Karnataka High Court
M/S New India Assurance Co Ltd vs B R Sreenivas on 22 March, 2011
Author: B.Sreenivase Gowda
Bench: B.Sreenivase Gowda
IN THE HIGH CGURT OF KARNATAKA A31' BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 22" DAY OF MARCH, 2011 1 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.SREENIVAS1%i'?f§G%Si?I)A
I\f1i.S{_'.f3HE1I}f3*.{}1,ES E<="ir:3i: A§333eai NC» 1.599 Csf fl BETWEEN /' New Ind.ia Assuramcte Cc>rh«pafi3y'I.im§f_:eéd., _ "
Ifixrisional Office No 3, .4 V Mahaiakshmi Chambers, R€)a"rj,_ ' .
Ba.1".1§2Ea30're -- 550 001. " -
RepreSeI1t'€<:i by its» , Duiy C0nsi'.itut;ed A€;t.€)rI1e},a V ~ :. , <1», Leztg "F@251:1.g_{éi:;waI:gg.
Aged a_b0u_t 3.5 ''j,:'(,_;».1":=s.
,' ~ :3 R Ranjesh. % ESfj:3__. La,t.€:' T..I?%5»;1_'1g21sw21my, z'Kg€3Cf'?}b{)§.I¥1 33 Yeeufss V E73.c_&)€;'i?eu 2: Rf at E'*~2'<i:. 24, 5a.?-/2"."£fri:S$sg K. C}. Nage,u', _ E§a§:i§;;é11<):'{% -- EEBQ
3. *~ VEEEX/1' ;':%E";_i2*a1:1::'12z, V:'§;"<:5 H Y §'sz*E:.1<i;Z}~*2=i§§;:};:. Ageii z«:E":»<:::..:_:: 45 ':'<>2:::*.s:«; EQ,/2:sE.:. I'~E<>.f2{}:§§.; E?;?C E,;:}r{.§:,:£':9 %'\_) {#41 1g» ' . Appeiiam:
'Main R('321£i§, Vi_f21y21:'121g21r, Bz;111g211()re 40.
.. . R(2s'p(:xnci€:11i:s {By 8112 G V f)z:1yar'1a:'1(.ia. Aciv. fbz' R3, _ Sim. 13}'11,.:.ss§"1z1I_'2i KLi1'I12."11', fisciv. fan' R1 an'c_i_ £12) 'I'hi:s .E\/{FA is mm LE"/S 113(1) 01' MV .£'31;C.J(.H'E:iL§§E:i§'1i::%i,;_.i.§}€ Judgmem; ami sin-val-ti da::1'e:ci:25.{)€S.2GO7 ;;i.é;1i~7yseci Vi'¥71' 4_ No.4'3-49/2GO§ (3:11 'Eh féie (sf XIEI _-3'-1€,i£ii*;~*.{)f:2:}«. ii-;fif::>3;%3, Cause Jtfldgfi, Mer11§3<::1'. MAC'I"'." "E%:&1';;1gga1Eg>r_ ifs. awardizzg 21 c:<)1I1p<311sa*{:i£m cf Rs.3._f3?>,--OCiQf with :3-n_t,<3:fc5t 6% p.a.. from the ciiate of pet.iii()n"_t}L}1 dep;)S'1'£. '~ ' This appeal ct<>n1ir'1g '*~{>vi'1~.i'(>.r Ad_I11isS.i<)1'1., this; day. the C0u1'i:, delivered the f<)3_1__{_)'L;-;.:;f:1g§; ' 5 T111'-S ;1p'pf:_a1I V1_:'1':e iI%}"S[1E"33"~.'(,.'xf (Jffendilag VéihiCI<;'. Chzi'i'I€:1g.i'fig-"i.?<:.§é"qu21.3'i1;1.i_In of €<:)mp@r1sat:i()n avardeci by the 'i'rib1.1m11 .
2. --. LA}{r:£1":r'ciV,A "'i":§%':ac=: ."-21:f§_f3e21.1 admfiteéd and with the ' «V f(j%'<}r1s_%é'ntfaf1e21r:'1.<:é{£ C€)u.1'1S<5E apps:-1:'i.ng .f'(3_r 1.13:2: par£:ies§ ii:
u.i':=3 ii2ik§:.:'_€ iérlzéii {ii-:'4s§}r:}:%;:1§¢ :"' 5'; ». F'<:.r"5;.'f1e Séliifii <12? {3()I§V€'I'1i<i?§1{3€ pa:'t;%<;%;~3 €:1§'€ z'e'ft-:'1"1'e<:i ti} V . ,2§::§ €:?E*:<e:§,r am :~e§7e:*:~r:=:{§ to in t:T:zs-3 ijrzéaim §}E;?'§.§'E.§{I§§'1 E}<»é<{<}ra% i:§":<:> ._ "§'r§:fH E E2z3§§.
