{"id":75622,"date":"2008-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/national-insurance-co-ltd-vs-saroj-kumar-dubey-on-22-october-2008"},"modified":"2018-03-14T21:19:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:49:29","slug":"national-insurance-co-ltd-vs-saroj-kumar-dubey-on-22-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/national-insurance-co-ltd-vs-saroj-kumar-dubey-on-22-october-2008","title":{"rendered":"National Insurance Co Ltd vs Saroj Kumar Dubey on 22 October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">National Insurance Co Ltd vs Saroj Kumar Dubey on 22 October, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: B.Sreenivase Gowda<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>IN THE HIGH COURT \u00a3313&#8242; KARNATAKA, <\/p>\n<p>DATED THES THE 22% DAY OF OCTQE:i\u00a7iR?:&#8217;b?;{}\u00a738:&#8221;v <\/p>\n<p>B39035 _<\/p>\n<p>THE 1-i{)N&#8217;BLE MR. 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FIRST &#8216;A;iLr1PE;:3L;L:eVij;9%2%\u00a7? \/\u00bb2(}0&#8242;?(MVC1)<\/p>\n<p>BETWEEN; \u00bb %   j*<\/p>\n<p>NA&#8217;:&#8217;:0N;4xL \u00a3-NSIIRANQE &#8216;C:fiT)._&#8211;L&#8217;1&#8217;D&#8217;=<br \/>\nREGIQNA1.%%{)F%:{1C,\u00a73 $3.9&#8242; 1&#8217;44_M<br \/>\nSLI\u00a75HAR\ufb01:.K\u00e9_,C(}:l\u20ac{PLEX 1<br \/>\nM (}v..R\u00aeAD,VB.\u00a5\u00a7N{3-ALQRE&#8217; 1<br \/>\nBY ITS 1VEAN&#8217;A.GER  &#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8221; V y   APPELLANT<br \/>\n(BY sR1.(3..MA}\u00a7EsH, ADV.)<\/p>\n<p>  vv:T&#8217;S,\u00e9i&#8217;i\u00a7CR.f&#8211;:&#8217;KI}MAR DUBEY<\/p>\n<p>AGED 45 YEARS<br \/>\ns;,&lt;f&lt;:: RAMAKMWH BUBEY<br \/>\n.0 :2\/AT NC) 150, 5:1: cams<br \/>\n&#039;*&#8211;&#039;GOPAj{,APURAM,<br \/>\nBANGALORE) 10<\/p>\n<p>&#039;2 AMITHA DUBEY<br \/>\nAGED 43 YEARS<br \/>\nW\/O SARCIJ KUMAR DUBEY<br \/>\nR\/AT NS 150, 6&#039;1&quot;&quot; CRQSS<br \/>\nGOPALAFURAM,<br \/>\nBANGALQRE 10<\/p>\n<p>W<\/p>\n<p>1096 0213116 from oppcsite \ufb01irccticn in a rash<br \/>\nIi\ufb01gligti\ufb02t masmezr and vielrzfilfly \u00ab     AV<br \/>\nKinetic Henda, as a restllt ha<br \/>\n1:9 his iI1j1_1I&#039;i6S on his V.  his\u00bb<br \/>\nparents \ufb01led 3   MACH&#039;<br \/>\nBangalore seaeking j- Iakhs from<br \/>\nthe, respo1};d&lt;\u00a7:%;\u00a7;3 I MA}. Act (herein<br \/>\naftei&#039; r&lt;:f:\u00ab?.$f1;&lt;;:2i.iV   am}. The Tribm&quot;1a3 has<br \/>\n of&quot; K\u00e9\u00a7%,53,300\/-. Aggicved by<br \/>\nthe   by the Tribunai, \u00a3116<\/p>\n<p>in$1.1ranz\u00a7t\u00e9   has preferred this appeal<\/p>\n<p> .  _ A (j\u00a71:;&#039;\u00a7i113fi\ufb02gi11_g ti&quot;1\u00e9&quot;&#039;&quot;&quot;\u00e9:\u00a3%ard af fhe Tiibunal both an the<br \/>\n    rltzgligem as well as quantum of<\/p>\n<p>cQ_n}\u00a7:g31\ufb01$\u20aci&#039;tion.