Karnataka High Court
Sri E Gopalakrishna vs Sri B H Hombal on 3 July, 2008
Author: Anand Byrareddy
Bench: Anand Byrareddy
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-mwheczler of his i'z'it:nd, ammihasaxiwo whccicr had craslied wit) the vehiazic mi which he was iz":«.1v:~.:iii1.1g,, on accuunié £33' which, he 8 sustained as head izajury and nihcr bndiiy i11juric:s. Ii. tra.11:§}*1i.}'t:;s' his was lrcalcd fur five: days; as an in-paii::'ni and i'<_;41"=lVi"1r;tA:jé:'-:j3mji;§1:~z*. ihcrtzaflcr as 223': (xvi-p:;1.i'ieni and had i2u';'Lirt::d fitxpfifixég <_V)'i'v..};;'I3(I'»,.:i. ' R:s;.2{.3_,0{}(}f'- for the said iI"t:z:Lini1c:;":£. fl-'z§;iiiuaI'f§.fz:ciViE%()i;§r~..}b§a:iu 6$i/i1'1{4'jl'¢(i mai. ihcmzz was a. pcr1I:.21.1jc1f¥'iC v:iisab'iEi§jg,; :».:{ia,:§aui1§ oi' the head injuxy to the B}<i%:;'i"il€s)E.'..V_3. 5%' éa i14;i .1 {?='%" 4.31": :;1.r.;s..:: 2i.'z'11¥ ui' injm"y in his leg anti E33.-ai there was wa.siag;;':'or§'1':3:.;§~ix.;l§;. 1.0n {his basis, he: had uiaimc-ad c(.:1n7m;.;:i':&;;;zii(::1 _§)c£'i.:ré:'» :1.§*;é.V"7:'vi_g1{a:-r Aucidtmite Ci-aims Tri7t3un.a § {ii€§rta»§:1£:i'i.c{i§f¢5i?;;"9.re;}' in aajfihc T1'fi'3LlI'i.£:£r {Ear brevity). The T¥ibu11=.«13 '311..;w¢:vcr_i'i'L\jn_ b%;i?1~t_:«_[ "m=.»:'i"<::riz4} on rezwrd xypmcd that Ehe: appelimsi hud"s:1'i1Es1*sd <;'n£y'" um iaajurics, mm: of whicil :"<::ia.i.c: ta; fi'.1§:'.'V lifug iiiid "ii~'..~:«_Iaa;c, {ha Tri'£mm1i Liisczardcei {hes evidc1'2i:::: mi' H12: 'i";'].(':5;§..i_§f»1Aé1'§"§3f:::§,}V{.ii£§.>1§*ri3I" and hzctra pre.3s.;c2edmi in award as g§t.vsb:::} sum :3? _ Rs,2i;"?*.{}{}{}f¥_-V 'ii. is in £.§'3i:~; §f1z:1t:k.gr'mand fi'"i:»s.i the uppciiarai is hciixm i.fx11:~:: LC-mmi.
The C¢.mn:se::1 Fm Ehcz zmpeiiuni wuuid tecsck in urgc ihai the Trihumsi uugizi iv Emu: ::l.ddI"t'3SS€:d {ha tsiazirn tzmicr the 8 4 (;0I1v't:1'tii()11:.:1} heads. The appciizmfi. hawing s1'afi.'ert:d injuriers whiuh weft: duiy ceriiiied by the 1nc:.i£c:.1i pra¢:i..iii(mt:r, it was r;::;~i_ nptm R11' ihe Txibunai in hzwe dizwaéraicd the m-idencc :3? :l§ér; "1:§£:d'i'L:aE practitioner and to have prmzrstzded to award a git}b}51._V:s1z:j;"1V,. T" whi-53.1 ' < wuuld indicate: that the Triburlal has in an ufllhami nmnncr and marshy, ii. Ligzlfiegci j::;~e£7--s.:s;in;§:t:ri$5aiimi The Ctmnstsi wouid i§1sr't:i'u:"c~.: :si}§::z_iA1'iE _ that' '~£f c(imp§:t1sa£§L:1I is awardad undtzr the recveradf-hmafiis pair: and su.iTt:ri11g, n.1cdicai:' cxf3en.s§:t$, 1fiiSi?6H'k§f}dt)uH Véxpsn.dii%11m, $053 of imzumc during ihe.1_3t:s-"iudI31'i'rs§ai.11i¢:fi'i'«.eiiA:d in:-;:~; mi' i."ui.:m:: caming ua.p:»mii.y, apart _!«'rt.)1"1.1 <T$rlh.::1" uc')r1v£:n1i:<3na} heads, the appciizml wouid has '"a:nAi:i{iLt~:\<..i Eiéj V5§i1b:iik1%"iii:':'1'fMSli}¥'} which has beast} denied. _ 4. T'I1§i§ C'€:3'i:i¥ifit5i ihr the resepnnticmi on 'aha: <.)E.'nts:' imnd, wouid ,S¥;t1':):a1_'il {fiat {he claim. was; apparelxiiy 21 fiditac ciainx. The n1a.i,cria§ . (jig f6£;L>1'd would nn£ indicate arzy icg injurjyfi, as :1 risxuii oi' ihc: " accident. The d::m.::1gt: in his icg rnay be on a.L:s.:t.:ut1l mi' snnw 9 ariimr iflfiifliblll w..h.