{"id":93068,"date":"2008-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/krishnappa-vs-the-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-on-11-december-2008"},"modified":"2018-06-03T07:11:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T01:41:03","slug":"krishnappa-vs-the-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-on-11-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/krishnappa-vs-the-united-india-insurance-co-ltd-on-11-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Krishnappa vs The United India Insurance Co Ltd on 11 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Krishnappa vs The United India Insurance Co Ltd on 11 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Deepak Verma K.Ramanna<\/div>\n
 am.)\n\nI\n\nII\n\nA\n\nEl\nI\n\nIN THE zrmu CGLJRT 0? KZARNA'i'AI<:A AT BA..HANUM:'--1N\u00a7;RA\\J *1:;:H,'  \n\nwas Asgozgr 29   . '\nR\/AT.VA:\"-Z_AI;2EN?'.}\u00a3AE,LE,   \"\n\nBA{}HENA.Ef\u00a3{\u00a3\"?\u00a7 P\u20ac3S'I';.. v \"--\n\nMAc;A:>z*mL:;y:,., _  \n\nBAN\u20ac}\u00a3&E...{}RE R'i}RAL.i}{S'}\".. ' .. AP\u00a7'Ei\u00a7.,L\u00a3\u00a7N'I'\n\n\"{1g3?;-L.A 33: Rz$;;J';=x*w';s:'z%., ADV. AMI} SR: z\u00ab;.G,RAMAR1\u00ab:s:NA:zm',\n\n2 .'m-E; Ur~;.:-%::'?;,i:%~* \u00e9ixzam\n\n3 \u00a7NSURANCgE (\":O,L'I'\u00a3'r.,\n--  '-510.89, yujm Cgscjss,\n'--.$;a1~.21?1:\u00a7E Rom,\n \"~.rg;.%LLE3z&wARAM,\n_  EANGALQRE - 560 003.\n\n f  ..2;5m\u00a7mMA:A;I,\n swag DEAD REP. Eff ms\n\ni3a\u00a7JA'fAMMA,\nW\/0.L,ATE,'\u00a7'HIMMAIAH,\nAGED ABOUT 55:} YRS,\n\n\n\n2b}L\u00abGKESH,\nS\/G.LA'1\"'E.THIMMA\u00a7AH, -\nAGED' ABGUT 24 YRS.   -\n\n:2,c}HANUMEG<3wm,\n$;c:.:,A'rE.'m:MMA;Az~;, V    = ~  \nACSEEDA BGUTZQYRS,    ,_1::'::=:'sI\u00ab';-.I2:::\u00a7:Ix1~':'s\n{ALL ARE R,z'0.'E'AVAREKERE\n\nVILLAGE AND POST,\n\nVARAKERI STRET',\n\nMAGADI MAEN ROAD,  K_  }\nBANG:'&LR'OE SOUTH TALUK} \" _  '\n\n\u20acAMENDME:N'I'       .. \nv.c.*r.s\/g:;033__     .\n\n{\u00a353 33: i\u00a53\u00a7.\u00e9._--. R;\u00a7Se1Azvk FOR R-1)\n* at' at :E :2\n\n.:'j '\u00e9:\u00bb;_:$ MFA :5  :5\/3.173{:: <3}? MV ACT AC':A.EN8'1' mg\n\n'"'.,,;:{i'a"i::x:;:=:s;*1=%,\u00a7;;\u00bb:\u00a3j'AWARD 97,29\/3\/04 @3330 IN MV{:,Np;+;E 2ri:';::?:  \u00a7>:i5 THE VB A::>m,. JUDGE, MEMBER, MA<::T--:ss,\n\nV . e::<:2b?i:~: mg COMPENSATIGN gm)\n\n _ '3;;\u00a7E;<\u00a7..\u00a7izG Ewnawaamzm <3? C:OM?ENS.A'TE(3N,\n\nTHXS $f'?EAL COMENC': 0N" FOR ASMfSSI{}N THIS BN5,\n\n" BEEPEK VEf\u00bb<?MA,J., [}ELfVE}?E{? Ti\u00e9i\ufb01 FOLLOWENG:\n\n\n\n\u00a313\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
