{"id":69948,"date":"2010-03-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-chamanbhi-shamshadbhi-wo-mr-on-9-march-2010"},"modified":"2017-02-06T04:08:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T22:38:31","slug":"the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-chamanbhi-shamshadbhi-wo-mr-on-9-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-chamanbhi-shamshadbhi-wo-mr-on-9-march-2010","title":{"rendered":"The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd &#8230; vs Smt Chamanbhi @ Shamshadbhi W\/O Mr &#8230; on 9 March, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd &#8230; vs Smt Chamanbhi @ Shamshadbhi W\/O Mr &#8230; on 9 March, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: N.K.Patil And Gowda<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, CIRCUIT BENCH AT\n\nDHARWAD.  _\nDATED THIS THE 9th DAY OF MARCH 203.0\" \nPRESENT  _  .\nTHE HONBLE MR.JUSTI:CE'N.'K,_P;ATI#CI'   \nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICEEf:;\"~SREEN1\\{ASEv_GE3\u00a5\u00a7XiEA:\n\nMisceiianeous First Apnea}  10237 552906:\n\nBETWEEN:\n\n:,ASSTS.,._fAEV,1A\n\nTHE oRIENTAL'INSURAN'CE .' \nCO.,L'I'D.,  '  u     \nHUBLIDO\u00bb  -    A\nTHROUGH ITS\"REG10N'A.L.oPE1CE, \nLEO SHQPP1fN'G1\u00a3}QMPLEX, \"  \n\n# 44 \/.45, \"RE-.SIDEI'7EvCY'RQAD, _\nBANG-ALCRE4Sr30_\u00bbO25;'\u00bb__ * _ ~ A\n\nREP. Ev ITS ASSISTANT MANAGER,\nSRLK. .}A.YARAM.  '   APPELLANT\n(BY ;SRL. NR. \"PIUPPELLUR FOR B.C. SEETHARAMA RAO\n\nAND: \n\n'SM\":'; CHAMAAIBHI\n\n@ S_HA3_'\ufb02SHADBHI,\nAGED ABOUT 27 YEARS,\n\n WT\/0. M.R.1BRAH1MSAE\n.. MA-EAST.\n\n ;v\u00a3R.'RAJESAB\n-   AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,\n\n\n\nS \/ 0.1%-IASANSAB MALAGI,\n\nSMT. ZAHEERABHI\nAGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,\nW\/ ORAJESAB MALAGI.\n\nALL ARE RESIDENTS OF\nHOSARITTI,\nTQ. DIST.I-IAVERI.\n\nSRLCHANNABASAPPA,\ns \/OBASAVANTHAPPA AGADI,\nMAJOR,\n\nRESIDENT OF\n\nALADAKATTI,\n\nTQ. &amp; DIST. HAVER1.\n\n(OWNER OF MARUTI-II VAN  \nM}-I-04\/AC-1655). --\n\nMR. MUKTIYAR AHAMED,   \nS\/OHASANSAB MELMUR1, 5   --\u00ab\nMAJOR,  --.   '\n\nOCC. VR'R1vATE wCi2RKER;-\nSHIVAYOOESHW .'RAN.A&lt;3=AR..,\nHAVERLa . 4 *j\u00a2&#039;aE\n(OWNER OF. MOTORCYCLE).\n\nTm\u00a7;.D:I$iIs,1ONA&#039;L\u00abMA.1~:&#039;AGER,\n\n &quot; BAJAJ&quot;&#039;ALLI;ANZ GENERAL\n &#039; 1N&#039;s.uRANc_E  L&#039;I&#039;D.,\n VIVEKANAND-CORNER\n\n (INSURER OF MOTOR CYCLE).\n\nDESAI CROSS,\nCLUB ROAD,\nHUBLI \n\n  &#039;{BQY&#039;ASSRI. MADAN MOHANM. KHANNUR FOR R1-R3, R4--5\n A  SERVED, LEX PLEXUS FOR R6)\n\n._&quot;,&#039;__,_,_..\/\n\n... RESPONDENTS.<\/pre>\n<p>healthy and was a bread earner in the family. On 06\/ 12\/2003 at<br \/>\nabout 6.30 am. when the deceased and one Mukthiyar Aharnmad<\/p>\n<p>Mestri were coming from Haveri to Hosaritti on a rnotor\u00e9cycle<\/p>\n<p>bearing No. KA~27\/J&#8211;3068, the deceased was a pi11ior1&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>when they came near Gandhipur i.e., Akkasar   <\/p>\n<p>Ornni coming from opposite direction    spee_c1; uanid<\/p>\n<p>negligent manner dashed against the motor ..cycle,:V.