039;.hc*.._mad &#039;2t&quot;I1C1_&#039;c1 E&#039;3E\\\/I&#039;I&#039;C bus<br \/>\nbezlringg Registration N0&#039;=.-Kl&#8211;\\_&#8211;Oll_\/I\u00a737E\u00a7i}{L&#039;r;1%&#039;x ._ovcr his body and<br \/>\nhe died on aC(:ou_m. oi&#039;1hev.grie\\V~&#039;@;1&#039;:a i&#039;l1jl.,El&quot;izCf\u00a7%&quot; &#039;sus1,a1&#039;r1ed in me<\/p>\n<p>acciclt-3m.\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;.&#8217;I&#8221;nr3 L\u00e9z\ufb01d_4(?Eaiiat:_&#8217;petition had come up before the<br \/>\nTribunal &#8220;&#8216;-5311&#8243; 20&#8221;? 4V3e;:E&#8217;\u00e9&#8217;1&#8242;:1be1&#8217; 2005. The &#8216;I&#8217;ri13un3.l on<\/p>\n<p>21ssye%9.sh&#8217;1v;%1&#8217;11 of ~&lt;_)_r2;tE 211f.=d dOCL1I&quot;lI(;&#039;llI\u00a3&#039;1I&#039;y e\\=&#039;ide1&#039;ICe and, other<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb1&#039;h:&lt;1_&#039;E&#039;eriaAI .\u00a22&#039;1*.\u00bb%3Ai&#039;i\u00ab\u00ab:1VbI&lt;= on file. taking the income of deceased .211.<\/p>\n<p> axmrclcd C.&#039;(&quot;H11p\u20acl&#039;1SE1E.i()\u00a3&quot;I of&#039; Rs.4.79.2O()\/V<\/p>\n<p>UI1d&quot;:&#039;~,?l&#039; C1&#039;if;i&quot;ca*(%111&#039;. h.&lt;:&#039;.E&#039;:ld.&#039;-3 with i1&#039;11;cres;1&#039; at the rate of 6% p.21.<\/p>\n<p>.&quot;&#8211;. &#039;{&#039;1&#039;Qh111 [h\u00e9 dale of pel.i1.ion til! Lhc-3 erlzlte of c1ep&lt;)si{&#039;.. The<\/p>\n<p>&quot;E1V[.V73]&#039;1(&#039;..1&#039;IEi.l1ES. bcting diSS.211Esficd \\.\u00bbv\u00a3.I.I&#039;1 the (&#039;()II}.{3(&#039;.&#039;l&#039;1.&quot;&#039;%\u00a31H.011<\/p>\n<p>awarded by the &#039;F1&#039;ibszi&#039;1a-1%. hzive p:&#039;e.=;&#039;-:.(mie(i this zippeai s\u00a7eeE&lt;i11g_{<\/p>\n<p>enhziiicement of ec)1i&#039;1pensai ion.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. We have heard Eeeirned (&#8216;.C)L1I&#8217;}S(.&#8217;.1 forE&#8217;-E__21iI2&#8217;iaV11is and &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>iearned counse} for 1&#8217;es;)011de11ts:1Jo&#8221;i9 &#8220;(.&#8217;\u20acZ&#8217;~.11&#8217;_{-&#8216;3:i~C&#8217;1t&#8217;.Ifabf\u00e9&#8217;aitiligirh tit&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>time.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. After Cz11&#8217;efu1 periisal (&#8220;)&#8217;i:_I }&#8221;i&#8217;dViII1f.)L.1&#8242;,\\:;.f,&#8217;IT1&#8217;L:&#8221;&#8216;Ci. jL1dggeri1e311t. 81<br \/>\naward. it. emerges tha&#8217;i&#8217;,.&#8217;_fJiv.e Ti&#8217;i&#8217;f):L!1f1&#8242;.EUV_h,3S.&#8217;COU1I11iili&#8217;,\u20acd error in<br \/>\ndetermining {he e0niipVe_n&#8221;&amp;3.&#8217;\u00bb.1_L1o_i1  \\v&#8221;i&#8221;E~hOL:.ijV .. &#8216;e()r1sidering the<\/p>\n<p>mai.e1&#8217;ial e1v2i&#8217;\u00a3&#8217;1a1b&#8221;r;1\u20ac:&#8217;.i-en&#8221;-_1*e\u00a3j()&#8217;1&#8217;d..Ii&#8221;-is&#8212;not in dispute ihai<\/p>\n<p>deceased &#8216;ivas.:&#8217;ua_\u00bbged&#8221;&#8221; E1If(2)&#8217;Li.:1&#8243;1d &#8220;2-3 j;je\u00e9i1&#8217;s as on the date of&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>aceidE,i1i:. iii&#8217;iS~v\u00a7.he&#8217;V?.:ase &#8216;0E&#8217;_&#8217;a1p;)ei}ai&#8217;1i.s that. the deceased was<br \/>\nworking? 