Sri Rajanna, ieaxnad c::~:suns.:’l” 2;ppc:\u00e9\u00a7i’\u20acc’_1V””   ‘ f ”<\/p>\n
appcliant an\ufb01 Sri B.Ps.Rama.k1*ishn\u00a7;\u00ab,\u00ab ie\ufb01i\u00e9i\u00e9d <\/p>\n
an behalf of Ixeapendent N0si\u00bbNe::>r1e f{>1* <\/p>\n
respondent N::3.2. V<\/p>\n
2. Appellant}  u aggiiitiv\ufb01d and
\ndissatis\ufb01ed wi:g_m;: awa1\ufb01~..\u00e9:\u00e9\u00a7t\u00e9\u00a7..j2\u00a7Q_\/gig? 5%\u00a7\u00a74″.passe\u00e9 by MACE’,
\nBangaic-re, _     us in this appeal
\n cf  v’i’%?i<VV3'tor Vehicle Act, 1988, for
\n\u00ab:11ha3;t1;%::\u00a733\u00a3:11A1':VV’f Q-f-‘comgxznsation awarded to him,
\nThe    \u00e9omsidemlg the matter fmm all<\/p>\n
angigs;  siim of Rs.2,1{};:”\u00a7OQj’\u00bb~ to the appe\ufb01ant<\/p>\n
‘V i;og\u00e9i}:ci: wi%\u00a3a._._intersst at flu: rate of 8%; from the date of<\/p>\n
A  yayxnent,<\/p>\n
A  35’ ‘.\ufb01{\u00a7z:\u00a7rrc\u00a5ing to the app<:\u00a7Ia,11'i:., looking ":0 tbs'. \ufb02Eit11.I"ff of<\/p>\n
ggermzirmfit i3:1juI"y su\ufb01brcd by him and the icing p\ufb01fiiibd {If<\/p>\n
 -.Ahcxs:\u00a7\u00a3ta3isati0n, he: has not bean awargierri just, props: and<\/p>\n
   _M_.:_\u00ab3\u00a7:iequat\u00a2 cempcnsatien. Pttr mama, learned CO”E1I}S\u20ac1 for<\/p>\n
mspondent $39.1 co::21:e:11d\u20acd that :13 sass: has b\ufb01fill made amt<\/p>\n
far further cnhanccman t, <\/p>\n
43 Appe\ufb02ani herein aged abszmt 25 yeazs -$7233′ ‘~a\u00e9;< 4_<\/p>\n
a r\ufb01gular leader in 1011}? baming   j x<\/p>\n
to resgaondent No.2 and shsmrzd  :'TC?n<\/p>\n
2\/6f 1999 at abeut {ix a..m.,  $99213  1c:r:i:;~' <\/p>\n
as a loader from Tavareigcrc to  xx21;i:li*10\u00a71A:iV_\u00a3\u00a7f sand, th\ufb01
\nsaid 1011}? was being  ra\u00a7a\u00a7;i3f?j'g;1\u00a7{i~V r'g.%g\ufb01g\u00a2nt1y by its C1I'iVf3}",
\nwith the result, The appc\ufb02ant was
\nthrowrci o\ufb02'      bociily .i3:1j11ri\u00e9s.A A
\nCximinal\ufb02 3}  against a cl;-gm. gf me
\no\ufb01endigg  -gcimjtmd in Gayafhri Hosgitais
\nBa11ga1ar%::;"\u00ab  _f'\u00a7;;';:' g\ufb01gkccrding 1:0 him, he had spent<\/p>\n
E's.:3,_\u00a7'Ci,GiJ{}\/M V'fi;r_ 11\u00a71's \ufb01"ea:men\u00a3, s\ufb01li his permanent disability<\/p>\n