\n<\/p>\n<p> Tha ciajmants have axaxnined the lat<br \/>\nVgresponcient as P.W.1 and gm: t3X3I&#8217;\ufb02i1&#8217;l\u20ac(1 \u20ac}?\u20ac~Wit\ufb02CSS as<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; 3E&#8217;.W.2 and the cmpioyer 0:&#8221; the deceased as P,W..3 and<br \/>\nQ<\/p>\n<p>it<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;got marked Ex.P~1 ts R9. The m$pondent&#8230;\ufb01&#8217;.~g\u00a7&#8217;_<\/p>\n<p>any are} 01* doctlmentary evidence.<\/p>\n<p>3. The claimants  &#8216;1  i~<\/p>\n<p>Dubs, the amployer of   <\/p>\n<p>income of the deceased  h.\u00e9{s-  galaxy<br \/>\nCharti\ufb01cata as 1361&#8217;   the iAI1&#8243;(x:oIne of the<br \/>\ndecease\u00e9 th.-:&amp;t..V_he   I~1&#8217;s.3,8(}0 \/- by<br \/>\n\\&gt;g{)I&#8217;Ki1&#8217;ig  &#8220;E3i\u20aci:\u00a7:?:1*onics cuncemed.<br \/>\nThe  V F.LR. Ex.?&#8211; 1, Charge<br \/>\nshag?   I&#8217;\u20ac:\ufb01\u00a2\u00a33i&#8217;t E;~:.P&#8211;3, hald that t1&#8243;i\u20ac:I&#8217;\u20ac<br \/>\nis I1&lt;3 i*\u00a2}\u00a7ut;&#039;ai=  by the appellant with<\/p>\n<p>rfzgard. ta t\u00a7m=:_V&#039;VC0ntributoIy negligenccsz answ\ufb01red issus<\/p>\n<p>   :af3&#039;1rmative hokiing that the aacident was<\/p>\n<p> ._  rash and negligent ciriving of the has by<\/p>\n<p>f\u00e9iyixgggi iz\ufb01on the Jutjiglent 1&#039;eport.r::d in ALR. 3985 SC<\/p>\n<p>  A&#039;   2801 AER SC-W 85 and appijgzing the rule Gf $tri&lt;::-t<\/p>\n<p>\ufb02\ufb01ability prapounded in RYLANDS VS. 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I<\/p>\n<p>&quot; ham camfuliy gone thmugh the \ufb01nding of the Triiatirial<\/p>\n<p>an Issue No.1 and I have not fozmd any good reascm 1:10<\/p>\n<p>%<\/p>\n<p>T0 appreciaxe the contention offithe  <\/p>\n<p>ceauns\ufb01l appearing fur&#039; the II1\u00e91_&#039;1rar;(:&#039;-.t:   j  AV<\/p>\n<p>h&quot;151,1:*aI2ce Cumpany has not   <\/p>\n<p>befora the &#039;mbuna1 cm11en\u00a7fng the imgume: \u00a7t;;\u00a7\u00a2d&amp;5y me<\/p>\n<p>appeliani: that too .*a&quot;2h_\u00a2n i*:.&quot;i,\ufb01r:;\u00a7i\u00a7j4  P.W.3 the<\/p>\n<p>employer of the dect\u00a7aS&#039;%;d&#039;.L&#039;,&quot;   Ex.P\u00bb-7 is<\/p>\n<p>not cnly  \u00e9ccordance with the<\/p>\n<p>Evidenc\u00e9   .r:i:1*a$.=  &#039;*T&#039;ribuna1 is justified in<\/p>\n<p>ass\u20ac;\u00a5.\u00a7.&#039;\u00e9}iVii5gT&#039;  fI1&lt;:.&#039;ud\u00a3\u00a7(:t3ast:d at Rs.3,3QO\/ &#8212; pan.<\/p>\n<p>Thsg 11\u00a2xi:&#039; Q\u00e9\u00a31tei:ii\u00a7.\u00a7n Of the lcmnecl counsel far the<\/p>\n<p>apig\ufb01\ufb01ant is&quot;  a(imi1:t.6C11\u00a7,-&#039; the deceased was; :3.