4. Briezf fa<.t1.s of t'::he:.= {',EIiS{".' as ;;>1eade.ci in the e:..*]a,.;'rz1 pet'_.1i:1'<m 2111?:
'£"_haf:. 01'}. 20~E3--{)€S¢ wI'":c':n i'}.1e <ic%c?é;?23.s€ci_..f3rz1:'1g:¢1ij2';fi:.;jz Vv'&15:§ ;;>r()c:eée<.iiI'":g_; in 271 car }3ea1'i11g I'§}_?_§_;{§'I-.Ei.. ~21-ijjitarg [Nag ' I{AmO9»Pm2345 from B£1l'1g£i1.()I'€'% i;(5§¥*é;3f§i$ S}3.22ne1bc>ge111ahalfi 1'<:>ad cmsss, tifzéiv.d:*i.°ve::?.'. of théz} 'E"):zé"r bearing re.g'i_s€',:'z1t.i:>1'1 N0,'i"1:'i_~538w~Hw 7"3_1S"': 02135118 from <)ppc)$im di.1"€'.(Ei1i€)l'1 i:"i }21._1'21.5s}": ,g1V1':{'c¥._ ;::_ég_;E:_ig:%11tT I'I"£{:11"11'1(;'.1" and dashed z1gai_:{1s1': {.118 "_c;é-is:._ :3-'"'1ies£.;i;}t';' $116: dc-jceasseezi sustained spot; Her" two major soiags before the MACT.
A' »y}r1e 'f;~ibu11aI by impugfiewdé' , a.wa1*d has; awardeci <:{):r;;3'<::t:se1{:iC1?1'3?r"{:;.¢.;.33,GGG/ -- with imler(:s'i. at: 5% p.21. ' 33;' 'Vt:v:fE;*:¢":"§=é_ :10 c:1i5_p'ui:.s:% reg"a1"ding ciI:a,1:1';_ of t:h<:* ¥:§.ea:%':%218E::£' i':;3522:. :'<::21a:i tiraffiat e?:<i:(:i{i<:2r'3t. and .E.iabiIif:y of {he i:1ssu1:e:=:r";_{>f ih»:;% <3f¥€:1'1(i.i:1g t>:.1s:;? {E16 e:)r1§y pair}: {hat :?:3Ié€::.i:1s E1317 .1'1"i:J (gm:saE<ie2fat'§{>r': in '£1119 a.pp<-#33 is: E?\é"%'.§<;2i.h<:§" <g:.22:r1"£:%;,z.r:3 {if <?<}::1_;3§'%:'2s&i;ic:z': zzwakzfiiiéaé by i1§':::? 'E":i.:' £13 zmzzfi $5 j:..::~:fé' é?1§'3{§ ;;;*<>_§,><%::" 22:25' <é<3z3:<='; "iii" €"..E§§§ §':;}::' m<:§:,:<':§ém"z'?
6. T'z1.e: }<:.=arm:a<i ifimmsei for 'mi-3 in:e;z,11"er subn"1ii:s3., <;:12;1imams a.r<;:? E11'dj0i' fé§()'I.'lS of the iiecezastzci and '"i'1'ibunaE 1T12a;s; cc;)111r"r1ii;t:e<i 21'I'1 <:r1:*c):" in ciedxzcréiirxg Ej'3?<<-'1_.-Q? the if1£7()fI}.f3 of the C§€{3i:'.2EiSt"',d 21$; pe1's<)1'1aE €;?>s".:1:3€:3'_V1xE'3'<;='_.54Z%"'--_ 1;'z,:1d E.a}s::i1"1g 2;/3?" of her iz'1<::0me: famfiy-'. é:c>1:1.?;;:*i'ciut.E§'311M'4 ins-steaci oi (;if_?d1.}(',$iI'1g 50% ofhé'z*~Et1<::<jn1€. :€,{;i§'21_i":%.S.V Eiar ' persona} expenses 2111C} i_z:1.ki:1g§_ "?§_C).'?/E} eizs 'E3 " -?_''é'1':1:iii},»:{ c0::t:ribut.i0:1, and he g>1°ay':a:,§E>M:' £1I1()iKFi.i1§§ i',h€":ve1'} §peaI red1.u:ir1g the ce()n3;3e-:'1sj&1'::i011'," * V' "F, Leamed C0u:1:~:seI .1231"thé:'Vc:ia:%inA'gm't::§ submits, tzhere is I10»Ei5'CO§)Aé':fOi"V':f7€i"11.E"{?f¥:'{9II7i a;.r"1a:L«:=s;he prays far <iisn1i:~;:-3a} of the sfipézgl.' :36{E€3e::e:.:a.a:cz:i~.xrm:s sign'-:c;E 33301.13. 50 y=:~:-ms; at f,h:'--:: ii: "at, <;.tj E?§e;'.: 1{i.:=_21i;h ii1"vi:E3~:::' a:::<:.ie:ier11'{:, as evidem: {mm {he post V 3'é:¥;§{,>':--'§; W ,x»I3'.1_{}@ 1\:'IuIt'£_p.1i<3:t" appEiz:ta.bE«:": to her ézggéé grrfsjzj _{:'% TE 3'. in $19 aE3s€:ne:;?e of §3:'<><3f sf Em:<;m€r.