 has further avcxtrcd that he was aged abcsut 25<\/p>\n
"\u00a7.i'<.:::'z;:'*$ .a5'iv : i;\u00a7:;.{e  of the acci\u00e9ent, working as loader was<\/p>\n
ctaxzfi\u00e9ng \u00a7f\u20acs;,Ea;{}(}C\u00a5] ~\u00bb 'pan,<\/p>\n
 ., ; L'  the notices being issued by flu: Claims Tribunal to<\/p>\n
 {.\u00ab't}; e\u00bb-:*\u20aci\u00abspo:1d:n{s, respondent N02\/ewncz W33 pxvcecdad e:x–<\/p>\n
   Rcspondant No.1\/Iasumncc Company' pI'\u20ac:?f\u20acI1'\u20ac:d to flltit<\/p>\n
V its written statamcni d\ufb01njging tins: 3.V\u20acI"12}3..\u20acI1iS made in the<\/p>\n
getitian in tmio. Acz::0rc:li11g ta mspondent N051, the accidcant<\/p>\n
"ER<\/p>\n
had occtzrreii not on Ei('\ufb01C(1)'\u00a3l11t of negligence of the d1"iv_c:_;f 0f the<\/p>\n
lcrry but instead of \ufb01l\u00e9f zaegligezzcc of the a13ps1la;1_5\ufb01;~:<\/p>\n
The ciaim of the appellant was said to be <\/p>\n
was sought by the Erzsurance Comp.:_–331\u00a7,I.i:Q  .i1\ufb01a41_:_t\u00a3\u20acr,V\u00a71i' . <\/p>\n
all Iegal \u00a3is*3ff31"3.Cf.':S as COI1'?;\u20acII1pIEitCCi:"=.}.111\u00a7Zif::1':V  7:13:<\/p>\n
Act. it \ufb01zriher s1:\u00a3bm3'.{"f.\u00a2d \ufb011at'S_iibjcct its f:_'3)?'x':3:O'f"}_iC'-\u00a53I}t.'3~1'.? <\/p>\n
by the? ciziver, if any Iiabiiity if;\u00a7_ flz.;$t{:x;c{i  Q11\u00ab\u00a31}is fespond\ufb01ntg
\nthan rate of interest beVC;0i\u00a3fi11r:;+:i cgnfy\u00e9 .p..:-1.<\/p>\n
6, 01:: 'Eh\u20ac.v$fIE\ufb02g?h'\u20ac#f'::th\u20acf- {s:';:f; Igamics, Tzibu\ufb01al<\/p>\n
W83 pii\u00e9assd. 1i:\u00a7:$T' fc\u00a7I:;1i"s31af::\u00bb'irivsufts. Esslztr N01 dealt wtith regard
\nto rash  'ncg\ufb01gf\ufb01i\ufb01j {if the ieny by its dlivca<\/p>\n
 iii"-'#11:. .iig:h\u20ac".Qf"*'if11e oral mad docume3ntaI'y evicimgcc<\/p>\n
 \u00ab_ pmd\ufb01xcggi' 39}? t\u00a7i\u00e9"8T\u00a7_)p\ufb01HLa31i, a \ufb01nding has 135313 I'\u20acCOI'\u20acZif:\u00a7. that<\/p>\n
  a&;2::ic:it:n 1'\ufb01 G<:currc:d \ufb01elely due is rash and negiigmt\ufb01, \u00a3iIiv\u00a7:1g<\/p>\n
A "of '\ufb02_;\u20ac:  driver. Apart from this, driv\u00e9r 3132: admitted<\/p>\n
:':::1.A\u00a7.1"1c cxtim\ufb01ai case abmxt his naglig\ufb01nce and rash driving of<\/p>\n
V._\u00a7;}1\u20ac iOrZ\u00a7% I. He: was feun\u00e9 guilty anti was awar\u00e9cd St3j{1I".\u00a331}<:'C af<\/p>\n