&#8217;as: a iresulltl of;<\/p>\n<p>which the deceased fell down from&#8217;le\u00abc.the motoifcycle  halla, on<\/p>\n<p>account of the grievous injuries sustainedyliim\ufb02\u00e9the head and other<br \/>\nparts of the body, he succumbed ltolthe on the spot. On<\/p>\n<p>account of the deathqof  dec:eased~vlithe &#8220;respondent claimants<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01led a claim&#8221;  of Motor Vehicles Act<br \/>\nclaiming cornpen_sation&#8217;o;f . 1\u00a7\u00e9s;..:ji6,2&lt;3,o0o\/ ~. The said claim petition<\/p>\n<p>had come up for &quot;co_nVsidc_ra&#039;tion before the Tribunal and the<\/p>\n<p>:_&#039;I&#039;rl&#039;:.)unal:_j&#039;:3in5_._tturfn afte1*&#8212;&#8212;-assessing the oral and documentary<\/p>\n<p>evlidence =a_n&#039;d other ~-material on \ufb01le allowed the same in part<\/p>\n<p>Ii&quot;c..AA_.JVawardin\u00a7&#039;la   Rs.4,00,000\/- under different heads with<\/p>\n<p>llqyinterest  65fo&#8230;per annum from the date of petition till the date of<\/p>\n<p>=.realisation,&amp; The said quantum of compensation awarded by the<\/p>\n<p>lV~._Tri1&#039;bur;all  disproportionate, excessive and liable to be reduced.<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Further it is a speci\ufb01c case of appellant that the Maruti Omni car<\/p>\n<p>was not involved in the accident. The question of fixing theliability<\/p>\n<p>against the appellantvinsurer is not justifiable and  ti.,j__ib~e<\/p>\n<p>set aside and they felt necessitated to present this.Vappeal:.C&quot;  T<\/p>\n<p>3. The principal submission  thie&#8217;vv&#8217;lveiarr;ed<\/p>\n<p>counsel for appellant that, the driver ofithe&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>acquitted in a criminal case and the__li&#8217;Fribunal. has committed a<br \/>\ngrave error in holding that i&#8221;C)mni~&#8211;lwas involved in the<br \/>\naccident due to the rash and negligenitbthe driver of said<\/p>\n<p>vehicle. The accicleiitrp:ioccurre;dvandv  died on the spot<\/p>\n<p>cannot be  when the motor vehicle<br \/>\nis not involve.d.ii  that the Tribunal has not<br \/>\njustified forftxing..th&#8217;e  liability on the alleged vehicle involved in\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;.l?:vithoutiiifixirirratleast contributory negligence on the<\/p>\n<p>par,t&#8217;ofithe_ride&#8217;r of  motor cycle also. Further he submitted that<\/p>\n<p> quantum&#8217; compensation awarded by the Tribunal is on<\/p>\n<p>Vlgghigher side. andhiit requires reduction by modifying the impugned<\/p>\n<p>,j  award passed by the Tribunal.\n<\/p>\n<p>r9~&#8212;&#8212;\n<\/p>\n<p>charge sheet, which disclose that the Maruti ornni was involved in<br \/>\nthe accident and on account of the injuries sustained in the<\/p>\n<p>accident the deceased died on the spot. Absolutely therc_&#8221;&#8216;is_Vno<\/p>\n<p>evidence on record to show that due to the negligence&#8221;o1i..