215- a. &#8216;i1:1ii&#8217;Ef{(:)1&#8217;j &#8220;&#8216;t&#8221;;&#8221;g\u00a7Al&#8217;;I1ii&#8221;1g__{ Rs.200\/- per day. The<\/p>\n<p>T r:&#8217;bu_r_1a] wiiihovui.;issi\u00a7;:1ii:&#8217;1g any valid reasons._ has assessed<\/p>\n<p>  1he:,._ii&#8217;1c::g;nievi.of thetieeeaseci at Rs.3.000\/- per month. which<\/p>\n<p>  [oh 1&#8242;::E&#8217;1\u00a7&#8217;. \u00a7\u00bbdVV&#8217;J\u00a7fI&#8221;.Sid\u20ac&#8217;. THC acrcrideiit. ()CCL1I&#8217;i&#8217;Cd during 2004.<\/p>\n<p>i9izwi&#8217;ng 1&#8217;e\u00a7_\u00a7.aT1friiV&#8217;iio the age and &lt;)cteL.ipai:&#039;011 as referred above.<\/p>\n<p> we  the income of deceeised at Rs.4.000\/- per month.\n<\/p>\n<p>t.QVr\u00a7neei, the ends of justice. -The deceased had as many as<\/p>\n<p>Six deper1C1ei&#8217;11,s and most. 0i&#8217;iher1&#8217;1 are rni1&#8243;10rs3. &#8216;Fhe1&#8217;ef()1-e, we<\/p>\n<p>cfeduct 1\/5&#8243;&#8216; of his income {Rs.80()\/~), towards his pc?1*ss():&#8217;1.21E<\/p>\n<p>expenses. The de(7ee.1sed was aged abnui. 27528 yC2:1rf:~:s.&#8217;_&#8217;z1~:s_ on<\/p>\n<p>the cEz1\u00a3&#8217;;)1&#8217;i;5:_t\u00e9&#8221;1&#8217;1\u00a7_&#8217;y1*l.:__i&#8217;]}EE&#8217;.\u00e911V<\/p>\n<p>applicable is &#8217;17&#8217;. in the light 0I judgmer11_&#8211;m&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Sarla Vermofs case rcp0r1.0rdi:&#8217;:gfy. we determizle lh\ufb02.\ufb01?()I1&#8217;l}.5E?11f\u00a7}2[EDI];&#8217;f,C&#8217;.}'(:TIfdS I_\u00bb?i)sS Q\/&#8217; \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>dependency by taking the ir1c\u00a75&#8217;1%;1\ufb01% of &#8211; V\u00a7.;)er month<br \/>\nand adopting &#8216;I7&#8217; :1&#8217;21:.14&#8217;I&#8217;t=-i.{.)Eic[:=Vi*V &#8216;S:&#8217;L&#8217;.l&#8221;I'&#8221;:1&#8242; of Rs.6.52.800\/~\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>{Rs-3.3.200\/~ x 12 x 17].    &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>6. I*I21I,?ing 5ij\u00e9g;1:*d:_\ufb01.r5) the fa1(:i;;~.; and ctirc:u1&#8217;ns1aI1c&lt;&#8211;:s of the<br \/>\ncase. \\_zv.e&#8230;d&lt;f?.\u00e9n1 &#039;iI 1;7.*I;;I_..10&quot;-;=\u00a7w&#039;gird &#039;.&#039;\u00ab;1&#039;- 551,111}? of Rs.10._OO0\/A towards<br \/>\nloss Qfi.&#039;c():&#039;1s&#8217;..OO(),&#8217;\/_.&#8221; each to me mirlor Children Qf&#8217; the<\/p>\n<p>dec&lt;\u00a7&#039;a.&lt;;ed} and  mxvards I&#039;ransporf:a.1_ior1 andfurzeral expenses.<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;RiS&#8211;;.}0,000\/\u00bb, as agai11st Rs}-3,000\/&#8211;. 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