x V' vfZ1*AA.':".':\u00a7L*'T.z"\u00abl%.\u00a7\u00a7IIi!()f \ufb01ns of Rs.2,$Q{}\/ ~, Wine}; Em \u00e9egxgsit\ufb01d.<\/p>\n
'8. in we fight 9:' mm mm rctmains hansuy :19-um {Q<\/p>\n
  -~c\u00ab.T)V3;:345: to conchzsizm fhat accident had taken piace solsiy (>11<\/p>\n
\u00a33\u00a3:C\u20ac}111’I.”{ cxf rash an\u00e9 nc\ufb01giigmit driving 0}” that leriy    <\/p>\n
H is no more in dispute that in thfi Sa:;;~;1″fa”ccid::11\u00a7.t, <\/p>\n
had susfaitxcd bodily injtliicts, T116  sf  ‘~i;1:311i:;a:}r:\u00a3:b\u00e9:”._<\/p>\n
pmlizry at the time: of the acci\u00a7e1f;f”~..is n\u00a7:3TiV__dispuvt:au&–\u00a7 Ta1s $3150 ‘V<\/p>\n
Iiab\ufb02ity to pay the amount 53.1″ c013;pa1\u00e9.A”sf;3ii\u00e9::;7<\/p>\n
9. According to I  3″}; GayaT\ufb011:’i
\nIriespitai for abgfgit 7’53    :’~’.:\u00a7%a3rations W\ufb01ri’:
\np\u20ac?I’f{}III1\u20acd on ,4′  :fi;.%.su  that apgac\ufb01ani
\nhaci    comgoun\u00e9 <:<3m3:\ufb01i:3,ut:::d
\nfracture (L't:vf."{ii[C21'&.A 0:; " fact: Fm' thc saici in3'11n'&:s,<\/p>\n
wound dcbxiC\u00a7t\u00a7mentVV':\u00a7.\u00e9isA'u'<\ufb01:ib; {Wt} timrzss am"! extemal \ufb01xators<\/p>\n
_a11d k–\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9$i3i11.g wsr\u00e9  f<:\u00a7r rim fI'3C\u00a7l1I'\u20acS, so that the: iiacturcs<\/p>\n
 .;:o"\u00a73i\u20ac\u00a3._'I\u00e9\u00a3, 1iI\u00e9i'\u00a3:d'\u00ab-\u00a7faI'I\u00a7;. Eiespite a\ufb02 this, thczti has been ma?\u00bb<\/p>\n
 and shartenizzg of leg. Apptiiant also has<\/p>\n
V V' 2fest1'ic't\u00e9onsz__"i;:;~.t'It:e me-vement of knee and hip. {J11 51660111111 of<\/p>\n
" t\ufb01\u00e9  disability miffered by appe\ufb02amg he is unahi\ufb01 to<\/p>\n
 pa\u00e9pcriy, squat an '\u00a3133 floor or climb stairs. He has<\/p>\n
VA .: :;3f1?I1{\u00a7%1E10i1S1}? E6531 cc:s:::p1aj13i11g of pain in both the legs. Dscxcter<\/p>\n
 has Qpinad that his gxezmatzent ciisaiaiiity has left leg is to 1111::<\/p>\n
:\n<\/p>\n
‘4<\/p>\n
extent of 6{P,r\u00a3> a\ufb02d 1:0 the right leg is tax the ext\ufb01\ufb01l:   <\/p>\n
far whale body, it will be 40%.   _<\/p>\n
10. Appciiant has f\ufb02sd  :3evc;fa.\u00a3 :’   asi\ufb01 ‘<\/p>\n
documents issued in his ‘ fa”:{m1z’ ‘bgf {E-a3%g\u20act}..:1’i..V }\u00a7c$rsp\u00a7.tz:ai , ~<\/p>\n
Ba:\u00a31ga.l<;u:'e, to show that he Wa$:':i21p:;:\u00a7i;:nt" da\u00a7i\u00a7r$ and had
\nundergcsne operativsn aif–.ii?!0A  st\ufb021  pczmaxmnt.