%.L:¥_1 £.hc:_: duc;i<>r may havc; §fi\/Cm ccrtéficgi as esausifig Z 5 a diesabiiiiy. This wcsuki uni c:ni.i.l§c ihc ;:1ppci?a;}E. to uiaim u0I'11pem~;a.iAi¢%m can any aiicgcd leg injury. Izzscxiiar as fhévluezad injt1ry is a:«m.1um";'¥<::Li, ihc: diszibiiiiy iitai has bm¢:;§§"'ce51'§ui.i}t-:é§_.V it»; exaggcrzsmd is remit in 15% dis:-s.¥:)iiii},! in tbs"xasr}i}~:.3.:3'"rbuaiy __u4.m"= accmazzi. mi.' Ehe: iwaéai injury. The ingiéafy sv<T3;,i§(3«'T33av;:V"iI:"?.:§g,,.. *w;;jry rscsriuus and wh.iL;'n xwuid Hfifiibfifififiiy 'uniuif £}§f£l§:i'§'.:§($€;§,...HI'F3:t:(i'§€.JEi'§~. t:\2i.dc;1ct;:., in nrdc:r' in t:n.z~.1bic the an "~:::Ii'a_ni in 'shim c.i;«;€zr:2: as, on . ___.p _ _V anccmini c-i'Li1-:3 :».:ai'13t: L11'1(ie1;'{h.g:« £3tV";¥_'.1E-ii-'g'¥';';#;">'§l}:(t£i:(i$u in ihc fixes oi' the Tribuilfi 'ha.f;%iVr1g".f1.§1z1:<Li~,iif:a4ié §}"_:"<E'"?(:L.3:;1§;':%1 was uni :;a.1ppurted by matcriai ml «:*¢:s.:;.>'rcfi,"V ':E 3w 'T_1*Ai".;\u~z121§ Emyirxg prm;ct::.ic:d Ex) a.w:;mi R:s.2{},O(_}j(}f-- is" 'mi;-§<:Vw§.'iE1($':1i[ basis and E}mug}": rc:~ept1ndc1'1E is nni. in ';.zpp¢:§a--i 'cE?s_';2dfc:'i2.gi_11g i'r1'c':ms~;:1rnt:, the ap;.)tsiEa.nt has. hs:t:':3 '¥TIUI't: i.'m.1n Aus)r1;._;~;e:n'sa5i;:ainiiéxif' -£316: head 'ix1ju1*y ihai. he !'1.::1s~; sui7i.l;:;'c:Li and ih:.:t'cibrt:, ii'zt:r:.:"=i..s tug? W:-mmxi for <:1xham;cmeni..
(323. fiaczssts révai wntciiiimis, the iE;u.:i [hm 'the: appeiiani has ' "'s;:,;i3i::_1";:"Lf.I i11ju:'i::2; at ihff aucid::n.i can_nc.)i be denied. Vsfhcfixcr he .. §1;.:u§i aiso :s1:1T:rt_::<i injury in his Eng may bu: cm. area :_3i'";iispuic::. Tbs 8 6 feel ihal he was izerxfyiiaiiscd £2.31" five ziaycs and had 3339,: €.)hi£;%ii1t3d trca.imcrz£ ihr a peried mi' mus is dim:i2_1sad by the iiici {'r1z£i::. ht; has; gmjduccd sonic r§1ai.t:r§a1 afleasi ihzan ihrec }1(_):s};3ii2;1i:s;"'wiysrgb3's§:'i~:s suit} to have xmdtzrgune. m~:ai.mt:I1i. Hence, it_.:=:'a--::._s{ ':"1:v;t:"pVr:'t:su1:1Ltéai~ .. limi he: had :;ui.1}:re.:d injm"'ét::s wiiitziig haai- :'ir1 --.i?2z:i°-rc"séL§i§g3:;'éAfin ditsabimy to ex ccriain xsxlcni, i§"'n't.;§, ms"a:s::'riiE3¢::ci _hy[.i.v%2s:Hrt:;c:ciiua§.]' prauiVii£¢.a-ncsr. The: app:-3iia11i w:>L1i<ViV_:§,i:§i:V_i_1c:» .;_;v:n§Vit}e:éi' i{.)_"£}f.}!'3f1Ii)(".7I}§§£:1{.i&}I} Lmdtsr ihsz: uu1n.rc11iiura2»1i h6z::ais--.. :vciéiic:Vfmi:'z:»;£i.c)r1 oi' the; szurn w¢mi»;i 1';i£c<::és:cr:?iij5§»{ t*€:"§iViirc"»...§:hs T_ri¥f§nt1a.i it; apply fir; mind wiih regard in 671:: :"--'f.1a1c::iiV:»,ii'fE:a:gi1r*d;*"Ti'zis wuuici tmiail rtzmzmd mi' ihc rnai.it:r.--is) i!1e"T;ri'b-ufial"-Eiprt a rt:-¢;:><:;1n1i11ai.ic.m~ Fkmrcvtsr, ihc:
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6. The appeal is disposed mi.' aVccuru'i11gfy. The i" i':4';é t:3}{.ii.ic:d it} an addiiiunal ut3mpcr1sal§tsi1" 1317 b with iniczrcsi 6% {mm ihc date ui'au€;1r<};--_V