_inct<§':m-*1- zissesssjsgtd E);-= {he 'f;:i¥3u_na1 at Rs.8,000/~ per =.ri':_:z§*;1iI:3 is _j:.:si', zimsi pr:">p<:::: A5»; (:i.:«'n'm;>s_n§.s€s ears: %§.é?*I° }r:1z2j::_zsz' __I'~?a<;§f:':e,~:«? i5{§'??'/«:2 ~:}§' $133' §n:_#<:}:";":{:=. E": we {:0 ix": €'§€?{§i4i€.'.'.§{:?f<;'§ §1{§W23.:"::§§%§ ézgszr ;3<=é:*5%:<':}:'2:::.§ e:x;';';::3:2.%:::'%:«; 2;:z':<T§ E§{}'-E-«'é-2 is»; 2.0 Ex: E_2?a}.<:;£;::'f:. 212%; E':a=%%2' U! L':c)z'1t.:*ib1,1i.i(>'I1 to fa1'ni}y. 'E'1'1c=*r:?i'c::r'<-2, 10:55 of C1€3}'3i?3'1(i€?I1('.}-' warks (mi. in E{s.2._3«4.{)0O/M (R:s.3.{)OO,/-- X X 12 X 13) zmd it 21wa:"ciec.1 ;1:gz1i:1st. Rs.2,88.€)0C}/-- a.xv2.v:~'.:iea:i by iihzs: "1'rib1.:m,~1..'£,
9. In {élddiU()E1 €121) t.1'1at.. 21 sum. i)?" 'V awarded inwards "lime; of est:ate':_-~-E955'.10?(JOO'/Vi'z9yva:'c;i$ 'trains5p{)1'i_ati{)3::: sf eticirad E:-'é)CEg,j 313:1'-§':i::¢:1°a*§ <é::};;::?%};f1;fse3s' 21:31' Rs.10,000/-- i:<>wa.1'ds 'E<3s3_:s__V"c1i_' lgirve .:mC1v a:i'fe<:t,i(>31' as against; Rs.4~5.000,i"'--~ V%"2;wv':§a;*ci§<i:.i _i':'f'1-:2 'i'ribuna.1 under difféffe mi heads; V of c7::_;:i1Ver:i't,€c)':'3.,f. __
10. A<:,c:Aci:5Ci~iV1'1Vg;§ijg., --, é::g'_)__pr-::a_'i is a_11_owed in parii. Cc)rr1zp.e:1aa2it:1_c'J13"VA: j<>f'«.._f{:%s..<:i3:,83,OOO/-- awarcied by fhéi v1'&<i';_':{":::-,._c§ i:w:i»~ Rs-,2.€'34.G0{};'~ 21:16: E; r'I'\_..:L_ __.~ 4:, iilutilidi i"s3.§ci'i1':%<* ed 'i.<1__Vt1<3*pc>:--.;it. t::h.c>, same: with i_z1£;é:::"ess'{. at 8% pdag datft:-", {if <;i=.1::1_i_r:r3 pei:i_t'.i<j>n E1111 Hm: date of _£:'é33:f,_é:;: :fji,>i':V, i;§.:i£Ti'1§:2 'am; m<}:'1"£"hs §'mt.n Eh:-3: cigars <33" ;'e5:;:»s'::E;pi:
.' . <if a <:'<3§§§;f ¥:.h.is; <3:"cit;311 af*£:<3:r c'§<:%<i1,1<tt:i;'1g an"1c>um: if anjyn . ea fire .€§€}§3{i}Si§,{§ § E E. C(}I1"i};)€;'f.I."£SEi{'i(}I'1 an'10m'1t'. c1€:p<)sit:c?{i before £;%1;Lss Ccmrt:
o1'de3re:d to be t'ra:.1$f<:2:':*ed {:0 '£:h<:: '1'1"i.bL,ma1 2>;m<:i the sarne shall be <'i2is5E31.:r:'~_se€1 .11": t:ez*:11:~1; :1)? me: a'w2:uf€1--.._Qf :;hs:% 'I'ribu:"1a1.
N0 O£'{i{';'E" as-2 ix') «::{;=s.--:»'€:.<.:~:.
'~ L' Nfgfi'