{"id":64909,"date":"2009-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-jyothi-kumari-on-3-march-2009"},"modified":"2015-04-11T06:09:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T00:39:50","slug":"new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-jyothi-kumari-on-3-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-jyothi-kumari-on-3-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Smt Jyothi Kumari on 3 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Smt Jyothi Kumari on 3 March, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: B.V.Nagarathna<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>in Tmz; men &lt;;0u1~r1*m\u00ab&#039;KA1 &#8216;i&#8221;:ii1:2  _<br \/>\nNi) 41\/2A~2&#8211;13~ Ni&#8217;l&#8217;HANANi3AI%AL}Eg~RAi.<br \/>\nNAYAN DAHALLI;B\u00e9&#8217;1Y&#8217;S(}RE RQAI}. ., <\/p>\n<p>BANG$~i\u00bb0R\u00a53i&#8217;39::&#8211;_ <\/p>\n<p>BY t\u00a7iv1S\u00a72\u00a7AL.    &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>mg&#8217; 52:. %,vz:~:\u00ab;a.,y Vn:&lt;1) Mp;,.r:x__.__ VAEHVILAS ROAD<br \/>\n;ABAsAv;mGt;uI., B\u00a7&amp;NGA;L&#039;\u00a3J&#039;RE 560 004<br \/>\n=,_BY._:rs &#039;hiA\u00a7\\_I_AGER_ _ M  <\/p>\n<p>. . . AP!&quot;&#039;l:&#039;3LLA\u00a3&#039;i&#039;l&quot;<\/p>\n<p>(B3; &#8216;sri; 0 &#8216;Vmw4:B;SH,&#8221;&#8216; A\ufb01v.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; ;Ai&#8217;\u00bb~I.iff)  &#8221; \u00ab\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  sM*1&#8242;{J\u00a701&#8217;H1 KUMARI<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AGE;D 31 YEARS<br \/>\n&#8221; \u00ab\u00a310 :3 sumssn<\/p>\n<p>RJAT NO283, &#8220;rm (moss,<br \/>\nKASTURBA c::)LoNY<br \/>\nEBRAN NAGU N&#8217;l&#8217;E<br \/>\nGIRLNAGAHA, 1; S&#8217;l&#8217;A\u00a3}l:$<br \/>\nBANGALRQE 560 035<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;2 DEEPAK<\/p>\n<p>AGED &#8216;.24 YEARS<\/p>\n<p>S\/{Iv bA&#8217;l&#8217;E KRiSHNAMU\u00a7&#8217;?l&#8217;H\u00a5<\/p>\n<p>R] AT NG283, 7&#8242;?!-I CROSS,<\/p>\n<p>KA3FURBA COLONY EEHANNAGUNTE<br \/>\nGIMNAGARA, ll Sl&#8217;AGrE<\/p>\n<p>BANGALROE 560 095<\/p>\n<p>3 ULLAS<\/p>\n<p>AGES  YEARS<\/p>\n<p>8,10 LA&#8217;l&#8217;f:Z i~iRl!&#8217;:2~hiNAMU\u00a7{i&#8217;HY<\/p>\n<p>RIAT&#8217; NG283, &#8216;7&#8217;I&#8217;1~i CROSS,<\/p>\n<p>KASFURBA CEQLONY EERANNAGUNTE<br \/>\nG\u00a7iv3lNA{}AHA, ll S&#8217;I&#8217;AGE<\/p>\n<p>BANGALRGE 560 085<\/p>\n<p>4 H GOPI<br \/>\nMAJOR 1<br \/>\nS10 N0&#8217;l&#8217;\u00a7.)l&#8217;:$(3L(.)Sh}D \u00ab  ~<br \/>\nPROP: M\/S. HEMANTH BIJILDERS<br \/>\nJALAKANTESHWARA M11IN&#8221;~RGAD&#8217;-<br \/>\nSAGAR HILLE DAIRY   &#8216;<br \/>\nGPP MALLESHPALYA,<br \/>\nNEW THIPPASANIJRA<br \/>\nBANGALORE &#8221; &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>(By asimi  &lt;3\ufb01.;sH}i\u00a7:g;::x?&#039;i,.\u00abAs)v\u00a7  R1-3)<\/p>\n<p>&quot;1*u;::~\u00a7 raga&#039; 1j&#039;lL-1.33:)  5173(1) or&#039; MV Am&#039; A(}Ai1&#039;\u00abiS&#039;l&#039;<br \/>\nTHE JUDG_MENT_ .es.:N&#039;{1._-&#039;..&#039;~ AWARD 1:)ATE1:):21\/1.1\/\u00a32005<br \/>\n\u00a53&#039;ASSE1~D in M3__1c;::-M). 1-1616\/22006 0:\u00bb: THE FILE OF&#039; THE<br \/>\n14TH.%.