\ndisability subsist'; an\u00e9  jls  'fh\ufb01 fraciurcts. We
\nhave aiscz  the appeilant, Winch<\/p>\n
were takcz\ufb01 fifxtt    "Very fact \u00a31121: appc\ufb02ant<\/p>\n
rsmaixigtd 2'11 hQS1:i\u00a5;a5IVfE;:f~?3 -ciays ghows the amount of pain and
\nagony 3:21a't}:1::: 3:;;1×3;::~":t"i:.\u00a7';xxre .'u\u00a7id\u00a33rg0ne.<\/p>\n
 1 L. '\u00a3'h11"s5  to the matter \ufb02an: ail a.ng\u00a7~:=:s, Wt: are of<\/p>\n
  "\u00a7;Z_1at the amount awarcied to the appellant is on<\/p>\n
"" 1zr;3*s:\u00a5.:'ZC3T 3  ' V .\n<\/p>\n
  \u00a75’i15pcI\u00a3ant was aged 011132 25 yaars at the time of<\/p>\n
 asztczidcmfan\u00e9 was Working as a loadsr, Due: to nature of<\/p>\n
” g\ufb01e\ufb01ancnt ciisab\ufb02itjg $u\ufb01’\u00a3::113d by him in the said accident, he is<\/p>\n
 V. ,_.?:\u00a70\u00a5: iii}. a positian {cs Wark as a bade: and he has to \ufb01nd 011$<\/p>\n
other_$u:itab1\u00ab:: job for himsel\ufb02 evitn thong}: whale Lif\u00e9 is ahead<\/p>\n
‘ES<\/p>\n
ef hirxx, C111 acrccauni: of pexmanentj d.isab;i1ity, 11<:'.\u00e9:a.12.:iV<3 <\/p>\n
srm:*i< as leader.\n<\/p>\n
13} ‘I’hc:*rcf-care, we (imam it    to”\n<\/p>\n
feliawing amczsunts is the  _ _ _<\/p>\n
Rs.40.00G;’- awaxgzgci \u00a30 VA1i,j1f:\u00a3\u00bb=;VV:j.\u20ac:a1:>\u00a7;:s3:1V1AaI1.’\u00a3.’ib*.%ar\u00a3l:; ‘_pair: and
\nsuffering’ appears to vbt:::}”12_si:.  arid the samzz\u00e9 is
\nhereby maintamefi V’   in. Iiiit’, hf: 1:135
\nbtiiill award\u00a7_ —t\ufb01swari\ufb01s<\/p>\n
‘atbenciant charges’. Thus; under this hciad,   a:.:d b <\/p>\n
pmper to awarzii 3 sum of Rs.15,00\u00a7I j;1′.\u00bb(f:3.s’:  413$”   ”<\/p>\n
dm”i;t1g laid up parirgvd for 4 m.cf:a1:}:1s \\%:*o;i.}fr\u00a7 c:3n3r:–\\’\u00ab\u00e9i,g\u00a7. 4:}.<\/p>\n
‘F116 Tribunal has of C’O1iI’S\u20ac ‘ ’13g7\u20ac~acmpVte:i’ti2\u00e9\u00a3 v\u00e9zjsion of the<\/p>\n
appellant that 116 was CE:1.;\u00a5’}T;\u00a3:J’.I1gp.I}}. 5:’;-“Q It\ufb01adar and in
\nour opinion rightly gas. It Eggs  in fixing his
\nmmzthly income <\u00a7\u00a711}.y af   accident had taken<\/p>\n
plan': in t11:\u00e9'~\u00a7;gf_g;;v"i"\u00a73f9,"-. jE\u00a7;{:n'"::tV"ifE1ai'\ufb01lms; {ha laadcr' would<\/p>\n
have ci3mfez"\u00e9i3'\u00a3'}j.\u20ac;\u00e9i17:'1c::i _}ft{3\u00a7 less {hag} Rs.2,00{);- pan. Even<\/p>\n
thmigh I'3::3_<:"te:;x1* has  functionai pezmanezzt disability<\/p>\n
csjf thgz' *W_I.101eak2a;15y' \u00e9zt  but that accer\ufb01ing 1:0 as it is not<\/p>\n
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  e:'is;;b ;3:ty is tn the extent of 60% and to his iefi. iimb<\/p>\n
i\u00e9  \u20ac;)f 20% and thus, it Weuld came to SQ"\/3 and<\/p>\n
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14. Of courszz, the ‘\u00a5’1:i”i:nma}. has::’c:>:i’1::iTi:%cd :31i” <\/p>\n
working out the permancni d;?’$ab_i1ity “of $13 ap:3\u00a3\u00a7.iia:Qf: 9:111}? <\/p>\n
10%. Thus, the: app(~*:Haz1’t wztmldl ix;  {to f\u00e9fxcszive frc:s1:s1
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\nRs.4,()4,8 18\/ ~, which is ~. The Said
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\npctitio-1:: til}     A V<\/p>\n
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