&#8217;;h&#8217;\u00a2 <\/p>\n<p>of the motor bike the accident was caused. Further.uit*&#8211;i.eme1&#8217;ge&#8221;s..V&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>from the record that as per motor vehicle FCp_C_)l&#8217;t::.E&#8217;X.pe_5 <\/p>\n<p>front right side indicator was broken and there is7Tno:&#8217; reci&#8217;ijal&#8221;ir1.\ufb02<\/p>\n<p>Ex.P&#8211;6 with regard to the damage  to  left<br \/>\nside and Ex.P~5 seizure Panjchgananra  that? Htasaadze mm<br \/>\nwas Jdcsib MH~04\/AC~1655  mp \ufb02ed 2.555%<br \/>\nmmodmoacig it clearly ;_dis&#8217;-;1:oses:;._that:&#8221;the&#8221;Atroifitportion of the Maruti<br \/>\nVan was  the  of the vehicle. Et is the<br \/>\ncrucial clinching&#8217;  on record that it has been<br \/>\nrightly accepted andpappreciaiteud and recorded \ufb01nding of the fact<br \/>\n&#8216;.liability&#8217;on&#8221;&#8216;the appe11ar1t&#8211;Ensurer wherein the Maruti<\/p>\n<p>Oznni  Therefore the speci\ufb01c contention taken by<\/p>\n<p>vi&#8221;=~the learned  for appellant cannot be sustainable nor has<\/p>\n<p>.. gotiany substance and hence i as to be rejected at the threshold.<\/p>\n<p>6. Further the Tribunal has rightly taken the income of<br \/>\ndeceased at the rate of Rs.3,000\/&#8211; per month. He is aged about 30<br \/>\nyears and by profession he is a mason and deducted 1\/ 3*$3&#8242;&#8221;of the<\/p>\n<p>amount towards personal expenses and applied the<\/p>\n<p>multipiier and awarded a reasonable compensationtiunderpiloss. <\/p>\n<p>dependency and also a just and reasonablecompensation vuindzer<\/p>\n<p>conventional heads. The amount awarded iunderv &#8216;c&#8211;onufenti\u00abo.n&#8217;a1<\/p>\n<p>heads is inadequate, but the clainiants haife .notufi1ed&#8221;.._anyw c&#8221;:ross&#8211;&#8216;*<\/p>\n<p>objection. Therefore the interferengce by-.thi_S Cou&#8217;1*t..doe&#8217;s not call<br \/>\nfor. Hence, having regard to the. facts piggrdiiicircurnstances as stated<br \/>\nabove the instant app_e&#8217;al_.is dis&#8221;rriiss:ed'&#8221;a_se.deiroidi merits. Ordered<\/p>\n<p>accordingly!<\/p>\n<p>The appeiiantginsurer&#8221;i.si&#8221;&#8216;_.&#8217;directed to deposit the remaining<\/p>\n<p>coVmpensa\u00a7ltion&#8217;~amour1t.with interest at 6% p.a. from the date of<\/p>\n<p>petition tili thegdatevof realisation within a period of for weeks from<\/p>\n<p>the datethof receipt a&#8217; copy of the judgment and award.<\/p>\n<p>The appor_ti4k.:nment order the Tribunal is undisturbed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd &#8230; vs Smt Chamanbhi @ Shamshadbhi W\/O Mr &#8230; on 9 March, 2010 Author: N.K.Patil And Gowda IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD. _ DATED THIS THE 9th DAY OF MARCH 203.0&#8243; PRESENT _ . THE HONBLE MR.JUSTI:CE&#8217;N.&#8217;K,_P;ATI#CI&#8217; THE HON&#8217;BLE MR. 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