\ufb01ADDL. wags, MEMBER MACI&#039;, COURT OF&#039; SMALL<\/p>\n<p>f&quot;\u00ab\u00bb;*:Aus1#:s,&#039;~V.M;.=:frRc3Po&#039;:;m\\N AREA, BANGALORE (SCCH~10),<br \/>\n AW&#039;A.I_?1&#039;)IN\u00a3} .44v&lt;:&lt;3MPENsATrc3N ma&#039; RS.3,59,000\/- WITH<br \/>\n I_f~i&#039;3fI\u00a7;I4\u20ac.\u20ac?3S&#039;!? 695a;.P.A. FROM mg Di1TE 0:: THE PETITION<\/p>\n<p>m;:;;;~::;;\u00bb&lt;;s:\u00a2;;%;*1~; . 1; <\/p>\n<p>&#039;1&#039;h&#8211;iS&#039;  coming on for crciers t.t1i$ day the<\/p>\n<p>&#039;pourt cicliiarered the foliewingz<\/p>\n<p>dU\u00a5.)GrMEP4&#039;l&#039;<\/p>\n<p>&#039;l&#039;h0ugh this appeal is posted for orders, with ma<\/p>\n<p>&#039; c_o1&#039;1sem of iaame\u00e9 counsel on both sides, it is ileard.<\/p>\n<p>finaily. \/gt.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>7. On the basis of the material an recoxfr\ufb02<\/p>\n<p>tribunal awagmied compensation of  .<\/p>\n<p>interest at the rate of 6&#8217;% p.21. f17(3:e:;,__4the_*&#8217;rf\u00a3\u00a3a&#8217;t\u00e9a: K &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>petition til} reaiisation.\n<\/p>\n<p>8. izieing aggieved by   \u00a7of.. fh\ufb01:  in<br \/>\nawardixzg huge compeI3s\u00a7at:i01?i&#8217;_.&#8221;&#8221;   cdmpany<br \/>\nhas P!&#8217;eferred this a.1f3Pt3a&#8211;1:  &#8216;\\   <\/p>\n<p>9. 1 have  f\u00a7r:e  ibr the appe1\u00a3aI1t&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>ins1Hance&#8221;T&#8217;co:}1peiii?;- a;&#8217;I1(i=. \ufb011e&#8221;&#8216;L\u00ab:~ained counsei for the<\/p>\n<p>respen\ufb01ieni &#8216;$403;  3  &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>1U. 4;1&#8217;t&#8221;is  \u00e9rabehaii&#8217; of the appeliant herein<\/p>\n<p>   had two major sons and one daughter<\/p>\n<p> %.Ati1\u00e9re;_  1:10 question of dependency 0:&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>V _ clai\ufb01sant\ufb01fr\u00e9spon\u00e9ent Nos. 1 to Z3 herain on their<\/p>\n<p>.\u00a71;A0tt}er.V&#8221;&#8221;.1r1 the circumstances, the tzmmnai erred if;<\/p>\n<p>.&#8217;  eio\u00e9\u00e9rdmg the compensatien on the head of \u00a3035 of<\/p>\n<p>T &#8221; &#8216;\u00e9\u00e9pendency. in the aitex\ufb01ative, he submits that the<\/p>\n<p>A award ought to have been made @1113&#8243; an the head of 2055<\/p>\n<p>sf estate, and nether conventienai heads. In the<\/p>\n<p>\/\u00a7..\n<\/p>\n<p>circumstances, he submits that the judwitzziiirand<\/p>\n<p>award requires modification.<\/p>\n<p>1 1. Per mntra, iearried c0uz1s.i%iA&#8217;f\u20aciI \u00abre&#8217;spQ:1.r_\ufb01i:\u20ac::;&#8221;1_t:I*i&#8217;ss.vi.&#8217;i<\/p>\n<p>to 3 suppor\ufb01ng the judgment    <\/p>\n<p>case, the deceased was  :i11Co_iI:&lt;::  i\u20acs:3V,UUU\/ mi<\/p>\n<p>which is assessed bpitbs  tiliaii e\ufb01en in the<br \/>\ncase of a death  income is<br \/>\nconsidered    =  anrzum and<br \/>\n is awarded<br \/>\nand  awarded by the<br \/>\ntribL1:i\u00e9.!__  and she submits that the<\/p>\n<p>s&lt;}r;i;3e1}sa\u20aci:m&#039;0i1 the ether heads are also just and<\/p>\n<p> and Vhf\u00e9quests this court to dismiss the<\/p>\n<p>12; ~  hears the ieatned counsei on both sides,<\/p>\n<p>  only point that arises far my censidera\ufb01on is,<\/p>\n<p>i  Viiwhemer the judwent and award by the tribunai sails<\/p>\n<p>for any modi\ufb01cation.