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbA V:V&#039;bach,\u00a2;iar&#039;, of his salary is ta be deduciad tewards<\/p>\n<p>H &#039;- A\ufb01e:&#039;s{\u00a7f1;\u00a7IiL:\u20ac\u00a7;3\u00a7t\u00a7.nses and the loss of dapendency has to be<\/p>\n<p>xvgsrk\u00e9d  from the balance 50% of saiary. He may be<\/p>\n<p>&quot; ~  fight in a petition \ufb01ie\u00e9 1.&quot;5.I.&#039;id(i&quot;:I&quot;&#039; 8:20.166 cf the Act. But it<\/p>\n<p>Me. petition \ufb01l\ufb01d under Sec. 163A of the Act and the<\/p>\n<p>&#039; deductien permissible as par Schedule II ef S&lt;:c.163A is<\/p>\n<p>only 1\/3*&quot;? Accerdingly, th\ufb01 Tribuilai has deciucted<br \/>\n%\/<\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 3%&#039; of his income tewards personal  E0111 <\/p>\n<p>the balance 0f 2\/3*&quot; of the iIi{_;oIz1\u00a2 &lt;I7\u00bbf <\/p>\n<p>1053 (}f d\u20ac\u00a7Z1\u20actI1C3(&quot;:I1(:\u00a7s&#039; was. .*;\u00bbsV7&#039;c:~:t_f\u00a7~:r.\u00a7:ciV&quot;\u00a2.:;1_;1&#039;ii.<br \/>\nof 3,30(}\/- C()II1\u20acS to Rs. 1,   0i%fRs.2,200\/&#8211;<br \/>\np.111. which 0011163 year. Then, I have<br \/>\nto see Whet.h\u00a2r   applied by the<br \/>\n  ;agg pf}-m deceased is just<br \/>\n   was a bachelor and<br \/>\nhis \ufb02ag:  as basis for ascertajniiag th\ufb01<br \/>\n _ Tiiig was aged about 18 years, if<\/p>\n<p>iafis age is  consideratian than the multiplier of<\/p>\n<p>&#039;  18; i5_V*&#039;pp.i i%:a.b}\ufb01, if the age. sf his mother i.e., 38 is taken<\/p>\n<p>. &quot; &#8211;:_zi\u00a7;1;1tip1i6r of 14 is appiicabie. But taking the<\/p>\n<p> 0f aithar 18 \u00a331&#039; 14 is not \u00a7ust and }Z3I&#039;(}pf:I&#039;. In<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; &#8221;  Idrziler ta halantts\ufb01tgfsitua\ufb01en, I feel if 15 mt\ufb02\ufb01plier is takan<br \/>\n.  3:\n<\/p>\n<p> it Wctlid mast {ha ends cf justice, therefore 1933 of<\/p>\n<p>deyrendancy Wurks ta Rs.3,96,f3{3{},i&#8217;~ (2\/3 af 3330*<\/p>\n<p>EQOQXIQXI5) and I award this amount as. against of<\/p>\n<p>Rs;.4,4~8,800\/ &#8211; awarded by the Tribamal.<br \/>\n%&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>peftitiesn til} the: date of deposit. The amtzaunt dezpg\u00e9\ufb01ii\u00e9ec\ufb01if  &#8216; &#8216; <\/p>\n<p>311}; shall stands t!&#8221;aIT\u00a3$f\u20acIT\u20ac&#8217;:\u20ac} to   <\/p>\n<p>towards payment. The:  _ &#8220;&#8221;a111c)13\u00a7\u00a71t. &#8221; Of;  <\/p>\n<pre>\n\nccmpensation shall be paid  \ndate of receipt of copy Of    :\u00ab  V\n%%%% IV   \u00ab .j  Judge\n\nL1'\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court National Insurance Co Ltd vs Saroj Kumar Dubey on 22 October, 2008 Author: B.Sreenivase Gowda IN THE HIGH COURT \u00a3313&#8242; KARNATAKA, DATED THES THE 22% DAY OF OCTQE:i\u00a7iR?:&#8217;b?;{}\u00a738:&#8221;v B39035 _ THE 1-i{)N&#8217;BLE MR. JUSTI {1E3,: B,$R\u00a7*:E1\\I\u00a7fvAs\u00a33 GOWDA MISC. 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