\n<\/p>\n<p>13. in the instant case, it is net: in dispute that the<\/p>\n<p>claimants are the major $0113 and daughter of the<\/p>\n<p>$,<\/p>\n<p>deceased who was their mother. U;\u00a31de:r;'&#8221;the<\/p>\n<p>circumstances by Virtue ef the principies ~ V<\/p>\n<p>the cieeieion of the Honfble Supreme Court  -f:aee&#8221;d1&#8217;~v..&#8217;t<\/p>\n<p>Mcmjuri Bera We. The O7iental1;.Irtsi_\u00a7?tzn&#8217;ce  <\/p>\n<p>anether decided on 3U.3.2UQ*f,4_ in th.\u00a5_e&#8217;ea$e   &#8216;V <\/p>\n<p>being the magor some and    of<br \/>\ndemndency wouid &#8216;or;&#8217;theVtqA&#8217;1;{estien of<br \/>\nloss to estate tl:1a_t awarded. By<br \/>\nappiying this   am 0:&#8217; the View<br \/>\nthat  It      &#8220;&#8216;ei:$1V*rect in awarding<br \/>\n of  of dependency. The<br \/>\n   awarded on the head of<\/p>\n<p>less. estate  notional income of the deceased<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbfe\ufb01Qwi:tig.Lhe&#8217;-.decieion ef the Division Bench of this eeurt<\/p>\n<p> Qimanavaiagan V\/s. A.Krishnamw*thy &amp;<\/p>\n<p>g  2004 liar 3268). In the &#8216;metanl: case, the<\/p>\n<p> .. fatie  the Hon\ufb01bie Supreme Court in the ease ef<\/p>\n<p>eeseeesment of compensation for the death of a house<\/p>\n<p> tvife also carmet be appiied as the claimants are the<\/p>\n<p>children and not the husband and the deceased is the<\/p>\n<p>mother. in the instant case, the tribunal has assessed<\/p>\n<p>\/2&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>national income to be at b&lt;&#039;.s.3,0UU\/~ per montizg<\/p>\n<p>notityxual income could be assessed at his.  ~<\/p>\n<p>and accordixlgly, by applying tf1e.;:I1ultipifi\u00a7f&#039;\u00a7i*::  &quot; V&#039;<\/p>\n<p>of .t<s>_.UOU\/~\u00bb~ has 1:0 be aWar;;ied::&#8217;_\u00a7:I1[v t.i:i&lt;&#039;:&#8211; <\/p>\n<p>estata. in addition, on th:3&#8230;_ h\u00a7:ad   &quot;jaxld <\/p>\n<p>funerai (expenses a 81.11:} of   i\u00e9awaiided and<br \/>\n3 SHII1 of Rs. 3.5-,UUO,&#039;.1ead of ioss of<br \/>\niove and   2  compen$ati0I1<br \/>\nRs. 1,a1,oc:{i  from the date of<br \/>\n0181111:   &#039; &#039;&quot;&#039;i&quot;}i1e Said 0ompe:1sat:k)n<br \/>\nshah  in accordance &#039;With tbs<\/p>\n<p>Ciire\u00a7:_t&quot;_10n of\ufb02lt: For the aforesaid masons, the<\/p>\n<p> &#039;  _    part. The statutory deposit beibrt:<\/p>\n<p>   &#039;  &#039;giirected to be transmitted before the<\/p>\n<p>Sd\/&#039;Z,<br \/>\nIudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Smt Jyothi Kumari on 3 March, 2009 Author: B.V.Nagarathna in Tmz; men &lt;;0u1~r1*m\u00ab&#039;KA1 &#8216;i&#8221;:ii1:2 _ Ni) 41\/2A~2&#8211;13~ Ni&#8217;l&#8217;HANANi3AI%AL}Eg~RAi. NAYAN DAHALLI;B\u00e9&#8217;1Y&#8217;S(}RE RQAI}. ., BANG$~i\u00bb0R\u00a53i&#8217;39::&#8211;_ BY t\u00a7iv1S\u00a72\u00a7AL. &#8216; mg&#8217; 52:. %,vz:~:\u00ab;a.,y Vn:&lt;1) Mp;,.r:x__.__ VAEHVILAS ROAD ;ABAsAv;mGt;uI., B\u00a7&amp;NGA;L&#039;\u00a3J&#039;RE 560 004 =,_BY._:rs &#039;hiA\u00a7\\_I_AGER_ _ M . . . 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